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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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Employee Owners of Vermont Community Glean
Aug 27
Employee Owners of Vermont Community Glean

Join us for a morning of community gleaning with fellow employee owners in Vermont!

An Inside Exit: Selling a Business to Family, Managers, or Employees
Sep 19
An Inside Exit: Selling a Business to Family, Managers, or Employees

In this seminar, you will learn the basics of how to choose a path for ownership succession in your business. We will take a close look at four different ways of selling a business: to an outsider, to family members, to managers or to the larger group of employees.

7th Annual Employee Owners of Vermont Foodbank Fundraiser
Oct 1
7th Annual Employee Owners of Vermont Foodbank Fundraiser

In celebration of Employee Ownership Month, the Employee Owners of Vermont, an active group of local employee-owned companies, will raise money for the Vermont Foodbank and those in our communities currently facing hardship.

Recently at VEOC

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Rovers North sells to employees, creating a path to a better future for employee owners
Rovers North sells to employees, creating a path to a better future for employee owners

When the owners and founders at Rovers North started considering their succession strategies over a decade ago, they weren’t enthused about the options until learning of the Employee Stock Ownership Plan, the most common broad-based employee ownership business model in the United States.

News spotlights King Arthur Baking’s nearly three decades of employee ownership
News spotlights King Arthur Baking’s nearly three decades of employee ownership

Highlighting the extreme rarity of an existing business that dates back to the days of the founding president of the United States, The Associated Press recently put the spotlight on Vermont’s 100% employee-owned flour and baking goods company, King Arthur Baking Co.

VEOC 2024 Conference Recordings
VEOC 2024 Conference Recordings

We recorded video for our 2024 conference morning plenary as well as for one session from each of the four rounds. Please enjoy and share the videos in this selection as you please.

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.