Posts by Intrust Man
How Intrust IT Became Employee-Owned (ESOP)
Intrust IT is an employee-owned company, through an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). But it didn’t begin that way. The ESOP was implemented in 2019 as part of an eight year plan that began in 2012. Our founder, Tim Rettig as well as his father, Jay Rettig, were recently interviewed by the Leading With Courage…
Read MoreNov 20: NCEO National Center for Employee Ownership Roundtable
Small Group Discussion About Employee Ownership The business environment is rapidly changing. From the pandemic to the elections, we can help you navigate this new environment. Join us for this timely roundtable where we will help answer the following questions: What is the impact on ESOP companies and transactions? How is strategic planning and financing being…
Read MoreBusiness Legacy Fund Helps Employees Buy Businesses
The American dream has hit an ownership speed bump… The small business owner who built his company over 30+ years wants to retire, but employees are not able to raise the capital to buy the business. Too often, this ends in businesses closing, workers losing jobs and communities losing both. This process has accelerated during…
Read MoreIt’s Not The End Of The World, Just Microsoft Office 2010
The end of support for Microsoft Office 2010 is looming (October 13, 2020) and the end of life for two more products are closing in. The end of support for SharePoint 2010 and Project Server 2010 in April 2021. But it doesn’t have to be the end of the world (or even a big hassle)…
Read MoreCincinnati IT Company Crowned Champion Again in Open Book Management International Competition
Intrust IT earned its 2nd All-Star Champion Award from the Great Game of Business. They competed against 28 companies in the U.S. and abroad.
Read MoreCertified Cybersecurity Consultant Dave Hatter Earns CISSP, CCSP and Other Security Certifications
Certified Cybersecurity Consultant Dave Hatter, of Intrust IT in Cincinnati, holds four prestigious security-related IT certifications.
Read MoreKnow Your RTO & RPO For Disaster Recovery Time
If you are like many small business executives, you don’t know what your RTO or RPO are for your business — at least according to a recent article in Small Business Trends. Learn what these mean for your disaster recovery time and business continuity. What are RTO and RPO? RTO stands for recovery time objective…
Read MoreSerial Employee Stock Ownership Plans and Entrepreneurship
Fifty by Fifty, an organization that champions the goal of 50 million employee owners in the U.S. by 2050, recently interviewed Intrust founder Tim Rettig on the Owners at Work podcast. During the interview, Tim discussed his vision of entrepreneurship that involves repeated investing in new companies then moving those companies toward employee stock ownership…
Read MoreDo Third-Party Email Apps Spy on You?
Remember the old adage, there’s no such thing as a free lunch? You could change that to “there’s no such thing as free third-party email apps.” Yes, these email productivity products are free to use, but there is a price to pay. Business Insider recently noted that apps like Edison, Cleanfox and Slice scrape and…
Read MoreAfter COVID: Managing Continued Work from Home
COVID-19 quarantine may be ending, but many are in no rush to get back to the office. Work from home (or even work from anywhere) may very well become the new norm — or at least a must-have option for attracting quality staff. So, how do you make remote work secure and efficient for your…
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