Bi-annual census shows growing number of regions where worker co-ops flourishing.
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Employee Ownership Scholars Share Findings at Virtual Meeting
At Kelso meeting, scholars share the impact of the pandemic on ESOPs and worker cooperatives.
Continue ReadingBiden Transition Team Considers Local Economy Preservation Funds to Build Back Better
Local holding companies could help save small businesses and create a more equitable economy.
Continue ReadingEmployee-owned Firms More Likely to Retain Employees during Pandemic
Employee Ownership Foundation releases survey data comparing pandemic response among ESOP and non-ESOP firms.
Continue ReadingThe Main Street Phoenix Rising
A COVID-19 recovery strategy that puts workers first.
Continue ReadingEquitable Employee Ownership Transitions Require Investor Guardrails
New publication outlines best practices for investors, asset managers and others by Karen Kahn The novel coronavirus has permanently shuttered tens of thousands of businesses, leaving millions of employees jobless in a perilous economy. The pandemic has had a particularly devasting impact on Black- and Latinx-owned businesses, with one study estimating that the number of […]
Continue ReadingIn Brief: Employee Ownership News Updates, August 2020
Marjorie Kelly argues for bold action in response to the small business crisis in The Hill.
Continue ReadingCan Employees Be Protected in an ESOP Bankruptcy?
Debating the risks and rewards of ESOP participation.
Continue ReadingEmbrace Social Purpose, Says British Employee Ownership Expert Graeme Nuttall
Nuttal delivered this year’s annual Ghandi Foundation lecture.
Continue ReadingRace, Equity and the Transformative Power of Employee Ownership
A conversation with Todd Leverette, program manager for Legacy Business Initiatives at the Democracy at Work Institute
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