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NCEOC Exit Pro Series

marzo 18, 2025

Advisors? Edge: Unlocking Employee Ownership for Your Clients Next webinar takes place on May 1, 2025 from 1pm-2pm 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

enero 29, 2025

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)

enero 29, 2025

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

enero 29, 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

enero 29, 2025

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 businesses, advisors and employees who are transforming…

November 13, 2025 | SBCN Webinar – Worker Cooperative Deep Dive

enero 29, 2025

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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November 12, 2021-Cooperative Planning: Exploring Co-Ops as a Startup/Succession Strategy

octubre 22, 2021

We talk to and learn from Raafe Purnsley, Community Outreach Coordinator at the Durham Coop Market, a member and worker owned cooperative. At the Durham Coop, Raafe engages with owners, community groups, and customers. He coordinates donations, guiding tours, hosting events, and talking about all the ways the coop is working to make the Co-op…

Succession Planning 101

junio 9, 2021

Interested in learning more about succession planning and employee ownership. Join The Greater Durham Black Chamber of Commerce, Infinity Bridges, Blaise Kielar retired from Electric Violin Shop and North Carolina Emplyee Ownership Center. Click the link below to view the recording: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oOF3XcYEmaRKRbqkQq_rwVCQ3MxGxkzY/view

Employee Ownership, The Best Kept Secret in Economic Development

mayo 20, 2021

As an entire generation of Baby Boomer business owners look towards retirement, a group of partners has launched a valuable new resource: the North Carolina Employee Ownership Center (NCEOC). The NCEOC provides education around Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs), worker cooperatives, and Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs) as strong exit options that also preserve jobs and community impacts.…

Evento sobre la propiedad y la resiliencia de empleados

septiembre 3, 2020

El NCEOC (siglas en inglés) organizó un evento en octubre para celebrar el mes de propiedad de los empleados. El objetivo era crear conciencia sobre el NCEOC y destacar a las empresas propiedad de los empleados que se mantuvieron resistentes frente al COVID. Estamos construyendo un movimiento en torno a la propiedad de empleados como una oportunidad para crear empleos de calidad, proteger a los negocios y proporcionar beneficios...