An ESOP in and of itself doesn’t create a company like New Belgium—it takes culture, too.
Continue ReadingMatt Cropp: What is Expected of Employee Ownership?
Employee ownership was core to New Belgium’s identity, and their story offered an alternative model to many concerned by the corporate consolidation of the craft beer sector over the past few years.
Continue ReadingDave Hammer: Employee Ownership Must Become a Movement for Social Change
Employee ownership must become more than a community of practice, we must marshal our resources and become a movement for positive social change.
Continue ReadingBret Keisling: New Belgium—A great story to tell
We should aspire for ESOP permanence, but not regard it as a failure when a great ESOP successfully transitions to a different structure.
Continue ReadingDaniel Fireside: How Beeswax and Rope Can Save Your Company’s Soul
It turns out that there are plenty of investors and lenders happy to take a supporting role knowing that we’ve prevented ourselves from selling our company, and our mission, to the highest bidder.
Continue ReadingMichael Keeling: ESOP Terminations—Red Flag?
As employee ownership advocates, we need to address why so many ESOP companies walk away from broad-based ownership.
Continue ReadingJoseph Blasi: New Belgium—A Victim of Its Own Success
Employee ownership expert and author of “The Citizen’s Share” on the sale of New Belgium.
Continue ReadingCorey Rosen: ESOP companies face the same pressures and opportunities all companies do
While it would be nice for the ESOP community to retain its great companies permanently, that is not a realistic goal unless employee owners are willing to forego potentially significant economic returns or market opportunities.
Continue ReadingMission-led Employee-Owned Enterprises Share Learnings in First-Ever Convening
Firms united in desire to spread transformative enterprise design model.
Continue ReadingCo-op Innovation Awards Announced
Awards go to groups using cooperatives to empower workers and support immigrant rights.
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