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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.

Explore employee ownership

Learn what employee ownership is and why it matters.

Make your business employee-owned

Sell to your employees or start an employee-owned business from scratch.

Level-up your employee-owned company

Empower your employees through individualized trainings and ownership education.

Upcoming Events

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An Inside Exit: Selling a Business to Family, Managers, or the Employees
Feb 7
An Inside Exit: Selling a Business to Family, Managers, or the Employees

Following an overview of general ownership succession principles and considerations, this session will take a close look at three different ways of selling a business internally.

Recently at VEOC

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A Culture of Stewardship at Hallam-ICS
A Culture of Stewardship at Hallam-ICS

ESOPs are an excellent means for sharing a company’s wealth among all of its employees but do not in themselves offer a model for shared decision making. This profile of Hallam-ICS serves as one example of how ESOP companies can create a culture of shared ownership beyond the financial benefit of the ESOP.

Engineers Construction, Inc. Transitions to 100% Employee Ownership
Engineers Construction, Inc. Transitions to 100% Employee Ownership

On Friday, Engineers Construction, Inc. (ECI), a Vermont-based heavy civil construction company, transitioned to 100% employee ownership through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).

A New Opportunity at VEOC
A New Opportunity at VEOC

We are accepting applications for a 2025 Communications and Events Intern now through Friday, November 22!

Platinum Sponsors

  • Devine Millimet

    Devine Millimet is one of the largest and most dynamic business and litigation law firms in the region, serving individuals, businesses, and nonprofits in the areas of business & commercial litigation, construction litigation, criminal law, ESOPs, and more.

  • PC Construction

    PC Construction is a 100% employee-owned company providing integrated construction solutions in a diverse range of markets. From a slope-side mountain lodge to complex water and wastewater treatment plants , PC is ranked annually among the top contractors in the country.

  • Vermont Community Foundation

    The Vermont Community Foundation was established in 1986 as a permanent source of support for the state. It consists of a family of hundreds of funds and foundations created by Vermonters to serve their charitable goals.

Gold Sponsors

  • Chroma Technology

    Chroma Technology is a 100% employee-owned manufacturer and OEM supplier of precise optical filters.

  • Empire Valuation

    Empire Valuation Consultants is a 100% employee-owned independent valuation consulting firm.

  • Empowered Ventures

    EV is a 100% employee-owned holding company that invests for the long term without any intention of selling.

  • King Arthur Baking Company

    King Athur Baking Company is a 100% employee-owned baking company and a Certified B Corporation.

  • Trust Company of Vermont

    Trust Company of Vermont is an employee-owned state chartered trust and investment management firm.