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July 4, 2024July 10, 2024Uncategorized

DAWI Launches Free Portal Supporting Employee Ownership Through SSBCI Capital Program

For the first time, SSBCI credit is allowable for purchases interests from […]

July 4, 2024July 4, 20242023, Assistance, Construction, Converted, Cooperative Fund of the Northeast, Core, Maine, SSBCI, Worker Cooperative, Workers to Owners

Bell Street Builders – Portland, ME

Location: Portland, ME                                                                      Industry: Construction Number of employees: ## Became employee-owned: 2023 […]

October 16, 2020October 16, 2020Uncategorized

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December 2, 2019December 3, 2019Michigan, News

Manistee News – There’s no reason workers can’t be corporate owners

From the Manistee News: Worker-owned businesses might not act much differently from […]

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 […]

November 20, 2019December 3, 2019News, Project Equity

Forbes – Baby Boomers’ Untapped Legacy: Stronger Local Economies

From Forbes: Income and wealth imbalances are getting bigger. There was a […]

November 18, 2019December 3, 2019California, News, SBA, Sustainable Economies Law Center

NPQ – Berkeley, California Pioneers Novel Strategy to Boost Lending to Worker Co-ops

From NPQ: But there has been a snag in implementation—collateral. With an […]

November 17, 2019December 3, 2019Colorado, ESOP, News

Durango Herald – Employee share owned plans: A business model with a superpower

From the Durango Herald: Inspired by other employee share owned plan companies, […]

November 14, 2019December 3, 2019California, Cooperative Fund of the Northeast, News, Shared Capital Cooperative, Sustainable Economies Law Center

Next City – Making a More Democratic Economy, One Revolving Loan Fund at a Time

From Next City: But at a city council meeting this past September, […]

November 13, 2019December 3, 2019Fund for Employee Ownership, News, The Working World

Impact Alpha – Leveraged buyout funds help businesses convert to worker-ownership

From Impact Alpha: The widening wealth gap has sparked interest in worker […]

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Featured Pages

Worker Cooperative Policy Supports

Resources for the SBA and Main Street Employee Ownership Act

Financing Case Studies

Resources for Rural Employee Ownership

Popular Company Stories

  • The Brooklyn Packers – Brooklyn, NY

  • Metis Construction – Seattle, WA

  • A Yard and a Half Landscaping Cooperative – Waltham, MA

  • New School of Montpelier – Montpelier, VT

  • Brooklyn Stone and Tile, Brooklyn NY

  • A Child’s Place – Queens, NY

  • ChiFresh Kitchen – Chicago, IL

  • Opportunity Threads – Morganton, NC

  • Earth Designs Cooperative – Rosendale, NY

  • Once Again Nut Butter – Nunda, NY

Popular Pages

  • Worker Cooperative LLCs

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

  • How are Small Business Employee Ownership Transitions Financed?

  • How Does Small Business Employee Ownership Work?

  • 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?

Popular Places

  • California

  • Washington

  • Florida

  • Illinois

  • Colorado

  • Maryland

  • Virginia

  • Wisconsin

  • Ohio

  • New York

Popular Sectors

  • Farming

  • Food and Beverage

  • Manufacturing

  • Construction

  • Tech

  • Childcare

  • Health

  • Grocery

  • Cleaning

  • Landscaping

Becoming Employee Owned is an initiative of the Democracy at Work Institute.

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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