Company Stories

One of the best ways to understand how, and why, small business transition to employee ownership is to learn about real companies that sold to their employees.  Below are articles, videos, and other resources that profile businesses that have made the transition, or are actively pursuing it.

Bell Street Builders – Portland, ME
San Souci Mobile—Boulder, CO
Fancy Tiger Crafts—Denver, CO
Big Duck — Brooklyn, NY
Kalchē Wine Cooperative — Fletcher, VT
Konteck — Durham, NC
Shop Bot — Durham, NC
Ethos Green Power Cooperative —  Viroqua, WI
Truce Media — Denver, CO
The Local Butcher Shop — Berkeley, CA
Promotoras Cooperative — Berkeley, CA
Proof Bakery — Los Angeles, CA
Alliance Psychological Services – New York City
Boot Boyz Biz – New York City
The Soze Agency – Brooklyn, NY
Urban Projects Collaborative – New York City
Regenerative Design Group — Greenfield, MA
Liberty Graphics – Liberty, ME
City Fresh Foods – Boston, MA
Amy’s Place – Buffalo, NY
Pixel Commerce – Leesburg, VA
Regenerative Design Group – Greenfield, MA
Slow Bloom Coffee Cooperative – Redlands, CA
Taharka Brothers- Baltimore, MD
Joe Squared – Baltimore, MD
Denver Yoga Co-op – Denver, CO
More Trees Arborist Collective – Troy, NY
Flyin’ Miata – Palisade, CO
ChiFresh Kitchen – Chicago, IL
Snow River Cooperative – Crandon, WI
Soaring Independent Cooperative – Madison, WI
Berry Insulation – Cleveland, OH
Happy Ladybug – Aurora, CO
Railyard Apothecary – Burlington, VT
Happy Earth Cleaning – Minneapolis, MN
W.J. Wheeler Insurance – South Paris, ME
Oxbow Design Build – Easthampton, MA
Partner and Partners – New York City, NY
Ward Lumber – Jay, NY
Gallun Snow – Denver, CO
Mexcon – Philadelphia, PA
California Solar Electric Company – Grass Valley, CA
Rockman et al – San Francisco, CA
Adams and Chittenden – Berkeley, CA
Roots4Change – Madison, WI
Alliance Mechanical – Essex Junction, VT
Downtown Sounds – Northampton, MA
Mainer News – Woolwich, ME
Outskirts Vintage – Chicago, IL
Rabble Rouser – Montpelier, VT
Hivemind – Philadelphia, PA
Insource Renewables – Pittsfield, ME
1149 Cooperative – Philadelphia, PA
Railroad Avenue Supply Company – Stamford, NY
Davis Home Pros – Walnut Creek CA
The Sound Co-op – New York City, NY
L&S Printing – Queens, NY
Random Harvest Market – Craryville, NY
Bonfire Media Collective – Philadelphia, PA
Hopewell Care Childcare Worker Cooperative
Mariposa Gardening & Design – Berkeley, CA
Sun Light & Power – Berkeley, CA
New Prairie Construction – Urbana, IL
Mujeres Emprendedoras Cooperative – Denver, CO
Common Properties Management – Minneapolis, MN
Brooklyn Stone and Tile, Brooklyn NY
Visitec – St. Charles, IL
Rock City Employee Cooperative – Rockland, ME
Box Pack and Ship – Los Angeles, CA
Pingree – Detroit, MI
Brightly – New York City, NY
3Cross Fermentation Cooperative- Worcester, MA
A Child’s Place – Queens, NY
The Rose Garden – Buffalo, NY
Echo Adventure Cooperative – Groveland, CA
Cooperativa PWA – Philadelphia, PA
Key Figures – Austin, TX
Niles Pie – Union City, CA
A Slice of New York – Santa Clara, CA
Blue Dot Law – Denver, CO
Ewing Controls – Greenfield, MA
The Stud – San Francisco, CA
Catalyst Cooperative – Boulder, CO
Northwind Solar – Stevens Point, WI
dojo4 – Boulder, CO
Zingerman’s – Ann Arbor, MI
ReVision Energy – Portland, ME
Arbor Assays – Ann Arbor, MI
Technicians for Sustainability – Tucson, AZ
Line Break Media – Minneapolis, MN
Derute Consulting Cooperative – Milwaukee, WI
Electric Violin Shop – Durham, NC
The Brooklyn Packers – Brooklyn, NY
Bed Stuy Fresh and Local – Brooklyn, NY
Earth Designs Cooperative – Rosendale, NY
New Roots Cooperative Farm – Lewiston, ME
Surface Chemists of Florida – Jupiter, FL
Scruf Pet Care Collective – Oakland, CA
Acadia Landscape + Design, Mount Desert Island, ME
Timber Homes – Vershire, VT
Rock Steady Farm and Flowers – Millerton, NY
Samamkaya Yoga Back Care and Scoliosis Collective – New York, NY
Big Water Coffee Roasters – Bayfield, WI
New School of Montpelier – Montpelier, VT
Ariza Cheese – Los Angeles, CA
Baldwin Apple Ladders – Brooks, ME
Terra Firma Building and Remodeling – Minneapolis, MN
Earth-Bound Building – Brandywine, MD
Four Star Video – Madison, WI
Island Employee Cooperative – Deer Isle, ME
Confluence Courier – Denver, CO
Community Language Cooperative – Denver, CO
Letterbox Farm Collective – Hudson, NY
A Yard and a Half Landscaping Cooperative – Waltham, MA
Breadhive – Buffalo, NY
Trusty Amigos – Brooklyn, NY
Polycot Associates – Austin, TX
Boston TechCollective – Cambridge, MA
Real Pickles – Greenfield, MA
ABC Bookkeeping – Brooklyn, NY
Sustainergy – Cincinnati, OH
Pattycake Bakery – Columbus, OH
Golden Steps Elder Care Cooperative – Brooklyn, NY
Ecomundo Cleaning – New York City, NY
Chelsea Green Publishing – White River Junction, VT
Wisconsin Natural Heritage Cooperative – Madison, WI
Agua Gorda Cooperative – Long Prairie, MN
New Era Windows – Chicago, IL
CERO – Boston, MA
Blue Scorcher Bakery – Astoria, OR
C’ville Foodscapes – Charlottesville, VA
Centerpoint Counseling – Viroqua, WI
Select Machine – Brimfield, OH
Small World Food – Rochester, NY
PT360 – Williston, VT
Caracol Language Co-op – New York City, NY
Catamount Solar- Randolph, VT
Local Sprouts – Portland, ME
Interpreters Cooperative of Madison – Madison, WI
Fifth Season Cooperative – Viroqua, WI
Tangerine Clean – Durham, NC
Mandela Grocery – Oakland, CA
Civilization – Gainesville, FL
Baltimore Bicycle Works – Baltimore, MD
Opportunity Threads – Morganton, NC
Alexandria Union Cab Cooperative – Alexandria, VA
Green Mountain Spinnery – Putney, VT
Colors – New York City, NY
TeamWorks Cleaning – Sunnyvale, CA
King Arthur Flour – Norwich, VT
Matchbox Coffeeshop – Minneapolis, MN
Red House Building – Colchester, VT
South Mountain Company – West Tisbury, MA
Collective Copies – Florence, MA
O&O Supermarkets – Philadelphia, PA
Isthmus Engineering – Madison, WI
Union Cab – Madison, WI
Workers Owned Sewing Company – Windsor, NC
Burley Design – Eugene, OR
Fedco Seeds – Clinton, ME
Pelham Auto – Belchertown, MA
Once Again Nut Butter – Nunda, NY
Cheese Board Collective – Berkeley, CA