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Advancing the ownership economy: 2024 annual summit highlights

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This May 6-8, the 2024 Employee Ownership Equity Summit convened policymakers, funders, business owners and advisors to address some of the most pressing challenges and opportunities around broad-based employee ownership. Exceptional speakers, ranging from acclaimed journalist and author Nick Romeo to former Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs inspired attendees to develop visionary, actionable plans that will […]

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The employee ownership pipeline: What we’ve learned

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At Project Equity, we have dual focus in everything we do. First, we work hard to create ownership and wealth-building opportunities for Black, Brown and LMI workers. Through this work, we aim to simultaneously address the things that hold employee ownership back from growing at a much faster rate, or unlocking the systems changes needed

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Championing progress: 2024 Employee Ownership Inspiration Award nominees

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Employee ownership is a model that works from Main Street to Wall Street. While it remains one of the “best kept secrets” for business M&A, local business retention, strong local economies and equitable economic development, there are many employee ownership champions around the country working to elevate EO. During this year’s Employee Ownership Equity Summit,

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New bill supports worker-owned cooperatives

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On March 19, Representatives Ro Khanna (CA-17) and Jamaal Bowman, Ed.D. (NY-16) announced a new bill, the National Worker Cooperative Development and Support Act, which supports worker-owned cooperative businesses by endowing the Small Business Administration, Internal Revenue Service, and numerous federal agencies with the authority to implement programs to support worker co-ops. A worker cooperative is a

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2023 Employee Ownership Equity Summit highlight series

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In February 2023, Project Equity hosted our inaugural Employee Ownership Equity Summit. The Summit brought over 150 leaders from around the country to exchange ideas and create action plans that harness the power of employee ownership to transform their communities. We packed a lot into our three days together. Our main stage speakers incubated daring

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Inaugural Employee Ownership Equity Summit builds momentum for employee ownership

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In February, Project Equity hosted its inaugural Employee Ownership Equity Summit in Oakland, California. The Summit brought over 150 leaders from around the country to connect, learn and create action plans to harness the power of employee ownership to transform communities. The first of what will be an annual event, the Employee Ownership Equity Summit is a

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