Posts by Anne-Claire
May 18, 2023 | Halifax County – Exploring Employee Ownership & Succession Strategies for Small Businesses
Join the North Carolina Employee Ownership Center (NCEOC) and the Halifax Community College Small Business Center to explore succession planning and dive into how selling to the employees via an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), worker cooperative, or Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) can be utilized to increase employee recruitment & retention, protect jobs, increase community…
Read MoreNC Employee Ownership Ambassador Program
Interested in learning about employee ownership? The dates for our next cohort are TBD The North Carolina Employee Ownership Ambassador Program is for people that work with businesses–in economic development, as business service providers, legal professionals, financial advisors, etc.–and would like to learn about employee ownership from people with experience working with or at employee-owned…
Read MoreCohort 1 of our NC Employee Ownership Ambassador Program is in the books!
This past week, we wrapped up the inaugural cohort of our NC Employee Ownership Ambassador Program. Our five participants (pictured above at our hybrid meeting last week) represented economic development, wealth management, business owners, higher education, and Small Business Centers (SBCs). They learned how employee ownership can protect jobs, increase community wealth, and create a…
Read MoreNCEOC Hiring an Executive Director!
Job Description: North Carolina Employee Ownership Center Executive Director Overview The North Carolina Employee Ownership Center (NCEOC) is on a mission to protect jobs, increase community wealth, and create a more vibrant, inclusive economy through employee ownership. We do this through telling stories, forging partnerships, and providing unbiased information to business owners and their advisors…
Read MoreNCEOC’s Employee Ownership Month Celebration is in the books!
Thank you to everyone who joined us for Celebrate & Learn: Employee Ownership in NC! And thank you to our sponsors, The ICA Group and The Industrial Commons, for making this event possible. It was great to bring together partners, friends, and supporters of employee ownership from across North Carolina to celebrate this state’s newest…
Read MoreNCEOC & UNC Charlotte’s Urban Institute Conduct Research on Employee Ownership as a Mechanism for Reducing the Racial Wealth Gap
The North Carolina Employee Ownership Center (NCEOC) and UNC Charlotte’s Urban Institute, with support from The Gambrell Foundation, conducted research on employee ownership as a mechanism for reducing the racial wealth gap in Mecklenburg County. The Executive summary says that the research found employee ownership “can concurrently address a number of the factors contributing to…
Read MoreSeptember 23, 2022 | Halifax County – Protecting your business legacy: business succession and resiliency
Details: Friday, Sept. 23rd, 2022 9:00am – 11:00am Dawson Resiliency Hub: 6878 Old 125 Road, Scotland Neck, NC 27874 Cost: FREE, breakfast included Employee Ownership as a Succession Planning Tool In partnership with A Better Chance A Better Community (ABC2), the North Carolina Employee Ownership Center (NCEOC) is hosting a workshop on succession planning for…
Read MoreBroughton Consulting Featured on the ESOP Podcast with Bret Keisling
NCEOC board member and founder Anne-Claire Broughton was featured on the ESOP Podcast with Brett Keisling to discuss employee ownership, the founding of the North Carolina Employee Ownership Center (starting at 10:15) and several small businesses in the state that have transitioned to worker ownership, Great Game of Business open book management, and B Corporations.
Read MoreSeptember 23, 2022 | Northampton County – Protecting your business legacy: business succession and resiliency
Details: Friday, Sept. 23rd, 2022 12:00pm – 1:00pm Northampton Memorial Library: 207 W Jefferson St, Jackson, NC 27845 Cost: FREE, lunch included Employee Ownership as a Succession Planning Tool The North Carolina Employee Ownership Center (NCEOC) is hosting a workshop on succession planning for privately held businesses. Business owners have put a lot of hard…
Read MoreSeptember 22, 2022 | Martin County – Protecting your business legacy: business succession and resiliency
Details: Thursday, Sept. 22nd, 2022 12:00pm – 1:00pm (lunch included) Martin County Economic Development (NC Telecenter): 415 East Blvd #130, Williamston, NC 27892 Cost: FREE Employee Ownership as a Succession Planning Tool In partnership with Martin County Economic Development, the North Carolina Employee Ownership Center (NCEOC) is hosting a workshop on succession planning for privately…
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