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
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
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.
Adams and Chittenden Scientific Glass
Project Equity was proud to assist Adams and Chittenden Scientific Glass located in Berkeley, CA, with its transition to employee ownership in 2019. “When it came time
Rockman et al
Professional researcher Saul Rockman discovered an exit strategy that saved the company from closing its doors. Project Equity was proud to assist Rockman et al located in
Happy Earth
Project Equity was proud to assist Happy Earth Cleaning LLC, located in Minneapolis, MN, with its transition to employee ownership in 2019. Marion and Jesse Dunbar sold
Project Equity and Shared Capital Cooperative Launch Accelerate Employee Ownership to Retain Small Businesses and Advance Quality Jobs
A collaboration of two national organizations drives a $5M investment from the Quality Jobs Fund We clearly see the looming threats, but we also know
