An employee-owned succession option for business owners Business owners considering a sale have several succession options, including transferring the business to family or management, selling to a strategic or financial buyer, establishing an ESOP, or selling to an existing employee-owned organization. But selling a business isn't simply a financial decision. For many owners, the right succession strategy also needs to consider employees, culture, customers, and the legacy they've spent years building. For owners interested in employee ownership without establishing a standalone ESOP, OwnersEdge provides another path forward. Our ready-made ESOP allows qualified businesses to join an established 100% employee-owned holding company, providing owners with a succession solution while creating an opportunity for employees to share in the company's future. Explore our Acquisition Criteria
The OwnersEdge difference OwnersEdge is built to create long-term value for the businesses we acquire and our collective employee owners. Our model helps healthy businesses continue growing while preserving the strengths that made them successful in the first place. We acquire companies with a long-term view. Rather than working toward a predetermined resale, we invest in our operating companies and create opportunities for sustainable growth that benefit the business and our collective employee owners. We believe in: Investing in businesses for the long term Preserving company culture and identity Providing strategic resources to support growth Creating long-term value through employee ownership See Our Edge
OwnersEdge is a 100% employee-owned ESOP holding company focused on acquiring and growing healthy mid-market businesses in the Midwest. We provide business owners with a long-term succession option designed to preserve their company's culture and legacy, create opportunities for employees through ownership, and support continued business growth. Everything we do delivers value to our collective employee owners, so they have a pathway to their American Dream.
For owners interested in employee ownership without establishing a standalone ESOP, OwnersEdge provides another path forward. Our ready-made ESOP allows qualified businesses to join an established 100% employee-owned holding company, providing owners with a succession solution while creating an opportunity for employees to share in the company's future.
"OwnersEdge stood apart from other acquirers because of the gift of employee ownership it provided my employees. Post-acquisition, OwnersEdge provided support in helping grow the business, and has allowed me the opportunity to lead other businesses in our portfolio."
A ready-made ESOP is an alternative to establishing a standalone ESOP. Instead, a business is acquired by an organization with an existing employee stock ownership plan, allowing eligible employees to become part of an established employee-ownership structure.
If employee ownership could be the right next step for your business, OwnersEdge offers an established path forward. Confidentially contact our team about our acquisition approach and what it means to join a 100% employee-owned ESOP holding company.
Business owners considering a sale have several succession options, including transferring the business to family or management, selling to a strategic or financial buyer, establishing an ESOP, or selling to an existing employee-owned organization.
We acquire companies with a long-term view. Rather than working toward a predetermined resale, we invest in our operating companies and create opportunities for sustainable growth that benefit the business and our collective employee owners.
“Executives leading our companies find that the OwnersEdge ESOP holding company structure affords them winning advantages. They are empowered to focus on their leadership skills and utilize their industry knowledge to drive business growth.”
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