Discover the power
of employee ownership
Whether you own an Arizona business, 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 an Arizona 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.
Sources: National Center for Employee Ownership, Democracy at Work Institute, 2018 National Longitudinal Survey, Rutgers University
Employee-owned companies in Arizona
- AGM Container Controls
- Barrio Brewing Co.
- Environmental Engineering Consultants (EEC)
- J.B. Steel
- KE & G Construction
- Pima Medical Institute
- Safi Home Works
- Technicians for Sustainability
- Tucson Asphalt
Data courtesy of Certified EO
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Arizona 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...
Ramon Gaanderse
Chief Information Officer,
Tucson Asphalt
Tucson Asphalt
Employee ownership as a strategy for business and workforce retention
Small, locally owned businesses are essential to Arizona’s local 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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About Project Equity and our Arizona partners
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 our amazing partner Local First Arizona.
Local First Arizona is on a mission to build equitable systems that earn that hometown pride and create a vibrant, inclusive, and sustainable Arizona economy.
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