{"id":12738,"date":"2026-09-21T18:17:03","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T18:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nceoc.org\/?p=12738"},"modified":"2026-10-27T18:11:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T18:11:59","slug":"october-22-2026-12-3-pm-employee-ownership-business-continuity-overview-wnc-stories-hybrid-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nceoc.org\/es\/october-22-2026-12-3-pm-employee-ownership-business-continuity-overview-wnc-stories-hybrid-event\/","title":{"rendered":"October 22, 2026, 12-3 pm | Employee Ownership & Business Continuity: Overview & WNC Stories (Hybrid Event)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Register Here!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Join us virtually or at Hatch Coworking in Asheville, NC, to learn about employee ownership options and hear directly from WNC employee-owned companies!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This FREE hybrid event (lunch included!) will be on October 22nd from 12:00-3:00 pm in Asheville, NC, at Hatch Coworking.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We welcome business owners, advisors (see below: CLE\/CE credit available 12-1 pm)<\/em>, economic developers, and anyone interested in learning about employee ownership as a tool for business continuity that also increases employee recruitment, retention, and engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Employee ownership via Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs), Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs), and Worker Cooperatives keeps legacy businesses open and locally owned long-term, while providing employees and communities with a powerful wealth-building tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additional details will be added as the agenda and guest speakers are finalized, but the event will include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • 12-1 pm: Free Lunch & Overview of Employee Ownership Models (Offering<\/em> 1 hour of CLE or CE credit for NASBA, CFP, EPI-CEPA, and BEI )<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 1-3 pm: Representatives from WNC employee-owned companies sharing their stories and experiences. Subject matter experts providing insight into employee ownership structures and conversions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

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    Join us virtually or at Hatch Coworking in Asheville, NC, to learn about employee ownership options and hear directly from WNC employee-owned companies! This FREE hybrid event (lunch included!) will be on October 22nd from 12:00-3:00 pm in Asheville, NC, at Hatch Coworking. We welcome business owners, advisors (see below: CLE\/CE credit available 12-1 pm),…<\/p>","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":12739,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[274],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-past-event"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t