EO+WD Weekend Newsletter, Vol.31

We celebrate Employee Ownership Month and hear from leading economics thinkers

Welcome!

Wishing you all a fun and safe Halloween 

One Thing:

• Last week SOCAP hosted their flagship event centered on creating a more equitable and sustainable economy. Look for more information on the event next week!

What We’ve Been Writing 

• Megan shares the history of – and celebrations for – October’s Employee Ownership month 

• Tiffany covers a recent Employee Ownership panel held by The Schumacher Center 

What We’ve Been Reading 

• Check out the story of a California bakery owner who sold her restaurant back to its employees 

• An employee-owned business won a Best Place to Work award in the United Kingdom 

• Employee Ownership was featured in the Stanford Social Innovation Review this week as a way to revolutionize America’s dysfunctional workforces 

• Listen to a podcast episode with two directors of North Carolina’s Employee Ownership Center!

What’s Next 

• St. John Fisher University is holding a symposium that they hope will encourage local business owners to consider ESOPs. Click here to register online!

In Case You Missed It 

• Last week Dr. Hand welcomed a new addition! Mom and baby are doing well and he is looking forward to being back in the coming month!

The Employee Ownership + Workplace Democracy Research Cluster (EO+WD) is a joint project of UT-Arlington professor Mark Hand and students at UTA and SMU