MNCEO joins Freddie Bell and Chantel SinGs on the morning show
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Panel with SBDC, employee ownership and exit planner expertise. Took place during the BRE +BST course in St. Paul. November 2022
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During the past few years, it has become almost impossible to read anything about corporate America or public investing without hearing about a company or investment fund’s Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) factors. ESG factors are those that allow investors and consumers to better understand how a company “behaves.”
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Early to performance marketing, Nina Hale built the agency that is now Collective Measures and became an advocate for employee ownership. Click below to listen to the podcast of the interview with Nina Hale by host, Allison Kaplan.
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An employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) is required to have a trustee. Let’s learn more about their important role.
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Looking for a quick bird’s eye view of Employee Ownership resources throughout Minnesota? Check out this article written by Minnesota Chamber of Commerce business owners looking for business succession support.
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While many businesses in the next two decades may pass to the next generation, a large portion of them will be sold — many of them to an Employee Stock Ownership Plan, or ESOP. How do you know if an ESOP is a good option for your company?
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Hear the story of Happy Earth Cleaning Cooperative. Learn about how they did it, and why they choose to convert into a worker co-op. Nexus Community Partners was proud to partner with Project Equity in helping with the conversion process.
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Tom Prosser shared the options he considered and why employee ownership was the best option for him and the future of the business that he had worked so hard to build.
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Graybar is an employee- and retiree-owned, FORTUNE 500 distributor of electrical, communications and data networking products, based in St. Louis, Missouri. The company has more than 8,200 employees, 292 locations across North America and $7.3 billion in annual revenue (2020).
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On June 16th, Sue Crockett, current MNCEO Executive Director, shared her experience with the Exit Planning Institute.
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As COVID-19 restrictions begin to lift around the U.S., business owners are reevaluating how they can get their businesses back on track.
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An Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) exists to benefit both current and future employees. With looser ties to the Internal Revenue Code and U.S. Department of Labor regulations, forming an EOT is likely to be less costly than an ESOP. Read on to read more.
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Employee Ownership Trusts, a “no-hassle” form of employee ownership. According to an article published by Fifty by Fifty, an Employee Ownership Trust provides a unique opportunity not found in ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plans).
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On May 5th, Nina Hale, former owner of Collective Measures, shared her experience with employee ownership and how to prepare your business with a proper exit strategy.
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A feasibility study is the go-to metric analysis study for companies who are considering transitioning to an employee ownership model. An employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) can be a great way to transition your business and give back to your employees; however, it is not for everyone.
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Today, the Minnesota Center for Employee Ownership (MNCEO) released new data that reveals twin crises from the Silver Tsunami coupled with COVID-19 for businesses across Minnesota.
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During this event, a panel of employee-owners and professionals shared their experiences of employee ownership in Minnesota as well as the logistics behind the operations of Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) and Worker Cooperatives.
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We are all familiar with the notorious Forbes lists. However, Forbes just published an interesting list which outlines 11 of the 100 largest privately-owned companies are in fact, employee-owned. Do you recognize any of these companies? A few might just surprise you!
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Fifty by Fifty, is a movement focused on scaling up employee ownership and converting 50 million employee-owners in the US by 2050. On December 14th, 2020, this collaboration released a report outlining the effects of COVID-19 on businesses around the US.
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