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An ESOP is a retirement plan—but also a way of living and running a company. For insights on both technical and cultural aspects of these plans—which provide benefits to employee owners, the company, the community, and exiting owners—and links to additional resources, see our web page titled What is an ESOP?
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ESOP News
June 25, 2025
As a former employee owner, TEA’s Aaron Moberger remembers wondering “What can we do to make the
ESOP Report
January 29, 2025
January 2025 ESOP Report
Welcome to your January 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!
ESOP News
June 20, 2020
Americans Want to Work for Employee Owned Companies
For nearly the last decade, the Employee Ownership Foundation has provided the funding necessary to collect data regarding employee ownership as part of the General Social Survey (GSS). This survey, and the data it produces, is considered the gold-standard for data used by academic researchers interested in studying the American population. The data is openly available and has subsequently been used by academics to better understand Americans’ attitudes toward employee ownership and the impact it has on their lives. This new report published by Dr. Joseph Blasi and Dr. Doug Kruse of Rutgers University analyzed the newest release of GSS data and observed the overwhelming and uniquely bi-partisan support for employee ownership across all demographics and citizen profiles.
ESOP News
October 16, 2019
Closing the Wealth Inequality Gap with ESOPs
There is plenty of data about wealth inequality, focusing on data alone misses a key point: Wealt
ESOP News
October 07, 2019
Developing Employee Owners
Providing training to employees helps keep their skills sharp and can lead to improved productivi
ESOP News
October 03, 2019
Why Companies Love ESOPs
In some ways, the benefits of having an ESOP are obvious: Tax benefits for S and C corps probably
ESOP News
June 13, 2019
Americans Want Employee Ownership
It’s no surprise that Americans disagree about a lot of things….
ESOP News
Employee Training
While gaining an ownership stake in one’s place of employment is an obvious benefit, research is showing that employee owned companies also invest in their employees through training at a much higher rate than other businesses. Workers, especially the rising millennial generation, consistently cite job training and skills development as a key driver for job satisfaction and longevity in a position.