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March 30, 2018June 19, 2019Maine, News

Portland Press Herald – Bill would help retiring business owners transfer ownership to workers

From Maine’s Portland Press Herald: NORTHPORT — In 1992, Susanne Ward and […]

October 20, 2017November 11, 2019Maine, News

Maine Public Radio – The Co-Op Economy in Maine

From Maine Public Radio: For many people, when they hear the term […]

October 1, 2017November 11, 2019Maine, News

Rural Cooperatives – Maine solar business pursues conversion to worker­owned co­op to sustain business, create more jobs

From Rural Cooperatives: Much has been made of the oncoming wave of […]

June 19, 2017June 19, 2019Democracy at Work Institute, ICA Group, Maine, Massachusetts, Policy

In these Times – Retirement of Boomer Business Owners Could Leave Millions Jobless – Unless Workers Take Over

From In These Times (pdf): The federal government estimates that more than […]

May 3, 2016November 11, 2019Cooperative Development Institute, Maine, News

Shelterforce – The Next Boom for Worker Co-ops?

From Shelterforce For Ward, Rock City’s employees were family, and even though […]

March 2, 2016November 11, 2019Maine, News

Forbes – Entrepreneurs Looking To Exit, Your Employees May Be Your Buyers

From Forbes: Twin threats to economic growth and prosperity can both be […]

November 24, 2015February 19, 2019Maine, News

Going Co-op Employee Ownership Sustains Business Legacy

From the Island Institute: The effort to sustain our communities and their […]

April 25, 2015February 19, 2019Maine, News

Augusta Conference Tracks Conversion of Business to Worker-owned Cooperative

From the Kennebec Journal: Last June, 42 employees of four businesses on […]

November 12, 2014June 19, 2019Cooperative Development Institute, Cooperative Fund of New England, Maine

Pacific Standard – Buying Out Your Boss: Worker Cooperatives Are the Future of Small Business

From the Pacific Standard:  The recent Market Basket strike — 25,000 employees from 71 […]

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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
  • ChiFresh Kitchen – Chicago, IL
  • Brooklyn Stone and Tile, Brooklyn NY
  • A Child’s Place – Queens, NY
  • Opportunity Threads – Morganton, NC
  • Earth Designs Cooperative – Rosendale, NY
  • Once Again Nut Butter – Nunda, NY
  • Slow Bloom Coffee Cooperative – Redlands, CA

Popular Pages

  • Worker Cooperative LLCs
  • How are Small Business Employee Ownership Transitions Financed?
  • How Do I Create an Ownership Culture Among Employees?
  • What are the Stages of a Transition to Employee Ownership for a Small Business?
  • How Does Small Business Employee Ownership Work?
  • What is Small Business Employee Ownership?
  • What are Some Examples of Employee Owned Small Businesses?
  • What are the Benefits of Employee Ownership?
  • Which Small Business Sectors Have Concentrations of Employee Ownership?
  • What is the Value of My Small Business?

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Popular Sectors

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  • Construction
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  • Health
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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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