I and my colleagues at the NCEO are big proponents of learning about something from those who have gone through it. Upcoming events feature speakers discussing the path to employee ownership at their own companies.
As trainers and educators, we at the OEOC spend a fair amount of time working with companies as we all try to unlock the secrets of building the ideal ownership culture.
Now that a month has passed since our annual conference in Seattle this past April, my colleagues and I have a renewed gratitude for just what it means to host these events.
The Work Act, which would create a major federal program to provide funding and support for state-level outreach and technical assistance for employee ownership, has been incorporated in the proposed RISE and SHINE Act.
The NCEO just completed a large grant-funded project examining whether and how employee ownership affected companies and employees in the U.S. food system during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A new study, “Contribution of S ESOPs to Participants’ Retirement Security and Employee-Owner Benefits,” prepared for the Employee-Owned S Corporations of America (
A new law in Maine, LD 1969, directs the Maine Public Utilities Commission to require that any renewable energy project in the state receiving $50,000 or more in state funding to meet certain labor standards, including paying prevailing wages.