4 min read An Employee Ownership Business could be described as ‘Purposeful Capitalism’ a term used to explain making money with ethics –it means there is a purpose to the venture and activities and a positive ethos or spirit to the business model. The strategic choice to be a ‘good’ company is no longer defined solely…
16 min read What Is An Employee Ownership Trust? Employee Ownership is now an established structure when shareholders seeking an exit sell their company shares to their employees. Since 2014, such sales have been 100% Capital Gains Tax (“CGT”) free. This is because the Government believes, quite rightly, that an Employee Ownership Trust increases company…
3 min read Selling Your Company To Employees: A Quick Glance There has been a lot of talk about employee ownership sales over recent months – and clearly, there are a lot of misconceptions. Many people regard it as being a ‘soft’ option to hand over a business to employees with no real upside…
6 min read The Semi-New Kid on The Bloc: Employee Ownership Sales Vs The Traditional MBO An Employee Ownership sale involves the sale of a minimum of 51% of your business to your staff through a Trust structure, whilst a Management Buy-Out (MBO) is where your company’s management team purchases the business themselves – not through…