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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 […]

January 10, 2018June 19, 2019North Carolina, The Industrial Commons

Fast Company – Can the Wave of Baby Boomer Entrepreneur Retirements Create a Surge of Worker-Owned Businesses

From Fast Company: If you work at a textile or furniture factory […]

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 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 […]

October 1, 2017June 19, 2019News, University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives

Rural Cooperatives – Solar energy provider converts to worker­owned cooperative

From Rural Cooperatives: The year 2016 was a record­breaking year for solar […]

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 […]

September 8, 2017November 14, 2018News

Sen. Baldwin Looks To Boost Employee Ownership Of Companies

From WPR.org (pdf): U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin is introducing a bill designed […]

July 6, 2017June 19, 2019News, Washington

Whatcom Talk – Let’s Cooperate! How A-1 Builders Owners Successfully Sold to the Most Qualified Buyers: Their Employees

From Whatcom Talk (pdf): The idea of selling A-1 Builders to their […]

June 23, 2017February 19, 2019News, Washington

A longtime Bellingham business is leaving something of value to workers – ownership

From the Bellingham Herald (pdf): When Rick Dubrow and Cindi Landreth began […]

June 3, 2017June 19, 2019North Carolina, The Industrial Commons

Asheville Citizen Times – Employee Ownership could be Asheville’s Key to Prosperity

From the Asheville Citizen Times (pdf): In Western North Carolina the 12,000 […]

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Worker Cooperative Policy Supports

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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

  • New York

  • Ohio

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.

Learn more at www.institute.coop

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