Employee shareholdings for your company - exclusive whitepaper

There are many termsfor employee participation in the company's success : ESOP, VSOP, phantom shares, stock options, employee share ownership, hurdle shares, etc.
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Employee participation - what is it actually?

Employee participation, also known as an employee stock option plan (ESOP), refers to various contractual models that allow employees to participate in the company's success. These models differ, for example, in terms of administrative costs and taxation. While some terms are used synonymously, there are also significant differences and details that need to be considered.

You can find more information and useful tips in our whitepaper.

Real Stock Options (ESOP)
Phantom Shares / Stock
Virtual Stock Options (VSOP)
Hurdle Shares

Our whitepaper creates transparency for the planning of your participation program

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Your experts for employee participation

Dr. Christopher Hahn

Lawyer

Kolja Czudnochowski

Founder & Consultant

ESOP-Direkt.de is a service provided by ESOP1 GmbH in close cooperation with the law firm trustberg. We are entrepreneurs ourselves, Dr. Christopher Hahn is also the author of industry-relevant books (e.g. "Virtuelle Mitarbeiterbeteiligungen"). With the experience of over a hundred implemented participation programs, we know the individual requirements and goals of start-ups and SMEs.

Our
clients
"As a small company, it was extremely important for us to prevent staff turnover and incentivize employees in the long term. The VSOP is perfect for this."
- Michaela M.
Managing Director @ Consulting
"Thanks to our VSOP, we were able to recruit our first key employees quickly - despite significantly more attractive salary offers from other companies."
- Dawid R.
Founder @ Tech Start-Up
"I came up with the idea of an extensive bonus program, which became an efficient but lean participation program during the consulting process."
- Olaf G.
Managing Director @ Marketing Agency
"Thanks to the truly entrepreneurial legal advice, we have set up a perfectly fitting participation program for our colleagues."
- Hannes T.
Partner @ architecture office

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The design of your participation program is highly dependent on the structures and circumstances of your company. In addition, there are numerous factors to consider from a company and employee perspective, which make individual consulting essential in order to avoid costly omissions.

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