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Aug. 28
Welcome to your August issue of the ESOP Report

This month we've packed the report with tons of articles and news about ESOPs that you won't want to miss!

 
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Aug. 23
Inside this issue


Recap of TEA National Conference 2024 - Advocacy Day
Palmer-Donavin - Chapter Company of the Year
Cinnamon King- Chapter Employee- Owner of the Year
Meet Your OH/KY Chapter Officers
New Member Spotlight
Thank Our Sponsors


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Aug. 02
The Senate Committee on Appropriations has passed several provisions that support employee ownership and ESOPs in the Fiscal 2025 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill. All three provisions were included in the Small Business Administration (SBA) portion of the Appropriations Committee report accompanying the bill text, which provides instruction and direction from Congress to Federal agencies about their budget, goals, and initiatives. The full Committee approved the funding package in a unanimous 27-0 vote. 
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Aug. 01
The Senate Committee on Appropriations has directed $2 million to fund the grant program of the Department of Labor’s Employee Ownership Initiative in the Fiscal 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill. The full Committee approved the funding package on a strongly bipartisan 25-3 vote.
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Mar. 31
Welcome to your March Issue of the ESOP Report. This month we've packed the report with tons of articles and news about ESOPs that you won't want to miss! 

As a benefit of your membership, you receive the ESOP Report in your inbox each month. Make sure to share with your colleagues and employee owners!

Inside this issue:
2020
Mar. 24
Executive Summary

On April 14, 2021, the DOL issued guidance on cybersecurity practices directed at plan sponsors, plan fiduciaries, record keepers, and plan participants. Cybersecurity has emerged as a growing concern in our personal and professional lives. The risks and associated costs of a cybersecurity incident are becoming increasingly central to company valuations as professionals look to find and measure potential threats faced by companies.
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Mar. 17
It has been decades since we have seen the borrowing climate for deals change so sharply as it has recently outside of a recession. Financing for M&A and private equity transactions deteriorated dramatically through 2022, with third-quarter M&A financing down 70% from the previous quarter and buyout financing during the period less than half that completed in the first quarter. 
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Mar. 10
Now ends the 2022 ESOP plan year and so begins a new year.  With this annual cycle comes a myriad of contrasting economic, market, and other considerations that will influence new and existing ESOP valuations.  
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Mar. 06
After several weeks of negotiations and sometimes very public political maneuvering, both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate have chosen their respective leaders and committee structures for the 118th Congress. Now that the dust has cleared and the business of Congress has begun, it is critical from an advocacy perspective to understand how ESOPs and the employee ownership community will be affected.

 
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Mar. 03
Recently, more than 60 volunteer leaders from TEA’s State and Regional Chapter Council (SRCC) journeyed to our nation’s capital for two days of strategic planning meetings at TEA headquarters in preparation for a busy 2023. 
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