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Sep. 19
Mutual membership benefits will be extended across borders
New Canadian Employee Ownership Trusts to be featured in full program track at Employee Owned 2024 in Las Vegas this November
Sep. 12
For the last three years, the Employee Ownership Foundation has been proud to convene global thought leaders at the Oxford Symposium on Employee Ownership in the United Kingdom.  
In 2024, in a testament to the event’s growing importance in expanding employee ownership around the world, the Symposium saw a record number of attendees from 23 countries across five continents.  
Sep. 10
As we head into September, ESOPs across America begin to gear up in earnest for October and Employee Ownership Month. It’s always heartening to see the energy and enthusiasm on display during EOM, as our community celebrates the unique and unifying spirit of employee ownership. This year, we certainly have a lot to celebrate.  
Sep. 02
Washington, D.C. – “Today, with great pleasure, I am signing into law a landmark measure that may finally give the American worker solid protection in his pension plan.”  With these words on September 2, 1974, President Gerald R. Ford signed the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) into law.
Aug. 28
Welcome to your August 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!
 
Aug. 23
Inside this issue

Recap of TEA National Conference 2024 - Advocacy Day
Palmer-Donavin - Chapter Company of the Year
Cinnamon King- Chapter Employee- Owner of the Year
Meet Your OH/KY Chapter Officers
New Member Spotlight
Thank Our Sponsors

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Aug. 02
The Senate Committee on Appropriations has passed several provisions that support employee ownership and ESOPs in the Fiscal 2025 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill. All three provisions were included in the Small Business Administration (SBA) portion of the Appropriations Committee report accompanying the bill text, which provides instruction and direction from Congress to Federal agencies about their budget, goals, and initiatives. The full Committee approved the funding package in a unanimous 27-0 vote. 
Aug. 01
The Senate Committee on Appropriations has directed $2 million to fund the grant program of the Department of Labor’s Employee Ownership Initiative in the Fiscal 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill. The full Committee approved the funding package on a strongly bipartisan 25-3 vote.
Jul. 31
Welcome to your July 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!
 
Jul. 25
Senior Biden Administration Officials, Key Stakeholders Meet to Discuss Growing Worker-Owned Businesses and Promoting Worker Ownership Transitions
Washington, D.C. – Jim Bonham, President and CEO of The ESOP Association, today was a featured speaker and panelist at a convening on worker-owned businesses hosted by the White House National Economic Council.