ESOP Mergers & Acquisitions on the Rise: Key Takeaways from the 2025 National Center for Employee Ownership Conference
Representing North Carolina, NCEOC Executive Director Illa Burbank and Founder Anne-Claire Broughton attended the 2025 National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO) Conference, held April 14–17 in Salt Lake City. The event marked a milestone as the largest in NCEO’s history, drawing more than 2,000 participants from across the United States and internationally. One of the…
3 Proven Paths to Employee Ownership
When considering options for transitioning a business to employee ownership (EO), understanding the primary types of EO is crucial. Three distinct models have proven successful across different industries and company sizes: All successful forms of EO lead to increased productivity and profitability as employees gain a direct stake in the company’s success, especially when paired…
Earn CE Credits with NCEOC’s ExitPro Workshops
Those who offer professional services to small businesses in North Carolina, such as exit planners, financial advisors, and CPAs, are invited to dive deeper into employee ownership concepts through our upcoming ExitPro Workshops. Crisis Facing North Carolina Businesses We are experiencing a “Silver Tsunami” in North Carolina: Baby Boomers (who own half of all small…
May 1, 2025 | NCEOC Exit Pro Series
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…
Exciting Events Planned for NCEOC in 2025
At NCEOC, we look forward to spreading the word about employee-ownership far and wide in 2025, especially through special events and workshops. These specially curated programs are designed to educate stakeholders, uplift employee-ownership experts, and inspire attendees through stories of experience. Our goal is to help more people, businesses, and communities understand employee-ownership models and…
You’re Invited: NCEOC Annual Employee Ownership Celebration
We are pleased to invite employee owned companies, service providers, business owners, economic developers, chamber of commerce leaders, nonprofit leaders, legislators, and community members to our third annual employee ownership celebration! This year’s event will take place on Thursday, October 24th from 4:00-6:00 p.m. at Footnote Coffee & Cocktails, 634 W. 4th Street Ste. #120…
The Dual Benefits of Employee Ownership: Legacy and Workforce Engagement
Employee ownership (EO) can be transformative for businesses across a wide range of industries. As more Baby Boomer-aged business owners reach retirement age (sometimes known as the Silver Tsunami), we are seeing more and more interest in EO models such as Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs), Worker Cooperatives, and Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs). While every…
Four Reasons to Join the Employee Ownership Ambassador Program
It’s estimated that 75% of privately held businesses don’t have a plan for who will own them when the founders or current leaders retire. We designed the Employee Ownership Ambassador Program to introduce the idea of employee ownership as a business succession option that has great benefits for business owners, employees, and communities. This program…
Celebrating Women’s History Month
The entrepreneurial spirit of women is strong throughout North Carolina! In celebration of Women’s History Month, NCEOC selected a few women-led and employee owned business to lift up. Learn more about these and other women-led business to support during March and all year long. Co-op network grows community-based businesses Everyday Details Sow True Seeds Good…
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