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To most employee-owners, the board of directors is a mysterious black box. It’s not at all clear just what it does, what it could do, and even who is on it.

This article presents key observations made in a presentation by Renee Stadtmueller of Blue Ridge Benefits and Alex Grasser of SJC Fiduciary Services at the 2022 NCEO Fall Forum.

As we have been writing here lately, there is a lot of reason to be encouraged that 2021 can be the year of employee ownership.

In the last year, there has been a revival of activity in state employee ownership legislation or executive actions. Here's how you can help make progress in your state. 

A recently published NCEO report explored the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on ESOP and non-ESOP companies in the U.S. food production, distribution, and sales industries.

It was a pleasant surprise to hear from a longtime peer, friend, and service provider in the ESOP community recently.

Of the many takeaways attendees leave NCEO meetings with, I’m always curious to know what they have learned about team dynamics and what makes some teams more successful than others.

ESOP companies have more moving parts than other companies.

By Delores Lawrence, Blue Ridge ESOP Services The plan document defines which employees may participate in the ESOP and which are excluded from participation. It defines the conditions for joining the ESOP. Simple, right? But things are not always as simple as they seem.

Employee ownership works for companies, communities, and employees. And there is a lot more broad-based employee ownership than most people realize.