Proof Bakery
Project Equity was proud to assist Proof Bakery, located in Los Angeles, CA, with its transition to employee ownership in August 2021. It was a recipe
The Local Butcher Shop
Project Equity was proud to assist The Local Butcher Shop, located in Berkeley, CA, with their transition to employee ownership in October 2021. Owners Monica and Aaron
Quaintance-Weaver Restaurants and Hotels
In 2016, Quaintance-Weaver Restaurants and Hotels (QW) became 100% employee-owned through an ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan). This move made them one of the few employee-owned hospitality
Coming back strong
How one hospitality company’s employee ownership values helped them survive during the COVID pandemic
Optimax: An Employee Ownership Trust
The Rochester, New York area has been home to many influential companies, including Bausch & Lomb, Eastman Kodak, Xerox, and Wegmans Food Markets. These companies
This Labor Day, here’s how to fortify labor—and local businesses
When either is in crisis, both suffer. But there’s a fix.
Project Equity launches new financing option to help local businesses build for the future
This Labor Day, small businesses have a new resource that could help them rebuild from the pandemic and secure their legacies while providing long-term careers
Advance Employee Ownership through Federal and State Policy
Over the next decade, engaging and activating policymakers to advance employee ownership will be key to addressing income, wealth and racial inequality at scale.
Neighborhood Economics: Healing our communities
Come find hope with us. 2020 is a year that has not seen much hope. An economy of rugged individualism is killing us – from
How ESOPs can help to close the racial wealth gap and promote economic justice
ESOPs can play a significant role in narrowing the racial wealth gap and boosting wealth and savings power in communities of color.
