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Is an ESOP Right for You | Ohio

June 2026

Join the National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO) and The Ohio Employee Ownership Center (OEOC) for an intensive day-and-a half exploration of employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) and whether this powerful ownership succession strategy and employee benefit is right for your company.

The NCEO brings over four decades of experience as one of the country's foremost authorities on employee ownership, ESOPs, and equity compensation. The OEOC contributes deep regional expertise and hands-on experience helping Ohio companies transition to employee ownership.

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Dates: June 15-16, 2026
Location: The Westin Great Southern |  Columbus, Ohio
Who Should Attend: Business owners, CEOs, CFOs, financial advisors, attorneys, and anyone considering employee ownership as a succession or growth strategy

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Ready to dive in? Use the additional resources  from the NCEO & OEOC below to learn more about employee ownership prior to the event. 

  1. Employee Ownership 101: Learn about common employee ownership models from the OEOC.  KSU _ OEOC (blue)
  2. An Introduction to ESOPs: This concise book explains the rules, uses, benefits, and other aspects of ESOPs.

  3. ESOP Pre-Feasibility Toolkit and Tax Advantage Calculator: The NCEO has developed the Pre-Feasibility Toolkit as a collection of resources to help you determine if an ESOP is right for you and, if so, what steps to take next.

  4. The ESOP Pre-Feasibility Calculator: An interactive tool to explore the ins and outs of an ESOP transaction for you or your clients

  5. The ESOP Tax Advantage Calculator: The ESOP Tax Advantage Calculator, developed by Employee Benefits Law Group, illustrates some of the tax benefits afforded to ESOPs. Its purpose is to display what the potential tax benefits of an ESOP may be to the company and to the selling shareholder(s).

OEOCThe Ohio Employee Ownership Center (OEOC) is a non-profit, university-based program established at Kent State University in 1987 to provide outreach, information, and preliminary technical assistance to Ohio employees and business owners interested in exploring  employee ownership. The OEOC provides ownership training on a single and multi-company basis to existing employee-owned firms and is funded by grants from a range of public and private agencies and foundations, program income, and fee-for-service work.

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Kent State & OEOC