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Why Selling To An ESOP Gives You Better Financial Returns vs. Other Options

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If you are the owner of a privately-held business considering how and when to sell your business for maximum financial advantage, you should consider selling to an ESOP before considering other possible alternatives. Why? Because in most cases, a sale of part or all of your stock to an ESOP can be structured so as to give you a better financial return than you can get under any other alternative.

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The ABC's of ESOPs

This is a one-and-a-half hour live Audio/Web Seminar that covers the basics of ESOPs from A to Z. 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.

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An Open Letter to Business Owners from John D. Menke

Would you be interested in selling part or all of your stock in your company if you could sell it for more than twice what it is currently worth? We recently helped one of our clients do just that…

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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.

Owners have a lot of options and need to thoroughly consider each one.

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Articles for Companies Considering an ESOP

  • ESOPs Pros and Cons
  • ESOPs & Employee Productivity
  • ESOP: A New Tax-Savings Tool for Owners of S Corporations
  • ESOPs vs. Profit Sharing Plans
  • ESOPs: Uses, Advantages & Illustrative Case Histories
  • ESOP Myths and Misconceptions
  • Ten Steps to a Successful ESOP
  • Exit Strategies — as published in the January, 2006 issue of Electrical Wholesaling

ESOP Web Seminars On-Demand

  • "The ABCs of ESOPs"
  • "Equity Compensation Alternatives for ESOP Companies"
  • Webinar with Jack Stack
  • ESOPs for Automobile Dealers
  • ESOPs for Architects & Engineers
  • ESOPs for Banks & Thrifts
  • Options and Alternatives for Structuring ESOP Transaction
  • "ESOPs for Construction Firms, Contractors and Subcontractors"
  • "ESOPs for Insurance Agencies"
  • "ESOPs for Government Contractors"
  • "ESOPs for Wholesalers & Distributors"

Articles by John D. Menke

Click here to read articles written by John D. Menke on the following topics:

  • Why Selling To An ESOP Can Give You A Better Financial Return vs. Other Options
  • An Open Letter to Business Owners
  • Tax Alert for Business Owners!
  • Why Should You Consider an ESOP?
  • The Origin and History of the ESOP and Its Future Role as a Business Succession Plan
  • A Modest Proposal for a New, New Deal
  • ESOP Marketability Discounts: Is the “Put Option” Argument Fallacious?
  • Exit Strategies: An Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) May Be the Solution to Your Succession-Planning Dilemma
  • Restoring the American Dream: Economic Stimulation and Solutions for Creating New American Jobs and for Protecting Existing American Jobs
  • Distributions from an ESOP in the Form of Employer Stock: An Unfortunate Trap for the Unwary
  • Faltering Economy Highlights Need for a Restructuring of America
  • Why China Must Support and Encourage the Development of ESOPs
  • The ESOP as Defined by Final IRS Regulations
  • The Employee Stock Ownership Trust: A New Trend in Employee Benefits and Corporate Finance
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