CONFERENCE REGISTRATION OPEN
Registration is open for the NCEO's 2025 Annual Employee Ownership Conference.
April 14–17 (preconference April 14) | Salt Lake City, UT
NEW SURVEY REPORT
The NCEO's 2024 ESOP Executive and Director Compensation Survey report is now available. Thank you to all of our 553 respondents!
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Upcoming Events
This session will discuss the year-end questionnaire, census, and trust accounting process. The presenters will review the importance of the data provided, why your provider needs this information, and what the plan sponsor should review when the TPA provides reporting.
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This session will review the various rules relating to Rehired employees. The discussion will provide sample plan document language, assist with interpretation of when a former employee re-enters the plan, the effect on vesting as well as reinstatement of forfeited amounts.
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Join our webinar as we answer top executive compensation questions from the 2025 NCEO Annual Conference. Topics include corporate governance, compensation philosophy, long-term incentive design, and legal considerations
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If you wonder if employee ownership might be a good fit for your company, learn more about its different forms in our free booklet Who Should Own Your Business After You?. If you already know an ESOP is the most likely candidate, our prefeasibility toolkit and tax advantage calculator can help you decide next steps. For other forms of employee ownership, visit this table for a side-by-side comparison.
The NCEO and the employee ownership community can help you make the most of your ESOP. Our resource toolkits are a good place to start to learn about best practices in corporate governance, repurchase obligation, financing, and more. You can also use our readymade communications resources and join peer networking groups or leadership cohorts.
We answer common questions about being a participant in an ESOP or you can learn why you might want to work at an employee-owned company. We can also help if you are curious about what the research says or if you are looking for readymade resources to help communicate employee ownership to your coworkers.
