What We’ve Been Writing
Tiffany highlights some key points from the recent Aspen Institute and Rutgers University Panel Discussion, “Rebuilding the Middle Class through Employee Ownership.”
Dr. Hand reflects on George Strait’s concert by exploring contemporary American society and emphasizing the role of individual action in shaping a more hopeful future.
Just the News
Miami’s Ocaquatics Swim School, who recently became an employee ownership trust, shares this fun video on its transition
Project Equity releases a case study of Oregon’s Local Ocean Seafoods, another employee ownership trust
Sauce Magazine reports on employees taking ownership of several businesses in St. Louis, highlighting the growing trend of employee ownership
We’ve just learned about The Community Care Cooperative and The Eviction Protection Cooperative in Houston, both projects of We Are The Ones (H/t Elias C.).
The West Virginia Center for Employee Ownership is now open
Common Trust employee Raustin Memom also shares Lamplight, a program in Alabama empowering teens to take ownership of their own education and development
KKR eyes a $20B new North America Fund, emphasizing employee ownership as a pivotal strategy
A Czech billionaire offers to buy all Royal Mail staff shares in the UK. Also in the UK, RM2 publishes the top 50 Employee Ownership Trusts in the UK
Plus the Analysis
Jay Standish & Charity May highlight leaders in collaborative business and shared ownership in the latest in their series, Assets in Common.
AICPA Provides Comments on the Tax Classification of Purpose Trusts
We’ve got lots from more Project Equity this week, including lessons from the employee ownership pipeline; their first client impact report, Unlocking Economic Opportunity Through Ownership; and a few more of its 10 reasons you should consider selling to your employees
The CFO discusses stock-splits as an emerging strategy for retaining employees through ownership incentives
Dan Davis explores why employee owned companies are increasingly viable in manufacturing sectors for The Fabricator
Serena Haththotuwa and Abigail Bigelow both explore how employee ownership elevates entrepreneurial mindsets among staff, enhancing growth and innovation
Events Coming Up
July 16, July 18, and August 14: The Texas/Oklahoma Chapter of the ESOP Association announces upcoming programming focused on employee ownership advocacy and education. Register here
July 18: Transform Finance’s Julie Menter presents on “the intersection of Alternative Ownership Enterprises and social transformation”
July 24: The Aspen Institute’s Economic Opportunities Program hosts the Talent Pipeline Management Network for a conversation on worker voice
August 6-9: The Employee Ownership Foundation’s second annual Oxford Symposium
August 12: Can Co-ops help us survive climate change? Learn how cooperative business models contribute to sustainability efforts.
August 30: Dr. Hand will be presenting at the second annual Rutgers-Oxford Research Symposium
September 4: Aspen EOP and Workshop’s webinar, Seizing the Moment on Worker Rights: A Toolkit for Organizers and Practitioners
In Case You Missed It
The Aspen Institute and Rutgers University’s discussion “Rebuilding the Middle Class through Employee Ownership,” examines the role of employee ownership in economic equity
Another discussion by The Aspen Institute and Rutgers University, “American Values and the Competitive Advantage of Employee Ownership”