The Vermont Employee Ownership Center is a statewide non-profit whose mission is to promote and foster employee ownership in order to broaden capital ownership, deepen employee participation, retain jobs, increase living standards for working families, and stabilize communities.
We provide information and resources to owners interested in selling their business to their employees, employee groups interested in purchasing a business, and entrepreneurs who wish to start up a company with broadly shared ownership.
The 10th Annual Vermont Employee Ownership Conference will be held on Friday, June 8, 2012 at Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont. We hope you will be able to
The 2011 Vermont Employee Ownership Conference was held Friday, June 10th, 2011 at Champlain College in Burlington, VT
Jon Crystal of the Vermont Employee Ownership Center and Cindy Turcot of Gardener's Supply Company, appeared on WCAX's "The :30" to discuss how employee ownership can help businesses grow and thrive.
Click here to watch the video.
A group of 10 seasoned physical therapists, along with two support staff, have formed PT360, a new employee-owned physical therapy firm based in Williston, Vermont. Under the leadership of Mary Steiger, the members of the group decided to form a new business and were interested in sharing ownership. The Vermont Employee Ownership Center (VEOC) provided initial information on starting up as a worker cooperative and assisted the group with their bylaws.
Sonnax Industries, an auto parts manufacturer based in Bellows Falls, VT, has been sold to its employees. The previous owners, Tommy Harmon and Rick Fritz, sold 100% of the company stock to an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). The company employs about 150 people.
May 2, 2012: "Selling to the Employees" free workshop at King Arthur Flour, Norwich, VT
June 8, 2012: 10th Annual Vermont Employee Ownership Conference, Burlington, VT
Phone: 802-321-VEOC (8362)
Email: info@veoc.org
