Discover the power
of employee ownership
Whether you own a Los Angeles County 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 Los Angeles County 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 Los Angeles County
- Ariza Cheese
- ATA Engineering
- Box Pack and Ship
- Carrier Johnson
- Erikson Hall Construction
- KKW Trucking
- Los Angeles Engineering
- Maximum Fun
- Proof Bakery
Data courtesy of Certified EO
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Los Angeles County events & webinars
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...
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...
Na Young Ma
Founder and selling owner
Proof Bakery, Los Angeles
Proof Bakery, Los Angeles
Employee ownership as a strategy for business and workforce retention
Small, locally owned businesses are essential to the Los Angeles County 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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The People’s Maximum Fun
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- Los Angeles, CA
- Mar 22, 2023
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- Los Angeles, CA
- Mar 22, 2023
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L.A. Times
- Los Angeles, CA
- Mar 20, 2023
Proof Bakery Makes Employees the Owners – Los Angeles Gem Preserves Local Legacy with Transition to Employee Ownership
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- Los Angeles, CA
- Nov 17, 2021
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- Los Angeles, CA
- Nov 17, 2021
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LAist
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- Nov 16, 2021
Our partners in Los Angeles County
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.
Los Angeles County and the Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO): The DEO works to advance equity and inclusive, sustainable growth through all programs and services by targeting economic benefits to the most vulnerable and marginalized communities, small businesses and residents in LA County.
LISC Los Angels forges resilient and inclusive communities of opportunity across America – great places to live, work, visit, do business and raise families.
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