{"id":3854,"date":"2026-03-10T16:24:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T20:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stevenslee.com\/sesesop\/?p=3854"},"modified":"2026-08-04T15:34:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T19:34:32","slug":"how-entrepreneurship-through-acquisition-can-deliver-benefits-to-workers-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stevenslee.com\/sesesop\/articles\/how-entrepreneurship-through-acquisition-can-deliver-benefits-to-workers-too\/","title":{"rendered":"How \u201cEntrepreneurship Through Acquisition\u201d Can Deliver Benefits to Workers, Too"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a id=\"https:\/\/sesesop.com\/team_member\/sean-tamba-matthew\/\" href=\"https:\/\/sesesop.com\/team_member\/sean-tamba-matthew\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" type=\"link\">Sean\u2011Tamba Matthew<\/a> of SES ESOP Strategies is a co\u2011author of the <em>ImpactAlpha<\/em> article \u201cHow \u2018Entrepreneurship through acquisition\u2019 Can Deliver Benefits to Workers, Too,\u201d examining how entrepreneurship through acquisition (ETA) can be paired with employee ownership, including <a id=\"https:\/\/sesesop.com\/esop-benefits\" href=\"https:\/\/sesesop.com\/esop-benefits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" type=\"link\">employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs)<\/a>, to support successful business transitions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The piece explores practical models that align new leadership with employee ownership, offering an alternative to private equity or strategic buyers while preserving companies, strengthening local economies and expanding long\u2011term wealth\u2011building opportunities for employees.<\/p>\n<p>The <a id=\"https:\/\/impactalpha.com\/how-entrepreneurship-through-acquisition-can-deliver-benefits-to-workers-too\/\" href=\"https:\/\/impactalpha.com\/how-entrepreneurship-through-acquisition-can-deliver-benefits-to-workers-too\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" type=\"link\">full article<\/a> is available via subscription.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sean\u2011Tamba Matthew of SES ESOP Strategies is a co\u2011author of<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3854","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - 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