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of employee ownership
Whether you own a Bellingham 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 a Bellingham 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 Whatcom County and Bellingham
- A-1 Builders
- Anvil Corporation
- Artwood Gallery
- Bellingham Bay Builders
- Circle of Life Caregiver Cooperative
- Continuity Publishing, Inc.
- Exxel Pacific
- Superfeet Worldwide
- Wood Stone
Data courtesy of Certified EO
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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...
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...
Employee ownership as a strategy for business and workforce retention
Update copy: Small, locally owned businesses are essential to Bellingham’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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