Are we watching the start of a movement?

In January of 2017 at the Kelso Fellowship Conference sponsored by the School of Management and Labor Relations, Rutgers University,  INCEO (Dr. Van Doel) attended a meeting to discuss state centers and their role in providing education and advocacy to increase the number of employee owned companies.  At that time there were 5 established state centers, California, (Colorado) Rocky Mountain, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Vermont.  On returning to Indiana Dr. Van Doel, discussed the need for a center with the Deputy Treasure of Indiana, and ultimately founded the Indiana center.  The  Employee Ownership Expansion Network (EOX) has significantly increased the number of open and active state centers. The EOX’s mission is to have state centers in 75% of the states by 2025.

California Center for Employee Ownership
(Colorado) Rocky Mountain Employee Ownership Center
Florida Center for Employee Ownership
Georgia Center for Employee Ownership
Illinois Center for Employee Ownership
Indiana Center for Employee Ownership
Massachusetts Center for Employee Ownership
Minnesota Center for Employee Ownership
Missouri Center for Employee Ownership
North Carolina Employee Ownership Center
Ohio Employee Ownership Center
Pennsylvania Center for Employee Ownership
Rhode Island Center for Employee Ownership
Tennessee Center for Employee Ownership
The Rutgers NJ/NY Center for Employee Ownership
Texas Center for Employee Ownership
Vermont Employee Ownership Center

West Virginia Center for Employee Ownership
Wisconsin Center for Employee Ownership

Checkout the Article on State Centers, Published by Employee-Owned America.  In addition to state level centers additional organizations supporting employee ownership include:

The National Center for Employee Ownership
The ESOP Association
The Employee Ownership Foundation
Ownership America
The Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing
Employee Owned S Corporations of America
Employee Ownership Expansion Network

Employee Ownership is a Global phenomenon! Check out some of the international sites that are involved with growing employee ownership within their countries:

Australia
Scotland
South Africa
Wales