Education and Information
From the basics to advanced concepts, these resources will help anyone learn more about implementing employee ownership.
Learning tracks from the foundation
ESOP Resources
ESOP Advocacy Timeline
Where We’ve Been: Major Legislative Changes to the U.S. ESOP Model Since 1974
ESOP Data
Data on Employee Stock Ownership Plans in the United States
VIDEOS FROM EMPLOYEE OWNERS
Air Tractor
Founder Leland Snow created Air Tractor’s ESOP to honor the employees who helped build the company. Today’s employee owners are grateful Leland provided them the means to secure their future.
Harpoon Brewery
Hear the story about how one of the first craft brewery in the nation became one of the most successful employee owned breweries in the world.
Intro to The 4th Option
What is an ESOP and how do business owners decide to transition ownership of their business, and often their life’s work, to their employees?
EOF Oxford Symposium 2022
LATEST FROM THE FOUNDATION BLOG
The History of Employee Ownership
When newcomers arrive at this site, they are often surprised to find that a thing called employee ownership exists at all. And since it is new to them, they often assume it is…new.
In fact, enabling employees to earn and hold a stake in the company where they work is a central element of the American economy, dating back prior to the founding of the United States.