In her latest article for Forbes, Trump Has Manufacturing All Wrong – And So Do The Rest Of Us, founder of Make it in LA and the host of The Art of Manufacturing podcast, Krisztina ‘Z’ Holly, busts 8 myths about American manufacturing starting with: “The biggest risk to American Manufacturing isn’t outsourcing, it’s the Silver Tsunami.” Holly, then, asks us […]
In January 2018, Hilary Abell and Franzi Charen from Project Equity had the opportunity to participate in the Workers to Owners collaborative’s national gathering. Workers to Owners convenes practitioners from across the country (technical assistance providers, coop developers, lenders, and business support organizations) to share best practices and accelerate conversions of businesses to employee ownership.
Policy Roundtable: Exploring Worker-Owned Cooperatives in Long Beach, CA In April 2017, the City Council in Long Beach, CA adopted a Blueprint for Economic Development, providing every Long Beach resident pathways of opportunity to fully participate in the economic life of its city as employers, entrepreneurs, consumers, and citizens. Alison Lingane, co-founder of Project Equity, presented employee
ASSETS, Project Equity’s outreach partner in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, is a non-profit organization focused on transforming their community through business. They provide training, 1-on-1 coaching, and financing to entrepreneurs and social entrepreneurs looking to start or grow their businesses in the region. In a recent study Project Equity completed in partnership with ASSETS, we found more than 11,500 businesses
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