April 25th, 2019 Wisconsin has approximately 185 ESOP owned businesses. Van Horn Automotive Group was recently recognized as the Wisconsin ESOP Company of the Year. The Van Horn has been a family owned business for over 50 years. Joe Van Horn moved from Chicago, IL to Plymouth, WI to open his first store; and since…
Monday, April 22, 2019: 8:00 AM PDT Course Description — This webinar will describe the tax and financial benefits benefits, structure, and process of selling a privately held business to an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). Designed for CFOs and business owners, this informative course first describes the ABCs of ESOPs but will then cover: Special…
April 11th, 2019 Founded in 1959, Cleveland, Ohio based architecture and engineering firm Richard L. Bowen + Associates announced it will become 100% employee owned on April 1st through its Employee Stock ownership Plan (or “ESOP”) . Bowen’s ESOP was established in 2007, but in 2019 the ESOP will purchase the remaining 60% of the…
April 7th, 2019 Berkeley, Ill.-based KI Industries Inc., a supplier of decorative plastic and die-cast components, ranked No. 2 on the 2019 Best Places to Work list. It also happens to have an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (or ‘ESOP”). Getting employees more engaged after adopting an ESOP means different things for different companies. For KI,…
Attending the 2019 Employee Ownership Conference? If so, there are 3 easy ways to connect: #1: On Tuesday April 9th, hear Chuck Bachman speak about The 2018 Main Street Employee Ownership Act and its Impact on SBA Lending. Chuck is our Senior Corporate Counsel. As a CPA and attorney, he specializes in the design and…
In 2018, Menke & Associates, Inc. assisted a unique, deeply relationship-driven service business with its successful transition to 100% employee ownership. The company’s two shareholders had built a $40 million-dollar entity with a worldwide, disparate supplier network, multiple Fortune 100 clients, and global operations in a heavily-regulated industry and were ready to continue their ownership…
April 2nd, 2019 Evapco, an employee owned company (ESOP) and an international manufacturer of cooling and refrigeration products, celebrated 40 years in southwest Madera, California. Evapco Madera was the second manufacturing plant that Evapco created having being founded in Baltimore in 1976. Read More at: http://www.maderatribune.com/single-post/2019/03/27/Evapco-West-marks-40-years-in-business Employee Stock Ownership Plans or “ESOPs” are a viable tool…