Employee Ownership Blog

Our ESOP Executive Compensation Survey is now collecting responses. Learn more and take the survey here.

The WORK Act seemed to be a major win for employee ownership advocates.

We are excited to present our highly anticipated 1.5-day seminar Is an ESOP Right for You? in New Orleans from October 24–25,2023. As the ESOP landscape grows, this event aims to equip entrepreneurs, business owners, and HR professionals with in-depth knowledge on ESOP transaction structures, plan design, financing, and more.

A new NCEO study commissioned by the Employee-Owned S Corporations of America (ESCA) found that workers who own their companies via an ESOP have far greater retirement security than the majority of the American workfor

The Promotion and Expansion of Private Employee Ownership Act has been introduced in the House and the Senate. The bill is a revision of a proposal submitted in each Congress to encourage the growth of S corporation ESOPs. Both bills have bipartisan support.

“Tell me, and I forget; teach me, and I may remember; involve me, and I learn.”

The 2023 Repurchase Obligation Survey Report is now available. Our sincere gratitude goes to our survey respondents, who make these surveys possible.

The NCEO always seeks new ways to support and connect the employee ownership community. That's why, starting July 27, we will offer monthly NCEO Office Hours! Each month, two NCEO staff members will be available to answer your questions, provide insights, or give you a glimpse behind the curtain. 

On July 10, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced it is creating the Employee Ownership Initiative within its Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA).

In 2022, the California Employee Ownership Act established the California Employee Ownership Hub within the California Office of Small Business. However, California is facing a budget deficit, and no funds were set aside for the program, throwing the future of the program into serious question.

Friends and fellow members of the employee ownership community, I have an important and personal update for you: Today is my final day working for the National Center for Employee Ownership after more than ten years with this wonderful organization.

On June 29, Paul Speigelman of the Small Giants Community, an organization of companies that “choose to be great instead of big,” did a podcast with NCEO founder Corey Rosen on employee ownership.