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
Burlington, VT, October, 13, 2021 -- Cindy Turcot, CEO and President of Gardener’s Supply Company, has received the 2021 Terry Ehrich Award for Lifetime Achievement at the Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility (VBSR) 20th Annual VBSR Awards Ceremony on Tuesday evening. Turcot received the award in recognition of her dedication to the company’s innovative management style and her commitment and furtherance 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.
October 28, 2021, 11:30am to 1:00pm
In lieu of our usual annual in-person Vermont Co-op Month Celebration, join cooperators from across Vermont for a 2021 virtual gathering!
June 9, 2022, 7:45am to 5:45pm
Vermont Employee Ownership Center's upcoming annual conference will be held on June 9, 2022. After meeting virtually for the previous two conferences, we are highly looking forward to the possibility of meeting in person again next year. Public health permitting, the conference will be held in Burlington at the Dudley H. Davis Center at The University of Vermont. Save the date now and stay tuned for more details soon!
Vermont Employee Ownership Center, P.O. Box 546, Burlington, VT 05402
Tel: 802-338-7448 E-mail: info@veoc.org
