The American TV version of The Office (2005-2013) differs from its original UK version in one interesting aspect. While both sitcoms revolve around the employees of an office branch of a large paper ...

Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) are a powerful tool for ownership transition, offering tax advantages, liquidity for shareholders, and a path to employee ownership. At the same time, ESOP ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mary Josephs is an expert in business ownership transitions. How far employee ownership has come and how much opportunity remains.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mary Josephs is an expert in business ownership transitions. Very simply, my enduring passion for employee ownership to which I’ve ...

Wade Deaton, a manager at Parman Energy Group, achieved his dream of business ownership through an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). The ESOP, implemented after Parman Energy Group was sold, ...

Employees participating in an ESOP receive shares in the company. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate us when you take certain actions ...

Over the past decade, Maine has had a surge of companies converting to employee ownership under the Employee Stock Ownership Plan structure. In 2013, the Pine Tree State had 15 designated ESOPs. By ...