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The 5th Annual NJ/NY Center for Employee Ownership Business Conference is a live event featuring sessions on timely topics on ESOPs and Public Company Equity Compensation with insights from top industry professionals and Rutgers researchers.
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This free webinar on Thursday, July 7 will feature highlights from research and interviews with eight ESOP companies.
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Join the NJ/NY Center for Employee Ownership for a webinar that will cover behavioral economic and behavioral finance theories to shed light on how individuals make financial decisions. People rely on a limited number of cognitive and emotional shortcuts, which oftentimes lead to severe and systematic errors. Understanding these potential biases can improve one's decision making when making important financial decisions.
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Join the NJ/NY Center for Employee Ownership for a webinar to learn why an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) might be the right option for your business succession.
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The 4th Annual Employee Stock Ownership Plans and Equity Compensation Conference is a 2-day virtual event featuring presentations on ESOPs and Public Company Equity Compensation with insight from top Rutgers researchers.
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Join the NJ/NY Center for Employee Ownership on May 7th for a webinar that will introduce the newly redesigned Curriculum Library for Employee Ownership (CLEO), the online library dedicated to employee share ownership. This webinar will highlight resources of interest to business owners who are considering employee ownership.
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In this webinar, Richard van Doel, President and CEO of Performance Validation, will share his experiences about the company’s 4-year journey from closely held private ownership to a 100% employee owned S-corporation. Rick will also discuss how company “ownership culture” can be a positive influence on company and ESOP success.
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Held at the Convene Meeting Center in New York, NY on February 8, 2018, attendees heard from industry experts on topics ranging from ESPP Fundamentals to design considerations, expensing ESPPs, employee communications and more. SMLR's Joseph Blasi was the keynote speaker.
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