Government
- Congress.gov – H.R.9347 – Main Street Employee Ownership 2.0 Act of 2022 (NOV 2022)
- Proposed Amendments to the Small Business Act
- PROHIBITION OF SELLER GUARANTEES.
- PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO LENDING TO QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE TRUSTS AND COOPERATIVES.
- PROHIBITION OF PERSONAL OR ENTITY GUARANTEE REQUIREMENT.
- DELEGATED AUTHORITY FOR 7(a) PREFERRED LENDERS PROGRAM LOANS TO QUALIFIED EMPLOYEE TRUSTS AND COOPERATIVES.
- COOPERATIVE ELIGIBILITY FOR DISASTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
- Proposed Amendments to the Small Business Act
- Congress.gov – H.R.5236 – Main Street Employee Ownership Act of 2018
- Gillibrand – After Meeting With Businesses Throughout New York That Support Workers Through Employee Ownership And Pushing For Legislation To Help Companies Transition To ESOPs or Co-Ops, Gillibrand Announces Her Bipartisan Employee Ownership Bill Included In National Defense Bill (2018)
Worker Cooperative Field
- Rutgers – Main Street Employee Ownership Act (2018)
- NCBA CLUSA – Landmark Employee Ownership Act, Signed Into Law Yesterday, Will Amend Lending Landscape for Worker Co-ops (2018)
- USFWC – The U.S. Federation Of Worker Cooperatives Celebrates The Passing Of The First National Legislation That Focuses On Worker Cooperatives (2018)
- USFWC – Webinar: A Historic Moment: Celebrating The Passage Of The Main Street Employee Ownership Act (Video) (2018)
- DAWI – Historic federal legislation embeds support for employee-ownership within the SBA (2018)
- NCEO – Employee Ownership Legislation Progresses in Congress (2018)
- C2BE – The Main Street Employee Ownership Act of 2018: A Step Forward for Economic Development Through Employee Ownership (2018)
- CDI – Policy Matters: Main Street Employee Ownership Act Becomes Law! (2018)
- Fifty by Fifty – Fifty by Fifty Statement in Support of the Main Street Employee Ownership Act (2018)
- ASBC – American Sustainable Business Council statements in support of the Main Street Employee Ownership Act (2018)
Media
- Washington Post – The House passes a bill aimed at helping employees buy out their employers (2018)
- CNN Money – The government just made it easier for workers to own a piece of their employer (2018)
- NPQ – Historic Federal Law Gives Employee-Owned Businesses Access to SBA Loans (2018)
- CNBC – A wealth-building tool often more coveted than a 401(k) plan by employees (2018)
- Newsday – Employee stock ownership plans — are they for your business? (2018)
- Forbes – Consider An ESOP As Your First, Not Last, Resort (2019)
- CFNE – Case Study SBA for Cooperatives (2013)
- GEO – SBA Recognizes Worker Cooperatives as Small Businesses (2012)
- CFNE – CFNE News (2012)
- SBA – Intermediary Lending Program Procedural Guide (2011)