Posts by Luke Hoffman
June 22, 2023 | Virtual Lunch & Learn: Employee Ownership Succession Planning
As a business owner, what will your legacy be? Join the North Carolina Employee Ownership Center (NCEOC) to explore succession planning and dive into how selling to your 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 MoreMay 9, 2023 | Winston-Salem Black Chamber of Commerce Road To Business Resilience: Exploring Employee Ownership & Succession Strategies for Small Businesses
The North Carolina Employee Ownership Center (NCEOC) will be leading a training for the Winston-Salem Black Chamber of Commerce’s (WSBCC) Road to Business Resilience Training about succession planning and how selling to your employees via an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), worker cooperative, or Employee Ownership Trust (EOT) can be utilized to increase employee recruitment…
Read MoreNorth Carolina Employee Ownership Center Welcomes Lauren Elyse Tudor as New Executive Director
Durham, NC, April 11, 2023: The North Carolina Employee Ownership Center (NCEOC) is delighted to announce that we have hired a new executive director, Lauren Elyse Tudor, who will lead NCEOC in achieving our mission of protecting jobs, increasing community wealth, and creating a more vibrant, inclusive economy through employee ownership. With over a decade…
Read MoreApril 19, 2023 | Martin County – Exploring Employee Ownership & Succession Strategies for Small Businesses
Join the North Carolina Employee Ownership Center (NCEOC) and Martin County Economic Development to explore succession planning and dive into how selling to your 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 wealth, and create…
Read MoreWe Are Proud to Support America’s SBDC and the 7th Annual #SBDCDay on March 15th
Successful employee ownership conversions require expert guidance in areas such as business law, planning, finance, and management. SBDCs across the country are repositories of such guidance and resources, whether someone is pursuing employee ownership or a traditional ownership plan. As more aging business owners retire during the ongoing “Silver Tsunami,” SBDCs and employee ownership centers…
Read MoreMay 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 MoreOctober 25, 2023 – Celebrate & Learn: Employee Ownership in NC
Details: Wednesday, Oct. 25th, 2023 4:00pm – 6:00pm Winston-Salem (venue TBD) Celebrating NC’s Newest Employee-Owned Companies October is employee ownership month! It is time to celebrate a few of NC’s newest employee-owned companies. Join us in the Triad to learn from and network with employee-owned companies and folks working with businesses to realize more worker-owners…
Read MoreNC Employee Ownership Ambassador Program
Interested in learning about employee ownership? Join us! 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 businesses, connect with fellow participants, and…
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…
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