May 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…

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April 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…

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We 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…

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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…

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February 15, 2023 | Small Business Center Network (SBCN) Webinar – A Tax-Advantaged Succession Strategy: The Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

As a business owner, what will your legacy be? Join the North Carolina Employee Ownership Center (NCEOC) to learn more about a tax-advantaged succession strategy, the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). ESOPs can give a selling owner fair market value for their business, allow employees to build wealth, and keep jobs rooted in the local…

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Cohort 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…

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NCEOC 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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NCEOC’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…

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NCEOC & 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…

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