Ohio Employee Ownership Center (OEOC)

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About

The Ohio Employee Ownership Center (OEOC) is a nonprofit outreach center of Kent State University. Political science professor John Logue founded it in 1987 in response to deindustrialization job losses in Northeast Ohio, and it is one of the oldest continually operating state employee ownership...

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Why employee ownership

The OEOC holds that broader ownership of productive assets benefits employees, communities and the country: selling to employees retains jobs, creates wealth and keeps businesses rooted in Ohio.

Focus on EO

Exclusive

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Services and Fees

Succession planning technical assistance for owners: Free | Business Succession Planning workbook: Free | Preliminary technical assistance to...

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Organization type

Advocacy
Academia

Services Offered

Legal: Cooperative Development
Transition: EO Communication
EO Research
ESOP
Exit Planning
Feasibility Studies
Conversion Support: Worker Co-op 101

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Details

Location: Kent, OH, USA
Founding year: 1987
Ownership type: Nonprofit Organization
Industry sector: Business & Consumer Services
Focus on EO: Exclusive
Funding source: Government Grants, Non Governmental Grants, Services Or Membership Fees, Other
Number of employees: 3

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Affiliated Organizations1

Employee Ownership Expansion Network (EOX)
Business & Consumer Services

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