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President's Column
Welcome to Volume 41, Issue 2 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 Report | Volume 40, Issue 3
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!
Unprecedented Changes in Washington. What’s Next for ESOPs?
Since Donald Trump was inaugurated for his second term as President on January 20, our federal government is undergoing dramatic changes at an unprecedented pace that has not been seen in our nation’s modern history.
Elephant Sausage
Washington, DC is a town with a lot of sayings borne from the hard-earned political wisdom one acquires working here. Recently, with the release and withdrawal of the Biden Administration’s ideas of what constitutes Adequate Consideration for ESOPs, two of those sayings come to the top of my mind.
ESOP Report | Volume 40, Issue 1
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!
Life Cycles of Crisis (From June ESOP Report)
If you are like me, much of the last three months has been spent thinking about how to best navigate your business, your job, and your family through the COVID-19 crisis that continues to grip the world with uncertainty and consequence.
ESOP Report September 2018
Ownership culture runs deep at Gardener's Supply Company, the 2018 ESOP Company of the Year.
ESOP Report August 2018
Meet Luke Deets, 2018 Employee Owner of the Year.
ESOP Report July 2018
The ESOP Association takes ESOP advocacy overseas.
ESOP Report May 2018
One ESOP bill passes in the House, another is introduced in the Senate.
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