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FREE ESOP SEMINARS: FREE ESOP SEMINARS

Menke & Associates, Inc. will be offering 29 full-day/half day, Free Live ESOP Seminars to be presented throughout the country from April 24th to May 23rd. Click Here to See the Seminar Dates. Attend one of our FREE Webinars or FREE Seminars and learn how selling some or all of your stock to an ESOP can save you and your company millions of dollars in capital gains taxes and corporate income taxes over the next five to ten years.

Full-day seminars qualify for 6 hours of CPE credits

Half-day seminars qualify for 5 hours of CPE credits

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ESOPs: Pros & Cons: ESOPs: Pros & Cons

We developed this booklet for those owners of privately-held businesses who are interested in liquefying some portion of the equity which has accumulated in their companies. For owners who are interested in accomplishing this objective without sacrificing the identity of their companies, jeopardizing the jobs of valued employees or relinquishing control of the companies they own, an ESOP installation may provide the optimal solution. An ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) is a powerful and versatile business and financial tool which can help a business owner do the following…

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Why Selling Your Stock to an ESOP is Better than Selling to a Third Party: Why Selling Your Stock to an ESOP is Better than Selling to a Third Party

Consider an ESOP as a Better Alternative When It Comes Time to Exit Your Business

If you are the owner of a successful decorative plumbing or hardware business, sooner or later you will face the prospect of having to exit the business, either because you wish to retire or because you wish to cash in the value of what you have built up and pursue other interests.

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Free Web Seminar – The ABCs of ESOPs: Free Web Seminar – The ABCs of ESOPs

This Audio/Web Seminar is designed for company owners and financial officers who want to determine whether an ESOP might be a good fit for their company. This program is designed to provide a broad overview of the advantages and disadvantages of ESOPs, without going into the detailed technical aspects of ESOPs.

Topics include: Why Go ESOP? - Liquidity & Diversification for Sellers - Employee Productivity - Increase Company Cash Flow - Business Succession - ESOPs vs. Other Alternatives - ESOP Disadvantages - Menke Services - Q&A

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ESOPs & Employee Productivity: ESOPs & Employee Productivity

In most well-managed American companies the last significant opportunity for increasing profitability lies in enhancing employee productivity. Over 11,000 of America’s most successful companies are currently using Employee Stock Ownership Plans to increase productivity and profitability, to grow the company, and to cash out shareholders tax-free. Owners can legitimately utilize ESOP-based productivity enhancement programs whenever they’re concerned about any one of the four Ss: Success, Survival, Satisfaction, or Succession.

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ESOP Design & Installation

Menke, in connection with corporate management, will design a plan for the acquisition of stock by the ESOP. Such plan will include advice and assistance in structuring the transaction so as to comply with all applicable IRS contribution and allocation limits. Such financial plan will include a free preliminary financial analysis regarding the feasibility of the plan. At your request, we will also prepare a detailed study regarding the feasibility of the plan.

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ESOP Administration

The Menke Group is a full-service third party administrator that administers more ESOPs than any other firm in the country. The goal of our highly experienced administrators is to provide all of the services needed to administer your ESOP so that your Human Resources staff does not need to spend needless time on this matter.

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ESOP Appraisals

Sansome Street Appraisers, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Menke Group, Inc., is an appraisal register which contracts with independent appraisal firms to provide business valuation appraisals and opinions for privately-held companies.

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President John D. Menke

John D. Menke, President and CEO of The Menke Group

“The Menke Group is committed to providing our clients with the highest level of expertise and service as it relates to the structuring and implementation of employee and management-led buyout transactions. We believe that by maintaining our position as recognized leaders in employee and management related transactions, we will continue to be able to bring unparalleled guidance, support and results to our clients nationwide and around the world.”

John D. Menke