North Carolina Employee Ownership Center Email Format
Business Consulting and ServicesNorth Carolina, United States2-10 Employees
The North Carolina Employee Ownership Center (NCEOC) is a nonprofit organization based in Durham, North Carolina, focused on promoting employee ownership as a means to preserve jobs and strengthen communities across the state. It serves as a central resource for educating business owners and their advisors about the benefits of employee ownership through vehicles such as Employee Stock Ownership Plans, worker cooperatives, and Employee Ownership Trusts, while also providing case studies, resources, and a network of service providers to support transitions. The center emphasizes equity and inclusion, with a stated commitment to serving minority-owned businesses and those with significant representation of workers of color, and aims to close wealth gaps by fostering ownership opportunities for low-income workers. It operates across the state with outreach that spans both urban and rural communities, and has a history of expanding its presence and leadership to advance its mission.