Part 1: Can private equity be trusted to prioritize worker benefit?
Continue ReadingNew models for employee ownership
Is Private Equity about to Co-opt Employee Ownership?
What the launch of the nonprofit Ownership Works could mean to the employee ownership movement.
Continue ReadingIt Takes an Ecosystem to Save Manufacturing Jobs
The Urban Manufacturing Alliance, in cooperation with Common Future, launches effort to transition small manufacturing plants to employee ownership.
Continue ReadingCentral States Manufacturing Gives Workers Early Access to ESOP Wealth
Company helps workers meet financial needs before they retire.
Continue ReadingBuilding a Worker-Centered Platform for Ridesharing
Cofounder of The Drivers Cooperative discusses how the co-op is creating an alternative to exploitive ridesharing models.
Continue ReadingMain Street Phoenix Acquires Griffin Coffee House
WeFunder campaign shows community support for transforming the restaurant industry.
Continue ReadingWorker-Owned Home Care Co-ops Growing Despite Challenging Industry Environment
Benchmarking survey shows coops offer better jobs, resulting in less turnover.
Continue ReadingEmpowered Ventures, an ESOP Holding Company
“It’s a win-win. The business owner is able to get market value for the firm, while preserving the firm’s legacy and rewarding its employees.”
Continue ReadingEconomic Engagement Key to a Successful ESOP
Firms with high levels of employee participation show double the profits of peers.
Continue ReadingApis & Heritage Legacy Fund Targets Racial Wealth Gap
Announcing its first close at $30 million, the fund plans to acquire about 8 firms with majority workforces of color to transition to employee ownership.
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