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Apr. 28
Shortly after college, what started as a casual interest in employee ownership, turned into a lifetime career and journey that has paid many dividends to me as well as other employee owners.
Apr. 28
We’re only three weeks away from TEA National Conference 2023, the premier event for ESOP culture, communications, and advocacy! 
Planning on joining us in Washington, DC but haven’t registered yet? Please sign up today as we are getting close to capacity for this unique annual event that combines our world-class education and networking with political action and the opportunity to meet your members of Congress.
Apr. 21
Is your ESOP providing the promised employee motivation, enhanced customer satisfaction and improved profitability? If no, you’re not alone. While studies have demonstrated ESOPs can be powerful tools to strengthen company performance and employee morale and retention, these results are only achieved if stock ownership is combined with a strong employee-owned culture. 
It’s never too late to start or improve the tools you use to get the most out of shared ownership.
 
Apr. 16
Canada’s employee ownership proposal, writes Graeme Nuttall and James Bonham, appears to ignore clear evidence of what has worked in the U.S. and U.K. — but there’s time to fix it.
We have witnessed a recent surge in business transitions toward employee ownership in both the United Kingdom and the United States.
Apr. 14
March was a busy month for TEA’s Chapter Program, which sprang into the new year with in-person conferences and events throughout the nation! In March alone TEA Chapter Officers, Programming Committees, and Chapter Executives hosted a total of 18 Chapter events, with more to come in April. 
Apr. 07
Last year was an extraordinary year for the advocacy efforts of The ESOP Association.  But like most good things, it took the work and resources of many to make it happen.  I would like to take this opportunity to extend a most heartfelt word of gratitude to a handful of Association members who stepped forward last year to help fund a special working group project of the Corporate Council that will benefit the entire community.
Apr. 27
Today, during a Small Business Administration Budget Hearing, Rep. Dean Phillips (MN-3) engaged Administrator Isabel Guzman of the Small Business Administration on the issue of employee ownership.  Rep. Phillips is a member of the House Small Business Committee who is a former businessman with a family history of employee ownership. 
Apr. 19
Senator Bernie Sanders, Independent Senator from Vermont and ESOP supporter will be addressing the National Conference on May 5, 2022. 
Senator Sanders, the longest standing Independent member of Congress, has represented Vermont in the US Senate since 2007. In his 3rd term in the Senate, he is currently the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, and a high-ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, among other Senate committee assignments.  
Apr. 18
Roundtables at #TEANational2022
 
Don’t miss our great lineup of roundtables, only at TEA National 2022.
CEO Roundtable: Inflation & Its Impact Your Business                                            
Moderator: Derrick Vick Thursday, May 5 at 10:00 AM
Apr. 17
TEA is excited to announce that Senator Mike Crapo, a lifelong Idahoan and the 13th most senior Senator in the current Congress, will be addressing the in-person and virtual attendees of TEA’s National Conference 2022.  Senator Crapo is important to our community and has supported employee ownership through his numerous committees that directly impact ESOPs.