Helping businesses thrive in
Montgomery County, Maryland
Whether you run a restaurant in Germantown, a fabrication shop in Silver Spring or a warehouse in Bethesda, find out how employee ownership can work for you
Why employee ownership?
Maybe you’re a local business owner who’s looking into different succession plans and trying to figure out what’s next. Or maybe you’re interested in ways to grow your revenue, engage your employees, increase your operational efficiency, and recruit, retain and reward top talent.
Whether a partial or full transition, employee ownership could be a great option for you. You can sell your business at a market price and ensure your legacy lives on.
Sources: National Center for Employee Ownership, Democracy at Work Institute, 2018 National Longitudinal Survey, Rutgers University
Employee-owned companies in Montgomery County
- AMT Engineering
- Anytime Taxi
- DAI
- DAVIS Construction
- Earth Bound Building
- Fitzgerald Auto Mall
- Panagora Group
- S.S. Papadopulos & Associates, Inc.
- Swamp Rose Co-op
- Westat
Data courtesy of Certified EO
Employee ownership as a strategy for business and workforce retention
At Project Equity, our goal is to partner with small to medium-sized, locally-owned businesses like yours to keep your company and local jobs rooted in Montgomery County. We want to help you and your employees to flourish.
Want to learn more? We’d love to meet with you or hop on a quick call to talk through your dreams and your goals for your business—and see if employee ownership could be a good fit.
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Our process
Pathway to employee ownership
Consultation
Are you curious about how employee ownership can help you meet your goals and about the different types?
Feasibility
Is your business a good fit for employee ownership? If so, what type works best? What is a feasible sale price and timeline?
Transition
What structure works best for your business? What role do you want? How can Project Equity support management transitions?
Closing the Sale
How will the sale be financed? And how can Project Equity help bring capital to the transaction?
Thrive Program
How will Project Equity support the business and its new employee-owners?
Montgomery County events & webinars
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Our partners in Montgomery 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 through amazing local partners.
Local contacts
Miyaka Cochrane
Miyaka Cochrane
Director of Business Engagement & Partnerships
Miyaka is a multidisciplinary partnership manager who has spent time managing and growing businesses in food, accommodation, technology, and arts industries. In Texas he worked with small chain restaurant Freebirds to grow into a multi state brand by opening restaurants, implementing new procedures and employee development. Returning to his home state of California, he transitioned into the accommodation tech world to help vacation home owners and managers expand their businesses through technology and partnerships. In 2017 he joined industry nonprofit HEDNA where he was elected and served on the Future Leaders board to shape the future of the industry. He studied ensemble based physical theatre at the Dell’ Arte International School, and continues to be active in the bay area theatre scene as an actor, clown, and puppeteer. He brings his skills of collaboration, communication and problem solving from across industries to the business development team of Project Equity, working with partners and businesses to transition into employee owned business models.
Jennifer Bryant
Jennifer Bryant
Program Manager, Ecosystem Development
Jennifer has worked for several years to grow the employee ownership ecosystem in the Washington, DC area. She is a founding member of the DC Cooperative Stakeholders Group, co-created the DC Co-op Impact Grant, and led the launch of the Greater Washington Center for Employee Ownership. As the Program Manager for the Black Employee Ownership Initiative at Project Equity she’s committed to working alongside local ecosystem partners to advance employee ownership as a wealth-building strategy for Black business owners and Black workers.
Jennifer has presented on employee ownership at the NCBA-CLUSA Co-op Impact Conference, the Rutgers University Online Education Program and to local government leaders through the Democracy at Work Institute and National League of Cities Shared Equity in Economic Development (SEED) Fellowship. She holds a BA from Howard University and a MA from St. John’s University. In her free time Jennifer enjoys live music, indie films and playing Wordle.
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