Widespread consensus on employee ownership revealed by national survey question.
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A National Strategy to Grow Home Care Cooperatives?
Participants at the USDA Interagency Working Group meeting see role for government leadership.
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New report show how ESOPs can close wealth gap.
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Preparing Business Advisors to Carry Out New Mandate.
Continue ReadingWorker Ownership Proposal Garners Widespread Support in National Poll
New report proposes giving workers the “right of first refusal.”
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Employee ownership momentum continues to grow.
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New executive office on employee ownership poised to become model for other states.
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Small Business Administration, DC Metro, holding five trainings for business owners by Karen Kahn In late February, the Washington Metro Area District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration held its first seminar for business owners interested in employee ownership as a potential exit strategy. The plan is to hold one a month in each of the […]
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Scaling employee ownership requires dispelling common misunderstandings by Bruce Dobb A number of factors inhibit the growth of employee ownership, among them, common misconceptions among small business owners. The three most common myths we encounter at Concerned Capital when discussing employee ownership with small business clients preparing to sell are: Employee ownership means an ESOP. All employees […]
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New Coalition Aims to Raise Awareness and Build Capacity by Karen Kahn Hoda Katebi, an Iranian-American fashion designer, known for her fashion blog JooJoo Azad, has turned her sights to helping immigrant and refugee women by starting a clothing production cooperative in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago. Blue Tin Production Co-op, says Katebi, will create jobs for […]
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