Adams and Chittenden, a manufacturer of laboratory glassware in Berkeley, CA, worked with Project Equity to transition the company ownership to their employees. In 2018, Mo was preparing to become one of the new owners. Read full story >>
Stories
The following articles are a collection of stories and interviews of new employee-owners and founders or retiring owners documenting their experiences transitioning businesses to employee-owned.
Niles Pie: Sarah’s Story
We interviewed Sarah Vegas, an employee-owner at Niles Pie in the San Francisco Bay Area. Read how becoming an owner changed her life. Read full story >>
Niles Pie: Toto’s story
We interviewed Toto, who started working at Niles Pie in 2015. Now that he’s an owner, he’s looking at the job and business from a very different perspective. Read full story >>
A Slice of New York: Ren’s story
Rendell Boguiren became an employee-owner of A Slice of New York, in San Jose, CA in 2017. He thought it was going to be a difficult process, but explains how Project Equity helped navigate him through it. Read full story >>
The Cheese Board Collective: Martha’s story
Martha splits her production time between The Cheese Board Pizza and The Cheese Board Bakery, in Berkeley, CA. Over the past 6 years, she has also assisted with bakery production at Arizmendi in San Rafael, CA. Read full story >>
