January 2019

Could ESOPs spell the future of business ownership?

Growing numbers of U.S. companies are giving workers financial stakes via employee stock ownership plans Aritcle by Judy Stringer. Reposted from the original article at Crain’s Cleveland Business There are a few lingering questions when it comes to Great Lakes Brewing Co.’s newly announced employee stock ownership plan, or ESOP. How many shares employees will receive,…

Menke Client, Heath Ceramics, Made Its Employees Into Owners. Should You?
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Reposted from the original article at Business of Home HEATH CERAMICS, MADE ITS EMPLOYEES INTO OWNERS. SHOULD YOU? JAN 9, 2019 FRED NICOLAUS In 2015, Robin Petravic and Catherine Bailey, co-owners of iconic California ceramics brand Heath, were looking ahead to the 15th anniversary of their tenure. Over the last decade, the couple had transformed the company from a struggling…