COVID Safety at the 2022 Annual Conference

When we started planning this year's conference, we knew we needed a health protocol system that would give people enough foresight to plan a trip many months in advance.

The Employee Ownership Future

The last two years have been a challenge for all of us, and many challenges still remain. For those of us in the employee ownership community, there are numerous bright spots lighting our way to the employee ownership future.

New Rutgers Program Focuses on Retiring Business Owners of Color

The Rutgers School of Labor and Management has just introduced a free online program that guides business owners through the process of selling their businesses to their employees through an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) or worker cooperative.

New Beyster Course for ESOP Professionals

Our friends at the Beyster Institute in the Rady School of Management at the University of California at San Diego have just opened registration for their new training program for ESOP service providers.

The Conference Turns 40!

This year’s NCEO Annual Employee Ownership Conference (April 26–28, with a preconference on April 25) is sure to be a special one.

NCEO/ESCA Research: ESOPs, Wealth, and Jobs

Since the February 1 release of the NBC News Now story “Instead of ‘I quit,’ workers at these companies say they’re staying put and reaping rewards,” inspired by new NCEO research suppo

It May Rain Cats and Dogs in Seattle, But Our Puppies Will Stay Dry

We've seen our conference grow from a small pack of attendees in the early 80s to more than 2,000 due to our dogged insistence on serving the employee ownership community's needs, but everyone was always human, even if they did howl sometimes. Now we're going to have puppies too!