{"id":3773,"date":"2018-12-04T14:34:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-04T19:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stevenslee.com\/sesesop\/?p=3773"},"modified":"2026-08-04T15:58:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T19:58:48","slug":"business-expertise-finance-tax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stevenslee.com\/sesesop\/articles\/business-expertise-finance-tax\/","title":{"rendered":"BUSINESS EXPERTise: Finance\/Tax"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pennsylvania Chamber of Business &amp; Industry: <em>Catalyst<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Q: Why Might an Owner Sell to an ESOP Rather than Sell to an Unrelated Third Party?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A: A sale to an ESOP has the ability to provide economic value to the owner, as well as significant potential other value much different than would ordinarily be available in selling to a third party &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stevenslee.com\/sesesop\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/07\/Business_Expertise_Summer-Renenger-Russell-rev9-21.pdf\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.stevenslee.com\/sesesop\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/07\/Business_Expertise_Summer-Renenger-Russell-rev9-21.pdf\">View the complete article.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pennsylvania Chamber of Business &amp; 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