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Category: Vermont Employee Ownership Center

Railyard Apothecary – Burlington, VT

Industry: Health Location: Burlington, Vermont Number of employees: 5 Became employee owned: […]

November 29, 2019December 3, 2019News, Vermont, Vermont Employee Ownership Center

Brattleboro Reformer – Workshop covers business succession

From the Brattleboro Reformer: A training program for business owners and key […]

June 16, 2019December 3, 2019News, Vermont, Vermont Employee Ownership Center

Burlington Free Press – Employee Owned Companies Gain Traction

From the Burlington Free Press: For Jason and Shaun, an ESOP was the […]

Alliance Mechanical – Essex Junction, VT

Industry: Construction Location:Essex Junction, Vermont Number of employees: 125 Became employee owned: […]

Rabble Rouser – Montpelier, VT

(Changed named in 2019 from Nutty Steph’s) Industry: Food and Beverage Location: […]

December 19, 2018June 19, 2019News, Vermont, Vermont Employee Ownership Center

Vermont Business Magazine – A year of change for employee-owned Gardener’s Supply

Read the full story at Vermont Business Magazine  “2018 was a transformative […]

November 28, 2018June 19, 2019Capital Impact Partners, Cooperative Development Institute, Cooperative Fund of the Northeast, ICA Group, Local Enterprise Assistance Fund, Massachusetts, Shared Capital Cooperative, The Working World, Vermont Employee Ownership Center

Fifty by Fifty – Are Cooperatives Really So Difficult to Finance?

From Fifty by Fifty: Since 2012, CFNE has financed 15 co-op conversions […]

October 4, 2017June 19, 2019News, Vermont Employee Ownership Center

VT Digger – Gov. Phil Scott signs proclamation designation October as Employee Ownership Month

From VTDigger.org: Proctor, Vt. – At a signing ceremony Wednesday, Governor Phil […]

May 26, 2016June 19, 2019Cooperative Development Institute, Cooperative Fund of the Northeast, Democracy at Work Institute, Maine, Vermont Employee Ownership Center

Yes – As Boomers Retire, Mom-and-Pop Businesses Convert to Co-ops to Save Jobs

From Yes Magazine: Five years later, things are better for Rock City, […]

Timber Homes – Vershire, VT

Timber Homes is an 8-person custom construction company structured as a member-owned […]

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Popular Company Stories

  • The Brooklyn Packers – Brooklyn, NY

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  • A Child’s Place – Queens, NY

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Popular Pages

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  • What are the Stages of a Transition to Employee Ownership for a Small Business?

  • How are Small Business Employee Ownership Transitions Financed?

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  • How Do I Create an Ownership Culture Among Employees?

  • What is Small Business Employee Ownership?

  • What are the Benefits of Employee Ownership?

  • Multi-stakeholder Cooperatives

  • What are Some Examples of Employee Owned Small Businesses?

  • Which Small Business Sectors Have Concentrations of Employee Ownership?

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Our mission is to expand the worker cooperative model to reach communities most directly affected by social and economic inequality, specifically people of color, recent immigrants, and low-­wage workforces. We are a movement-based think-and-do tank supporting worker cooperatives to grow to a scale that creates meaningful change in the economy.

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