Discover the power
of employee ownership

Whether you own a California business, advise local business owners or want a
thriving economy, find out how employee ownership can work for you

Engage your employees, sell your business and preserve your legacy

Give your clients peace of mind and a fair market price for their businesses

Retain local businesses and create high quality jobs

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Why is employee ownership a great option?

Are you a California 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 California

A Slice of New York
Adams & Chittenden Scientific Glass
Alternative Technologies
Atthowe Fine Art
California Solar Electric
Niles Pie Company
Proof Bakery
Rockman et al
The Local Butcher
Westbrae Nursery

Data courtesy of Certified EO

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California events & webinars

Sell your business and attract & retain employees

Join us for a free LIVE webinar to learn about employee ownership, and how it can be used to build a succession plan and a tool for employee retention and business...

October 19, 2023
@ 10:00 AM

Virtual

Sell your food business and attract & retain employees

Are you a business owner thinking about what’s next for your restaurant, bakery, catering, CPG or food manufacturing company? Join us for an important online event to learn how employee...

October 23, 2023
@ 10:00 AM

Virtual

“The City of Berkeley believes in employee ownership as a great strategy for employees, businesses and the Berkeley community.”

Jordan Klein

Economic Development Manager,
City of Berkeley

Employee ownership as a strategy for business and workforce retention

Small, locally owned businesses are essential to California’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.