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What We’ve Been Writing (and Saying)
Tiffany reflects how employee ownership might work in the music industry
Over on Democracy in 500 Words, Dr. Hand reacts to the recent US presidential debate
Dr. Hand, Jenny Everett, & Drew McClure discuss employee ownership in this new podcast episode
News
Rize announces the top employee owned businesses in the Pacific Northwest for 2025
A Charlotte contracting family embraces employee ownership
Nominations are open for the 2025 Whyte Book Prize
Left Hand Brewing Company announces their first public stock offering in over 20 years
Analysis
Patagonia tells 90 employees they must choose between relocating or leaving, sparking debate about how it balances its employees and purpose
Chelsea Robinson, Charity May, and Jay Standish explore multi-stakeholder cooperatives and their role in small business ownership in their series, Assets in Common
Insider Media answers the question, What are employee ownership trusts [in the UK]?
Oyindamola Ijewere’s writes on the challenges and opportunities for building Black wealth through small businesses
Corey Rosen highlights recent procedural guidance from the Small Business Administration (SBA); check out his publication, Understanding ESOPS
Adam Brown discusses the rise of ESOPs in the healthcare industry
Jon Shell from Social Capital Partners explains how employee owned trusts work
TriplePundit explores a few employee owned companies
Events
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
New - September 12: NCEO hosts a Community Conversation celebrating Employee Ownership Month. Register here
In Case You Missed It
The Rutgers Institute examines opportunities for employee ownership in minority veteran-owned businesses
Check out Purpose Economy’s guidebook for lawyers on strategies for integrating purpose driven principles into legal practice
