The is the place to be if you are curious about what employee ownership can do for your business and your community. This one hour session is a great first step for business owners and support professionals to learning about how employee ownership can secure exit plans, preserve legacy businesses, and stabilize communities.

Registration is now open, and you can save your spot by Registering Here.

The is the place to be if you are curious about what employee ownership can do for your business and your community. This one hour session is a great first step for business owners and support professionals to learning about how employee ownership can secure exit plans, preserve legacy businesses, and stabilize communities.

Registration is now open, and you can save your spot by Registering Here.

The is the place to be if you are curious about what employee ownership can do for your business and your community. This one hour session is a great first step for business owners and support professionals to learning about how employee ownership can secure exit plans, preserve legacy businesses, and stabilize communities.

Registration is now open, and you can save your spot by Registering Here.

If you are curious about what employee ownership can do for your business, this is the place to be. This session is a great first step for: business owners that are looking for a secure exit strategy, business owners that are looking for a way to reward the employees that helped build the business, and business support professionals of all types (CPAs, CEPAs, Bankers, Loan Officers, Consultants, etc.) and anyone else who is interested in learning more about employee ownership.

The is the place to be if you are curious about what employee ownership can do for your business and your community. This one hour session is a great first step for business owners and support professionals to learning about how employee ownership can secure exit plans, preserve legacy businesses, and stabilize communities.

Join us to celebrate and discuss Minnesota’s first Employee Owned Trust company with Jeremy White, Katie Lyon, Derek Razo, moderated by Steve Storkan.

Registration now open!

Thursday, September 7, 2023 we will have a golf fundraiser at Bunker Hills Golf Course in Coon Rapids.

1:00 – 4:30 Golf

4:30 – 6:00 Reception

Freddie Bell was honored to speak with Heather Braimbridge-Cox, the first Black
woman to serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of Windings, Inc., one of
the largest employee-owned companies in Minnesota.

Heather was with us today to talk about the growth of employee-owned businesses
in Minnesota, as well as share with us her personal journey with employee ownership.

Listen in as Split Rock Studios Vice President of Finance and Human Resources, Bee Thao Vang, shares about the growth of employee owned businesses in Minnesota, and her personal journey with employee ownership.

Listen in as the Nexus Community Partners chat with the KMOJ Morning Show all about Employee Owned Cooperatives

Join us for a FREE 45-minute webinar on Friday, March 3 at 1:30 pm EST with Corey Rosen, Ph.D., founder of the National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO).

Learn how to access loan funds in order to grow your company and in turn create new jobs and new employee-owners.

Panel with SBDC, employee ownership and exit planner expertise. Took place during the BRE +BST course in St. Paul. November 2022

Listen in as MNCEO Board Member, Sue Crockett, chats with KMOJ Morning Show host about what Employee Ownership is all about.

Whether you own a business, or work with business owners, this panel discussion is for you! Join us to learn about Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs), what it means to be employee-owned, and whether and ESOP may be right fit for your business or your client.

Save the date! We will have a golf fundraiser at Bunker Hills Golf Course in Coon Rapids on Thursday, September 8th.

Do you have a plan for the future of your business? Sixty percent of business owners do not have a plan for the transition of their business. Thirty percent of business owners never find a buyer.

Learn how financing an initial ESOP can benefit the lenders by being in a good position to maintain an annuity of lending opportunities in the future.

Cannon Falls Chamber of Commerce

ESOP Lunch and Learn for CPAs – PriceWaterhouseCoopers

A business exit strategy is not always about retirement, life can change at any time. It's important to plan now for the future.

Learn how financing an initial ESOP can benefit the lenders by being in a good position to maintain an annuity of lending opportunities in the future. Attend this event for a walk-through of governance (valuation, legal, trustees, etc.).

We look forward to seeing you in January for two days of building connections and sharing ideas!

The MNCEO advisory committee will be meeting to review Q3 performance and outline Q4 goals.

On September 10, the Southeast Region Economic Development Professionals and DEED joined us for a presentation on employee ownership options for business owners who want to sell. This event featured Peter Schuller from A. B. Systems; Toni Kildow from ESI Equity and Sue Crockett from MNCEO.