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of employee ownership
Whether you own a business in Newark, New Jersey, advise local business owners or want a
thriving economy, find out how employee ownership can work for you
Why is employee ownership a great option?
Are you a Newark, NJ business owner looking for tools to retain employees or build a succession plan? Are you beginning to consider retiring or transitioning your business to another owner?
The perfect buyer for your company may be the ones you work with every day, and the perfect employee engagement strategy might be to give them a stake in your business’s future.
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Sources: National Center for Employee Ownership, Democracy at Work Institute, 2018 National Longitudinal Survey, Rutgers University
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Employee-owned companies in New Jersey
- Bamco, Inc. Architectural Facades
- Marshall Industrial Technologies
- Newark Paper Company
- Renova Environmental, Co.
- Talley Management Group, Inc.
- Thea Enterprises
- Visual Graphic Systems
Data courtesy of Certified EO
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New Jersey events & webinars
In this webinar, you will learn about employee ownership, and how it can be used to build a succession plan and a tool for employee retention and business resiliency. With...
In this webinar, you will learn about employee ownership, and how it can be used to build a succession plan and a tool for employee retention and business resiliency. With...
In this webinar, you will learn about employee ownership, and how it can be used to build a succession plan and a tool for employee retention and business resiliency. With...
Na Young Ma
Founder and selling owner
Proof Bakery, Los Angeles
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Proof Bakery, Los Angeles
Employee ownership as a strategy for business and workforce retention
Small, locally owned businesses are essential to Newark’s economy and regional community vitality. Among the challenges the city faces is keeping businesses and the jobs they provide rooted in the community, as the Silver Tsunami – the retirement of baby boomer business owners – impacts the region.
Learn more about curbing the effects of the Silver Tsunami.
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As a national organization, Project Equity raises awareness of broad-based employee ownership, and we support businesses in transitioning to this highly beneficial business model. We support this work through amazing local partners.
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