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.
Employee Ownership is a category of business structures that provide a path for full-time employees to become co-owners. To varying degrees, this includes:
ESOPs and Worker Cooperatives are the primary forms of Employee Ownership in the US, but each type offers unique benefits and challenges.
One thing, however, remains constant: Everyone thrives when businesses are employee-owned.
When we say everyone, we mean:
Discover key benefits of Employee Ownership
With wealth inequality on a steady climb in the US, it will be little surprise to most that workers at employee-owned companies have suffered fewer of the negative economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic than the average American full-time employee.
You may, however, be shocked at just how dramatic the difference in outcomes has been.
After interviewing many impressive applicants from the community over the past few weeks, Vermont Employee Ownership Center is excited to announce the hiring of Ryan Thornton as our new Communications and Outreach Coordinator!
October 15, 2021, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Join us for an introduction to broad-based employee ownership with Matthew Cropp, executive director of VEOC!
October 18, 2021, 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Come raise a glass to Employee Ownership Month at employee-owned Switchback Brewing on October 18th from 5:30-7:30pm!
October 19, 2021, 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Join cooperators from around Chittenden County--and beyond!--to celebrate co-op month in Burlington at the Intervale Community Farm Pole Barn! Board members, staff, and co-op supporters are encouraged to attend.
Vermont Employee Ownership Center, P.O. Box 546, Burlington, VT 05402
Tel: 802-338-7448 E-mail: info@veoc.org
