ESOPs and Preferred-Status Certification

The NCEO has now released the third part of its three-part series on preferred-status certifications, such as minority-, women-, and veteran-owned businesses.

Ridesharing Company with Broad-Based Ownership Sells to Private Equity

Attentive readers may recall that startup ridesharing company Juno made a big splash when it promised to be a different kind of ridesharing company, one that treated its drivers well, including sharing equity with them. This year, Juno was bought out for $200 million by a private equity group.

Evidence-Sharing Project Announced in the United Kingdom

In the UK, the Employee Ownership Association, John Lewis Partnership, and The eaga Trust have launched Theownershipeffect.co.uk, a series of events and publications aimed at generating and publicizing "new evidence on the performance

Lessons from the Failure of Piggly Wiggly Carolina

A special report in the Post and Courier of Charleston, South Carolina, paints a detailed, loving, and profoundly sad story about the rise and demise of iconic employee-owned grocery store chain, Piggly Wiggly

Candidate for Colorado Governor: Announcement at Employee-Owned Company

Saying "Our challenge as a state is we need an economy that works for everybody, and I think making sure that workers and employees can share in the success of their companies - not just the CEOs and investors - is an important part of making Colorado work for everyone," Jared Polis announced tha

A New Index of Employee Ownership Companies

Long-standing research suggests that the combination of employee ownership and participative management results in better-than-expected company performance.