Pet ownership is not well established in Asia, and Qian Hu has put a good deal of energy into educating its customers and investors about why people might want pets in the first place.

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In residual value retention, ALG rates Genesis' 36-month residual value higher than both its Asian and domestic competition, while Equus residual values exceed its well-established European competitors after three years of ownership.

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The Pacific Battleship Center, a nonprofit organization established in 2009, has been awarded ownership of the USS IOWA by the U.S. Navy for display as an interactive naval museum at Port of Los Angeles Berth 87.

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Third, a policy aimed at facilitating employee ownership: S corporation employee stock ownership plans (S ESOPs) are also a deviation from a pure income tax system, but the benefits of promoting employee ownership are broad based and well established.

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Investment crowdfunding is the opposite method, allowing companies to sell a percentage of ownership in their company to accredited investors (future regulations established by the Securities and Exchange Commission will allow non-accredited individuals to invest in private ventures in the near future).

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Because family businesses focus on maintaining ownership across multiple generations, they benefit from longer term, more established relationships both inside and outside the organization.

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