Data compiled by the National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO) reveals nearly 7,000 ESOPs employ more than 13.5 million people and own more than $1.1 trillion assets in the United States. To expand the benefits of employee ownership to more Americans, the study suggests state governments can create an Office of Employee Ownership, develop specialized loan incentives for ESOP businesses, and enact tax abatement programs for employee-owned companies, among other initiatives.
A new Rutgers study finds employee ownership benefits financial security for workers without four-year college degrees.
Read ReportA new study by Rutgers finds the ESOP model offers competitive advantages for multinational ESOP companies and provides a "halo effect" of benefits for foreign employees.
Read ReportIn an ESCA-commissioned Alex Brill paper on the importance of regulatory certainty for S ESOPs, Brill says, “regulatory uncertainty creates burdens and risks that can discourage employee ownership".
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