Berkeley

Westbrae Nursery

Project Equity was proud to assist Westbrae Nursery located in Berkeley, CA, with its transition to employee ownership in April 2022. Like many small businesses across the country, plant nurseries and garden centers are feeling the pinch from rising operational costs and increased competition from chain stores. Westbrae Nursery is no exception. However, selling owner Jeff Eckart’s

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Alternative Technologies

Project Equity was proud to assist Alternative Technologies, located in Berkeley, CA, with its transition to employee ownership in March 2022.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJhJ19o3UnA “If you are at all invested in the company you helped to build, it just makes all the sense in the world to turn to an employee-ownership model. It’s a strategy that works for

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The Local Butcher Shop

Project Equity was proud to assist The Local Butcher Shop, located in Berkeley, CA, with their transition to employee ownership in October 2021. Owners Monica and Aaron Rocchino wanted to transfer the shop to their employees in order to keep their legacy and mission going as they prepared to step back from the business to focus on

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