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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.…
PAST
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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