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The first step in becoming an effective ESOP advocate is to know who represents you or your company in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. Use our tool to identify the proper elected officials and obtain information on how they may be contacted.
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“Membership in The ESOP Association is vital to an ESOP owned company. The advocacy and education services are invaluable and are not duplicated by any other organization.”
-David Kelly, CFO at Acadian Ambulance Service Inc.
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The CEO Leadership Program is focused on enhancing each participant's leadership effectiveness, and on building a network of ESOP CEO’s who can share resources and best practices to enhance the success of ESOPs across the country.
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- 44th National Conference
- CEO Leadership Program
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Read the Latest ESOP Report!
In the February issue of the ESOP Report, you'll read about the importance of having a strong, unified voice in Washington (especially now), the latest update on the National Conference, new categories and deadlines for the AACE and EOM Poster programs, information on new resources for ESOP committee members, and so much more!
Latest from The Association Blog
Read in our latest blog post about Todd Bransky, winner of the 2020 Employee Owner of the Year Award.
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What is an ESOP?
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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National & Regional Events and Meetings
12:30 pm EST Mar 10, 2021
TEA Group Healthcare Captive Webinar with Q&A (March)
Learn more about TEA's Group Captive Health Insurance Plan, including:
How Does a Group Captive Work?
How much could my company save?
Does my company have plan design flexibility?
The ESOP Association's Group Captive Health Insurance Plan is now accepting applications! Join us on today's webinar to learn about the application process and how much your company could benefit.
Speakers:
Kristie Mark, COO, The ESOP Association
Ian Lonsdale, Client Executive, Fred C. Church
2:00 pm EST Apr 13, 2021
TEA Group Healthcare Captive Webinar with Q&A (April)
Learn more about TEA's Group Captive Health Insurance Plan, including:
How Does a Group Captive Work?
How much could my company save?
Does my company have plan design flexibility?
The ESOP Association's Group Captive Health Insurance Plan is now accepting applications! Join us on today's webinar to learn about the application process and how much your company could benefit.
Speakers:
Kristie Mark, COO, The ESOP Association
Ian Lonsdale, Client Executive, Fred C. Church
1:00 pm EST May 18, 2021
TEA Group Healthcare Captive Webinar with Q&A (May)
Learn more about TEA's Group Captive Health Insurance Plan, including:
How Does a Group Captive Work?
How much could my company save?
Does my company have plan design flexibility?
The ESOP Association's Group Captive Health Insurance Plan is now accepting applications! Join us on today's webinar to learn about the application process and how much your company could benefit.
Speakers:
Kristie Mark, COO, The ESOP Association
Ian Lonsdale, Client Executive, Fred C. Church
9:00 am EST Jun 21 - 23, 2021
44th National Conference
4:00 pm EST Jul 18 - Dec 09, 2021
CEO Leadership Program 2021
Leadership effectiveness is the critical factor in the success of an ESOP company, and this is the only program that formally addresses the relationship between ESOP companies and the effectiveness of their leaders. It examines how leadership that develops and fosters employee engagement and participation impacts the company’s bottom line. This program is focused on enhancing each participant's leadership effectiveness, and on building a network of ESOP CEO’s who can share resources and best practices to enhance the success of ESOPs across the country.
This program is for current CEOs or Presidents of ESOP companies or for their designate successors.