Timothy Garbinsky
Our friends at Certified EO have launched a new tool to help consumers support employee-owned businesses. Shop EO is a search engine for employee-owned businesses that sell directly to consumers. So far, you can search by keyword, state, and industry category. The industry categories available to search include:
Timothy Garbinsky
Today is the start of the America's Small Business Development Centers (ASBDC) annual conference, where employee ownership will be discussed not once, not twice, but thrice over the course of the event.
Timothy Garbinsky
As I wrote in a blog post from July 30, the Ohio Employee Ownership Center's conference is just around the corner. The event, scheduled for Thursday, August 20, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. eastern time will be hosted via the same platform as our 2020 Annual Conference earlier this year.
Timothy Garbinsky
Adapting to the socially distanced world, both the Vermont Employee Ownership Center (VEOC) and the Ohio Employee Ownership Center (OEOC) have moved their annual conferences online.
Timothy Garbinsky
Following his earlier statement on linking employee ownership to government aid, Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) has introduced a bill doing just that. In a press release issued on July 21, 2020, Senator Johnson described the Temporary Federal ESOP Grant Program Act. According to the press release, the bill would:
Timothy Garbinsky
Vallejo, California-based Michael's Transportation Service, Inc., which has been employee-owned since 2009, announced that it will be adding all-electric Blue Bird school buses to its fleet, making it the first in the state to do so. Though the emissions-free buses won't hit the streets just yet due to the COVID-19 restrictions, the fact that Michael's has already received the delivery suggests that they are well ahead of the curve when it comes to environment-friendly transportation.
Timothy Garbinsky
The Employee Ownership Expansion Network (EOX) has announced the formation of the Minnesota Center for Employee Ownership (MNCEO). The center was officially incorporated in January of this year and is currently being lead by interim executive director Sue Crockett. The EOX, beyond coordinating the people and financial support to get the center started, will provide resources to the MNCEO going forward to make it a compelling location for Minnesotans to learn about employee ownership. This includes statements for legislators, website and social media templates, and more.
