Employee ownership is gaining traction. Here's how empowered employees solve problems, improve processes, and become stewards of the business.

The team at insurance brokerage Holmes Murphy has seen rising interest in ESOPs, particularly in the construction industry. Today, construction companies represent approximately 16% of all ESOPs, ...

Tyler and William P. Simmons to reward their employees by giving them ownership in the company. "My initial investment to start the company was $200," said Tyler, who founded ChemTreat in 1968 in ...

A big part of Starbucks’ comeback plan is making employees’ lives easier, both through additional human capital and ...

Warning that a "silver tsunami" of Baby Boomer businessowners looking to sell in the next 15 to 20 years could lead to vanishing local small businesses, advocates asked lawmakers Thursday to provide ...

Other companies entirely owned by employees through ESOPs include Great ... National Fuel Gas Co. had an ESOP starting in 1976 but closed it in 1987. However, employees who participated during ...

The Irish ProShare Association (IPSA) has held talks with the Government in a bid to overhaul the tax treatment of Employee Ownership Trusts and stimulate their use across the country.

Colorado's new law supports employee-owned companies with tax breaks to encourage business transitions to this model.