Project Equity co-founders receive Heinz Award for the Economy
Hilary Abell and Alison Lingane recognized for their roles in catalyzing employee ownership movement
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A bold vision for Black Business Month
There are a lot of important ways to support the growth of Black-owned businesses. We can continue to push for greater access to capital, expand the aperture of creditworthiness and connect young entrepreneurs with mentors.
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Reframing Ownership
A six-part series celebrating employee ownership and the emergence of a new ownership economy
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How an SBDC unlocked the potential of employee ownership
Project Equity has partnered directly with SBDCs and regional networks to provide consultation and employee ownership feasibility assessment advising services to their SBDC clients…
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Coming back strong
How one hospitality company’s employee ownership values helped them survive during the COVID pandemic
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EOX state center network is expanding
Steve Storkan, the Executive Director of the Employee Ownership Expansion Network (EOX) and his staff members have been very busy expanding the network of state centers for employee ownership.
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Cal Solar thrives through COVID crisis
“The beauty of the cooperative model is it involves everybody. It allows everyone to feel vested in the success of the business.” Lars Ortegren, founder and former owner of California Solar Electric Company Project Equity was proud to assist California Solar Electric Company located in Grass Valley, CA, with its transition to employee ownership in
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Proof for employee ownership
Employee-owned companies have protected their workers’ jobs four times better than other firms and suffered fewer cuts to hours and pay during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study.
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Fremont, CA seeks to curb effects of the silver tsunami
Manufacturing accounts for a whopping 21% of the San Francisco Bay Area’s regional GDP. In the city of Fremont, CA, alone, the manufacturing cluster provides one in every four jobs. These are solid middle class jobs that pay well, have professional advancement opportunities, and are generally accessible to people without a four-year college degree. In our recent
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Why 1 in 6 jobs are at risk
Independently owned and operated businesses are the lifeblood of our local economies. With 10,000 baby boomers retiring every day in the United States, a significant portion of privately-owned businesses will change hands or permanently close, putting 1 in 6 jobs at risk. Our local business landscape is about to go through a dramatic shift. The
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