Expanding on the success we've had for the past two years organizing Employee Ownership Month celebrations in the Upper Valley, for 2017 we're expanding to three events in different parts of the state: Montpelier, Windsor, and Burlington! These gatherings are always a great opportunity to meet folks from different employee owned companies and learn what they're doing to build strong cultures of ownership.

On Wednesday, June 10, VEOC board Treasurer Cindy Turcot and Associate Director Matt Cropp participated in a briefing on Capitol Hill aimed at informing Congressional staffers about the benefits of employee ownership, as well as discussing the details of three recently introduced bills aimed at expanding it nation-wide. The proposals have since picked up a bit of press, and the key points of the bills currently in play are:

"Worker Ownership, Readiness and Knowledge (WORK) Act" - S. 1081, H.R. 2387

Each year we partner with a number of local economic development organizations and the Vermont Agency of Commerce & Community Development to present a series of seminars around the state addressing ownership succession, and we're happy to announce our full Spring schedule for 2017! In addition to featuring a number of insightful business advising professionals as co-presenters, we're excited that a number of the sessions this round will feature live stories from local business-people who have successfully navigated succession.

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Date: Friday, June 2nd, 2017
Location: UVM Davis Center, 590 Main Street, Burlington, VT