UPCOMING
June 22, 2023 | Virtual Lunch & Learn: Employee Ownership Succession Planning
As a business owner, what will your legacy be? Join the North Carolina Employee Ownership Center (NCEOC) 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…
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…
October 25, 2023 – Celebrate & Learn: Employee Ownership in NC
Details: Wednesday, Oct. 25th, 2023 4:00pm – 6:00pm Winston-Salem (venue TBD) Celebrating NC’s Newest Employee-Owned Companies October is employee ownership month! It is time to celebrate a few of NC’s newest employee-owned companies. Join us in the Triad to learn from and network with employee-owned companies and folks working with businesses to realize more worker-owners…
NC Employee Ownership Ambassador Program
Interested in learning about employee ownership? Join us! 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 from people with experience working with or at employee-owned businesses, connect with fellow participants, and…
PAST
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…
November 12, 2021-Cooperative Planning: Exploring Co-Ops as a Startup/Succession Strategy
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
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
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.…
October Employee Ownership and Resilience Event
Employee Ownership and Resilience NCEOC hosted an event in October in celebration of employee ownership month. The goal was to raise awareness about NCEOC and spotlight employee-owned companies that showed resilience in the face of COVID. We are building a movement around employee ownership as an opportunity to create quality jobs, protect businesses, and provide benefits…
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