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 Vermont Employee Ownership Center is thrilled to announce that this year’s keynote speaker at our June 3rd Annual Conference will be NewAge Industries CEO Ken Baker. Ken will be kicking off the day of virtual learning and networking with a talk titled “The Transforming Power of Employee Ownership: One Company's Journey.”
After numerous conversations over the years with the leadership of Woodstock, Vermont-based Chippers, Inc., VEOC was excited to learn last week that they have joined the employee ownership community by merging with Davey Tree!
April 20, 2021 (All day) to April 21, 2021 (All day)
The National Center for Employee Ownership's 2021 annual conference will be held online. Click the link below for more info and to register!
May 13, 2021, 9:00am to 10:30am
The first of three sessions - see the events tab for all dates. Starting to think about ownership succession for your enterprise? For many business owners, the best option is to sell to folks already involved in the business such as family members, managers, or the broader group of employees. In this webinar, you will learn the basics of how to assess internal exit paths. Following an overview of general ownership succession principles and considerations, we will take a close look at three different ways of selling a business: to family members, to managers, or to the larger group of employees. Business broker Lynne Silva of The Silva Group, LLC will be our lead presenter, Lauren Bass of the Vermont Small Business Development Center will discuss the importance of planning for management succession, and Don Jamison from the Vermont Employee Ownership Center will present a segment on selling a company to its employees through an ESOP or cooperative. The event is free, but space is limited, so please register ASAP! The webinar is co-presented by the RDCs of Vermont, Vermont Small Business Development Center, Vermont Employee Ownership Center, VMEC, and the Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development.
May 19, 2021, 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Starting to think about ownership succession for your enterprise? For many business owners, the best option is to sell to folks already involved in the business such as family members, managers, or the broader group of employees. In this webinar, you will learn the basics of how to assess internal exit paths. Following an overview of general ownership succession principles and considerations, we will take a close look at three different ways of selling a business: to family members, to managers, or to the larger group of employees. Certified Exit Planning Advisor John Davis of Davis and Hodgdon CPAs will be our lead presenter, Lauren Bass of the Vermont Small Business Development Center will discuss the importance of planning for management succession, and Don Jamison from the Vermont Employee Ownership Center will present a segment on selling a company to its employees through an ESOP or cooperative. The event is free, but space is limited, so please register ASAP! The seminar is co-presented by the RDCs of Vermont, Vermont Small Business Development Center, Vermont Employee Ownership Center, VMEC, and the Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development.
Vermont Employee Ownership Center, P.O. Box 546, Burlington, VT 05402
Tel: 802-338-7448 E-mail: info@veoc.org
