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Keeping the legacy glowing
How a Berkeley, CA business owner is using an “ESOP-erative” to retire from his solar company.
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5 reasons to consider an ESOP
An Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) has major benefits for both the business owner and the employees. In this article, we share with you 5 major benefits of selling to...
Project Equity keeps Berkeley businesses rooted in the local economy
Recorded at the Berkeley Business Success Forum on June 13, 2019, Jordan Klein describes the tremendous potential that employee ownership can offer cities, why Berkeley is embracing it, and how...
California’s North Coast SBDC partners with Project Equity to prepare for boom in employee ownership
Small Business Development Centers across the United States are about to be part of a boom in employee ownership.
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Aspen Institute’s Economic Opportunities Program interviews Alison Lingane
Alison Lingane, Project Equity co-founder, was interviewed and profiled on the Aspen Institute’s Economic Opportunities Program website, as part of the cohort of Job Quality Fellows for their Economic Opportunities...
Project Equity welcomes Coro Fellow, Eric Medrano
Eric Medrano is a Fellow in Public Affairs at Coro Northern California, with a passion for social impact in mid- to low-income communities. He spent four weeks with Project Equity to...
Berkeley supports employee ownership
On February 26th, 2019, The Berkeley City Council adopted a set of recommendations provided by the Sustainable Economies Law Center (SELC), based on significant input from Berkeley worker cooperatives, organizations...
2019 Government Equity Summit
Project Equity & Nexus Community Partners hosted the Government Equity Summit in San Francisco, California, with a focus on advancing equity, retaining assets and supporting legacy businesses and to promote...
Berkeley invests in employee ownership
The City of Berkeley is the first California city to invest city funds to advance employee ownership. Other cities are becoming aware, and Project Equity will be increasing the number...
Recent employee ownership events and conferences
Urban Manufacturing Alliance
The Urban Manufacturing Alliance 2018 Gathering was held in Pittsburgh and focused on Building Coalitions to Create Equitable Manufacturing Ecosystems. Patty Viáfara, Project Equity's Client Services Manager, pictured...
Just released!
New studies in regions across the U.S., including Washington State, Berkeley and Long Beach, CA show millions of businesses at risk and point to employee ownership as a solution.
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