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Suggest questionJesse Thorn, founder, selling owner and now employee-owner at Maximum Fun, talks about transitioning his company and working with Project Equity.
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With Maximum Fund, I always wanted something that would sustain my creative work and the creative work of my pals. Like I knew that what we wanted was to have jobs making something, not just gigs making something. I always knew like if I sell, I got to sell to somebody I want to work for. It's hard to find them. And I thought, well, do I want to work for my fellow workers? Yeah, you bet I do. I like these people. And I called my father-in-law who uh works and worked until very recently at an employee owned hardware store in the Bay Area. And I said, "Steve, is there a way out of this? Do I have to have meetings with investment bankers?" And he said, "Find somebody who can help you look into employee ownership.
About Project Equity
Project Equity is a national leader in the movement to harness the power of employee ownership to provide business owners with an accessible succession plan, preserve legacy businesses, strengthen local economies, and increase wealth among workers.
Project Equity works with partners around the country to raise awareness about employee ownership as an exit strategy and provides hands-on consulting and capital in addition to offering accredited continuing education for business advisors.
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