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NCEOC Exit Pro Series
Advisors? Edge: Unlocking Employee Ownership for Your Clients Next webinar takes place on April 23, 2025 from 12pm-1pm EST Discover how employee ownership can be a transformative business exit strategy for your clients. This is a free training program for CPAs, financial planners, and attorneys, brought to you in collaboration with the Employee Ownership Expansion…
2025 | NC Employee Ownership Ambassador Program
Please register now for our next four week cohort in June 2025 Dates are June 3, 10, 17 and 24 at 2:00PM EST 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…
May 15, 2025 | SBCN Webinar – Small Business Succession Through Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs)
Presented by the Small Business Center Network at Forsyth Community College and NCEOC Topic: Small Business Succession Through Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs) Description: Many companies are too small for an ESOP. Tune in to hear from a Durham company that chose a new form of employee ownership, the Employee Ownership Trust, when the founder was…
August 19, 2025 | SBCN Webinar – ESOP Deep Dive 2025
Presented by the Small Business Center Network at Forsyth Community College and NCEOC Topic: ESOP Deep Dive 2025 Description: Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) can be a great option for business owners looking to retire. Come hear the basics of an ESOP as well as the experience of a business owner that went this route.…
October 16, 2025 | NCEOC Annual Employee Ownership Celebration
Celebrating Employee Ownership in North Carolina This fall, we invite you to join us in celebrating the newest wave of employee-owned companies in North Carolina. This event will be an inspiring gathering of business leaders, advocates, and community members dedicated to advancing worker ownership across the state. Come connect with the entrepreneurs and employees who…
November 13, 2025 | SBCN Webinar – Worker Cooperative Deep Dive
Presented by the Small Business Center Network at Forsyth Community College and NCEOC Topic: Worker Cooperative Deep Dive Description: Transitions from a single owner to a worker cooperative can be a great option for smaller companies and those with a fairly flat management structure. Come hear the experience of one company that chose this route.…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
September 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…
Broughton 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.
September 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…
September 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…
LinkedIn live with Justin Minott of Provident 1898: Structuring Your Business for Maximum Impact with Anne-Claire Broughton
Tune in to hear NCEOC Vice Chair & Founder Anne Claire Broughton‘s conversation with Justin Minott at Provident1898!
December 8, 2021 – Employee Ownership: A strategy for business succession and resiliency
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cabarrus-industrial-lunch-learn-employee-ownership-strategies-tickets-165029328163 Date and time Wed, December 8, 2021 12:00 PM ? 1:00 PM EDT Location Cabarrus Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship 57 Union Street South Concord, NC 28025 About this event The Cabarrus Industrial Council aims to identify industry concerns and share information, resources, and ideas that are beneficial to local companies. We welcome the opportunity to…
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