Discover the power
of employee ownership
Whether you own a California business, advise local business owners or want a
thriving economy, find out how employee ownership can work for you
Why is employee ownership a great option?
Are you a California business owner looking for tools to retain employees or build a succession plan? Are you beginning to consider retiring or transitioning your business to another owner?
The perfect buyer for your company may be the ones you work with every day, and the perfect employee engagement strategy might be to give them a stake in your business’s future.
Sources: National Center for Employee Ownership, Democracy at Work Institute, 2018 National Longitudinal Survey, Rutgers University
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California events & webinars
Our second annual Employee Ownership Equity Summit is in Los Angeles May 6-8. We will offer a continuing education (CE) track, accredited by the CFP Board and NASBA for CPE for...
Learn about employee ownership, and how it can be used to build a succession plan and a tool for employee retention and business resiliency. With 50% of business owners nationwide...
Jordan Klein
Economic Development Manager,
City of Berkeley
City of Berkeley
Employee ownership as a strategy for business and workforce retention
Small, locally owned businesses are essential to California’s local economy and regional community vitality. Among the challenges the city faces is keeping businesses and the jobs they provide rooted in the community, as the Silver Tsunami – the retirement of baby boomer business owners – impacts the region.
Learn more about curbing the effects of the Silver Tsunami.
In the news
County launches free employee ownership consultation
Beverly Press and Park Labrea News
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Giroux Glass Presented with LA County Award for Employee Ownership
US Glass News Network
- Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles Welcomes Workers with Open Arms as it Unveils a New ‘Employee Ownership’ Initiative Aimed at Rescuing Small Businesses and Preserving Job
Hoodline
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L.A. County Launches Free Employee Ownership Consultation, Assistance Services for Business Owners
SCV TV
- Los Angeles, CA
Anchor workers ‘hopeful’ about bids for iconic SF brewery assets
The San Francisco Examiner
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This Founder Sold Her Business For $1.4 Million but She Didn’t Sell Out
Inc. Magazine
- California
About Project Equity and our California partners
As a national organization, Project Equity raises awareness of broad-based employee ownership, and we support businesses in transitioning to this highly beneficial business model. We support this work through amazing local partners.
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Nataki Gregory: CEO, 8 years Rob Kawada: Marketing Director, 9...
- California
Amalia Egri Freedman, CEO Charlene Taylor, PhD: VP, Consulting Services John...
- California
Over the past few years, the Berkeley Office of Economic...
- Berkeley, California
Cities across the U.S. are adding employee ownership to their...
- Arizona, Tucson, Berkeley, California, Illinois
