Industry: Tech Location: Leesburg, Virginia Number of employees: 3 Became employee owned: 2020 Assistance: Cooperative Development Institute (CDI) From the company https://pixel-commerce.com/about-us/ Employee Owned Small Businesses in Tech Employee Owned Small Businesses in Virginia Employee Owned Small Businesses Assisted by Cooperative Development Institute
Industry: Landscape Design / Planning Location: Greenfield, Massachusetts Number of employees: 7 Became employee owned: 2020 Assistance: Cooperative Development Institute (CDI) From the company https://www.regenerativedesigngroup.com/ https://www.regenerativedesigngroup.com/worker-owned/ Employee Owned Small Businesses in Massachusetts Employee Owned Small Businesses Assisted by Cooperative Development Institute
Industry: Insurance Location: South Paris, Maine Number of employees: 11 Became employee owned: 2019 Assistance: Cooperative Development Institute (CDI) Financing: Cooperative Fund of New England (CFNE) From the Company wjwheeler.com Learn more Daily Yonder – Radically Rural: Keeping Rural Businesses Open Across Generations (2020) Press Herald – Make it easier for Maine workers to build wealth through ownership […]
This ownership transition is in process Industry: Lumber Location: Jay, New York Number of employees: 50 Became employee owned: In transition Assistance: Cooperative Development Institute (CDI) Financing: Cooperative Fund of New England (CFNE) From the company wardlumber.com Learn more Adirondack Daily Enterprise – North Country development council unveils 11 priority projects (2019) CDI – CDI’s Business Ownership Solutions Visits […]
Industry: News Location: Woolwich, Maine Number of employees: 10 Became employee owned: 2019 Assistance: Cooperative Development Institute (CDI) Learn more mainernews.com The Bollard – Mainer is Born! (2019) The Bollard – The Mainer (2019) Employee Owned Small Businesses in Maine Employee Owned Small Businesses Assisted by CDI
From Truthout: It’s been more than 10 years since the financial crisis of 2008, and working people are still being hammered by its effects — stagnating wages, a widening gap between the rich and the poor, and a rise in the sharing economy to meet basic needs. At the same time, one legacy of the […]
From NPQ: Here at NPQ, we have noted that a business ownership succession wave—often called the “silver tsunami”—is rising. According to the nonprofit Project Equity, nationally “baby boomers own 2.34 million businesses, employ 24.7 million people, and have combined annual sales of $5.14 trillion.” Sadly, 80 percent of these businesses lack succession plans. Slowly, awareness of the looming crisis is […]
Insource Renewables is a solar installation business in Pittsfield, Maine. The original owner recognized his limited capacity to continue to manage and grow his business as a sole proprietor and saw conversion to employee-ownership as a solution that would balance his lifelong commitment and anticipated growth of the business. Insource Renewables provides a unique opportunity […]
Railroad Avenue Supply Company is a 6-person Ace-affiliated hardware store in Stamford, New York. The owner decided to sell to employees because it would keep the store open and maintain jobs. The seller is a second generation owner who after 30 years is creating job descriptions for new leadership positions in the company. Location: New York […]
From the Sun Journal: The Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the city of Lewiston Department of Economic Development and the Cooperative Development Institute, is offering a workshop series on leaving a business. Planning for Tomorrow is a three-part series on options and strategies for business owners to Exit Their Business and […]