Fifty by Fifty joined mission-led employee-owned companies to shine spotlight on benefits of employee ownership.
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For Co-op Conversions, It’s All in the Timing
To grow employee ownership, impact investors, foundations, and other agencies must consider business lifecycle.
Continue ReadingCooperative Industry Requests Congressional Hearing on SBA Loans
Small Business Administration report offers no alternatives to the personal guarantee.
Continue ReadingFifty by Fifty Goal: 50 Million Employee Owners? Or 50 Million Empowered Employee Owners?
Is it enough to have millions of employee owners with tiny shares of publicly traded companies?
Continue ReadingEmployee Ownership Rarely Integrated into MBA Programs
Employee ownership makes stakeholder capitalism real,
says Marjorie Kelly in the Boston Globe.
Models for Taking Cooperatives to Scale
A typology of cooperative networks and associations can help cooperatives think about how to scale and maintain their values.
Continue ReadingKendeda Fund Announces Plan to Invest over $24 Million in Expanding Employee Ownership
Grants will catalyze at least 100 employee ownership conversions over five years.
Continue ReadingBig Business Rethinks Shareholder Primacy
Business Roundtable statement kicks off robust debate on purpose of the corporation.
Continue ReadingThe Role of Employee Ownership in an Economy that Works for All
Marjorie Kelly and Ted Howard highlight movement for a democratic economy.
Continue ReadingGovernment Contracting Preferences Pose Barrier to Scaling Employee Ownership
An ESOP trust doesn’t qualify as a minority-owned business.
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