ATTAIN YOUR EXIT GOALS
with employee ownership
Retain equity
Receive market value for what you have built, and potentially gain significant tax savings.
Preserve your legacy
Selling your business to your employees can help you leave a lasting legacy.
Save jobs
Provide opportunity for the people who have worked alongside you to build your business.
Why is employee ownership a great option?
Nearly 50% of California small business owners are baby boomers. These long-term business owners are already starting to retire, and the need to prepare for succession is critical.
The city of Santa Clara is taking a proactive look at this issue and has partnered with Project Equity to assist businesses with succession options including employee ownership transitions.
Business owners may face a challenge as they approach retirement
As you explore your succession options, it’s important to examine all of your choices. While selling your business on the market might seem like the best choice, did you know that the vast majority of businesses put on the market don’t sell?
Rather than run the risk of closing down, consider selling your business to the people who know it best—your employees.
The myths and the reality
Myths: Like many business owners, you may doubt that your employees can run your company, that they will want to buy it, or that they have the money to buy it. These are some of the myths that we can help you overcome.
Reality: The truth is that many California business owners are already enjoying the benefits of employee ownership as a succession plan that allows them to keep their legacy intact while retiring comfortably.
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The Perfect Buyer
The perfect buyer for your company may be the ones you work with every day—your employees.
Impact of Legacy Businesses
In the press
Santa Clara Launches Initiative with Project Equity
City of Santa Clara leaders
“Small, locally owned businesses are essential to Santa Clara’s economy and community vitality. Now, more than ever, solutions are needed that create economic resiliency for workers and local economies.”
“The twin small business crises of COVID-19 and the retirement of baby boomer owners are critical to address. Employee ownership offers a solution that is a win-win-win for business owners, workers and our community.”
Employee Ownership options
How it works
Understand the steps to transition your business
Learn from others
See how others transitioned and how the financing worked
How Project Equity can help
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