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EO Advisor

aka : Employee Ownership Advisor

Refers to a business specialist who is experienced with one or more aspects of employee ownership (e.g., valuation, entity selection, taxation, etc.)

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Impact Investing

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Impact investing is about making investments that aim to create positive social or environmental effects while also making financial gains. It involves considering a company's commitment to corporate social responsibility or serving society positively.

Similar : ESG, Microlending/Microfinance

For New Sellers: The Emotional Rollercoaster of Buying or Selling a Business

For New Sellers: The Emotional Rollercoaster of Buying or Selling a Business

Category type: Course, Learning Material

Exit options: Financial, Strategic

Why Employee-owned Companies Are Better at Building Worker Wealth

Why Employee-owned Companies Are Better at Building Worker Wealth

Category type: Course, Learning Material

Exit options: EOT, ESOP

Martin Staubus - Stocks, Owners, and Employees (C2518)

Martin Staubus - Stocks, Owners, and Employees (C2518)

Category type: Course, Learning Material

Exit options: ESOP

What’s in It for the Owner? A Skeptical Conversation about ESOPs

What’s in It for the Owner? A Skeptical Conversation about ESOPs

Category type: Case Study, Eo Story

Exit options: ESOP

Step #1 In Exploring an ESOP as a Transfer of Ownership Strategy

Step #1 In Exploring an ESOP as a Transfer of Ownership Strategy

Category type: Course, Learning Material

Exit options: EOT, ESOP

Three employee ownership models for better jobs

Three employee ownership models for better jobs

Category type: Course, Learning Material

Exit options: EOT, ESOP

LLC ESOPs? The Facts, Risks, and Possibilities

LLC ESOPs? The Facts, Risks, and Possibilities

Category type: Course, Learning Material

Exit options: ESOP

Channing Hamlet - Common Mistakes Business Owners Make That Impact The Sale of Their Company

Channing Hamlet - Common Mistakes Business Owners Make That Impact The Sale of Their Company

Category type: Course, Learning Material

Exit options: Financial, Strategic

Using Warrants in ESOP transactions

Category type: Course, Learning Material

Exit options: EOT, ESOP

Innovations and Evolutions in Employee Ownership

Innovations and Evolutions in Employee Ownership

Category type: Course, Learning Material

Exit options: EOT, ESOP

How to Sell a Business That Won’t Sell

How to Sell a Business That Won’t Sell

Category type: Case Study, Eo Story

Exit options: Financial

The Strategic Buyer Fit: Tom Brinegar’s Acquisition Insight

The Strategic Buyer Fit: Tom Brinegar’s Acquisition Insight

Category type: Course, Learning Material

Exit options: Strategic

Selling Your Business? Why Nice Gets You More with William Ury, Co-Founder of the Harvard Negotiation Program

Selling Your Business? Why Nice Gets You More with William Ury, Co-Founder of the Harvard Negotiation Program

Category type: Course, Learning Material

Exit options: EOT, ESOP, Financial, Strategic

Ownership at Work: A Discussion on Designing and Growing Employee Ownership

Ownership at Work: A Discussion on Designing and Growing Employee Ownership

Category type: Course, Learning Material

Exit options: EOT, ESOP

Succession Planning for Women-Owned Businesses: Paving the way for long-term success

Succession Planning for Women-Owned Businesses: Paving the way for long-term success

Category type: Course, Learning Material

Exit options: EOT, ESOP

Harpoon Brewery's ESOP Story

Harpoon Brewery's ESOP Story

Category type: Case Study, Eo Story

Exit options: EOT, ESOP

Webinar: Employee Ownership: A Business Succession and Retention Strategy

Webinar: Employee Ownership: A Business Succession and Retention Strategy

Category type: Case Study, Eo Story

Exit options: EOT, ESOP

Jack Stack turned around SRC with Employee Ownership

Jack Stack turned around SRC with Employee Ownership

Category type: Case Study, Eo Story

Exit options: EOT, ESOP, Financial, Strategic

Job Quality is a Pathway to Alpha

Job Quality is a Pathway to Alpha

Category type: Advocacy Article Or Report, Research Publication, Survey Report

Exit options: EOT, ESOP

Exploring Employee Ownership: Why Business Owners Choose it and what it Could Offer Your Company

Exploring Employee Ownership: Why Business Owners Choose it and what it Could Offer Your Company

Category type: Course, Learning Material

Exit options: EOT, ESOP

Through The Eyes of a Business Owner

Through The Eyes of a Business Owner

Category type: Course, Learning Material

Exit options: ESOP

Sharpen the Saw 2022 Day 2

Sharpen the Saw 2022 Day 2

Category type: Course, Learning Material

Exit options: ESOP

ESOP Transaction Partners Explained: A Comprehensive Guide

ESOP Transaction Partners Explained: A Comprehensive Guide

Category type: Course, Learning Material

Exit options: ESOP

Preparing a Business for Sale

Preparing a Business for Sale

Category type: Course, Learning Material

Exit options: Financial, Strategic

Lessons from the Field - Communicating Ownership

Lessons from the Field - Communicating Ownership

Category type: Course, Learning Material

Exit options: EOT, ESOP

Succession Planning

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All of the steps that go into the selling of a business, often broken down into operational (people and processes) and financial (EBITDA, etc.) planning. This includes defining the goals/objectives of the selling owner(s).

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ERISA

aka : Employee Retirement Income Security Act

The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) is a federal law that sets minimum standards for most voluntarily established retirement and health plans in private industry to provide protection for individuals in these plans.

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M&A

aka : Mergers and Acquisitions

The financial field dedicated to buying and selling businesses

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