What is the Ohio Employee Ownership Center?
The Ohio Employee Ownership Center (OEOC) is a university-based program which provides information, financial and technical assistance, to retiring owners, buyout committees, labor unions, managers, and community-development organizations interested in exploring employee ownership. Center staff can help locate competent and appropriate legal and financial advisors, and perform initial assessments to determine whether employee ownership is a viable option. The OEOC sponsors workshops and conferences for the general public, develops training programs for employee owners, coordinates a comprehensive succession planning program, and assists international efforts to privatize businesses through employee ownership. The Center also supports Ohio’s employee-owned network. The OEOC is funded by grants from the Ohio Department of Developments’s Office of Labor/Management Cooperation, the Ohio Bureau of Employment Services, private foundations, and contributions from Kent State University. What i
