October is Employee Ownership Month
October is a busy month highlighting some really important causes. It’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month, National Disability Employment Awareness Month and National Hispanic Heritage Month among many others. It’s ALSO Employee Ownership Month. Lesser known perhaps, at least for now, but critically important in a time when most Americans feel like their economic progress is slowing or has stalled completely while a few handfuls of billionaires race further and further ahead. Employee ownership IS the antidote. Not only does it help businesses thrive and create stronger communities – it truly gives workers a real stake in their jobs and their futures. It gives everyone a stake in success. The The ESOP Association first began promoting Employee Ownership Month in 1982 to highlight the benefits of employee ownership and it has grown into a nationwide recognition each October, as recognized by preeminent ESOP organizations such as The National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO) , ESOP Partners and Common Trust as well as thousands of firms across the nation and beyond. Many are hosting events, employee appreciation activities, educational webinars, and outreach campaigns and offering ESOP toolkits. At Liquidus Partners we honor the employee-owners who make it all possible and the business founders who have chosen to share ownership with their employees, whether through an ESOP, an Employee Trust or another form of ownership. Here’s to Employee Ownership and its potential to actually, meaningfully restore the American Dream to millions of workers. And not a minute too soon.
And a special congratulations to Software Engineering Professionals, Inc. (SEP) for being the 2025 Employee Ownership Month Winning Poster recipients, as selected by a panel of TEA Members.
