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State of the City Address
On March 28th Mayor Lily Mei presented Fremont's annual State of the City Address and recognized Project Equity for our recent work spotlighting baby boomer business ownership in their thriving manufacturing...
The SBA champions a national effort
Two monumental bills in support of employee-owned companies have received federal bipartisan and bicameral support, The Main Street Employee Ownership Act in the House of Representatives and the Small Business Employee Ownership Promotion Enhancement Act in...
With 1 in 6 jobs at risk, how do we turn lemons into lemonade?
An opportunity exists to turn these potential lemons into lemonade. Through employee ownership, many of these businesses can be kept locally owned for the long term and deepen their positive impact on communities.
To date,...
Busting myths about manufacturing
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Workers to owners winter gathering
In January 2018, Hilary Abell and Franzi Charen from Project Equity had the opportunity to participate in the Workers to Owners collaborative's national gathering. Workers to Owners convenes practitioners from across the country (technical assistance providers,...
Everyone In: equity and inclusion initiative
Policy Roundtable: Exploring Worker-Owned Cooperatives in Long Beach, CA
In April 2017, the City Council in Long Beach, CA adopted a Blueprint for Economic Development, providing every Long Beach resident pathways of opportunity to fully...
New study encourages retiring business owners to sell to workers
ASSETS, Project Equity's outreach partner in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, is a non-profit organization focused on transforming their community through business. They provide training, 1-on-1 coaching, and financing to entrepreneurs and social entrepreneurs looking...
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...
Worker ownership action institute day
One of the most enjoyable parts of Project Equity's work is visiting our regional partners and championing the national expansion of employee ownership conversions. This November we had the opportunity to join The Industrial Commons in...
Engaging with member business networks
We work across the country with innovative business networks, including chambers of commerce, industry associations and local first groups, to help their members with succession planning. Our most recent partnerships are with two important purchasing cooperatives. These associations help businesses...
C2BE grows employee ownership opportunities in Metro Detroit
Project Equity is thrilled to welcome our newest Outreach Partner, the Center for Community-Based Enterprise (C2BE), a nonprofit based in Detroit, Michigan. Founded in 2007, C2BE creates living-wage jobs through worker ownership, especially...
Nexus grows employee ownership in the Twin Cities
We recently spent some quality time in the Twin Cities with Nexus Community Partners. We were honored to deliver a day of training on worker coop conversions and coop member education to an...
Just released!
New studies in the SF Bay Area, Twin Cities, Western North Carolina, Detroit and Central Pennsylvania show millions of businesses at risk, pointing to employee ownership as a solution.
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