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EXIT@Maximum III
Effect exit via employee ownership. By Zoe Schlag and Alexander Gordin, EQB In a previous Exit@Maximum article, the Author outlined four strategies available to business owners when they choose to exit their companies: Sale to or merger with an unrelated third party Sale to employees Dissolution Passing the business on to heirs The author is also committed to bringing in highly experienced specialists and reviewing the advantages and disadvantages of each strategy in greater detail.
How This Type of Business Model Could Spur Purpose and Growth For Small Businesses Original
As a result, employee ownership has a venerable history of impact and wealth creation for workers. In comparison to their peers at non-employee-owned firms, workers at employee-owned enterprises tend to earn 33% more, according to the National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO). The impact is further magnified for minority workers, whose earnings can soar up to 12 times the median wealth of their counterparts nationwide. Employees from historically disadvantaged cohorts fare equally well.
The Outsized Impact of Employee Ownership on Company Culture
There’s nothing like having skin in the game to keep you focused, motivated, and engaged. Just ask any business owner. This logic extends to employees, as well. As an increasing number of companies are discovering, an employee ownership structure is a highly effective way to foster a culture of engagement and accountability. Including employees at the ownership level is still the road less traveled.
Silicon Hills News 2020 Austin Tech Calendar Party
You're invited to attend Silicon Hills News' 6th annual Austin calendar party. And everyone gets a 2020 SHN Austin Tech Calendar. We'll have drinks, food, entertainment, and lots of fun and networking with the best and brightest in the Austin technology community. William Hurley, known as Whurley, CEO and Co-Founder of Strangeworks was the cover guy on the 2019 Silicon Hills News 2019 Austin Tech Calendar.
Two years into investing out of our first Impact Fund: here’s what we’re learning
September 12, 2019 in Accelerators, Announcements, Blog Posted by Zoe Schlag Two years ago, we raised our first impact fund, closing just under $7M in the fall of 2017. Since then, we have made over 73 investments and our fund is nearly fully invested.
Techstars Is Making an Impact: Meet the 2019 Techstars Impact Class
July 8, 2019 in Accelerators, Announcements Posted by Zoe Schlag We are excited to announce the ten companies joining the Techstars Impact 2019 class! We kick off today in Austin, TX with teams joining us from around the world with operations spanning the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Ghana, and Nigeria.
Our First Techstars Impact Report
May 15, 2019 in Accelerators, Announcements Posted by Zoe Schlag In 2006, Techstars launched with the simple belief that entrepreneurs build a better future. Twelve years and over 1700 portfolio companies later, we’ve watched this belief be confirmed year after year in all corners of the world. Still, 2018 represented a notable milestone for Techstars, we launched Techstars Impact, our first impact fund, exclusively dedicated to backing entrepreneurs tackling our most pressing global challenges.
Techstars Impact Accelerator
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Announcing Techstars Impact Accelerator
Techstars, the worldwide network that helps entrepreneurs succeed, is excited to announce the launch of the Techstars Impact Accelerator, its first program backing for-profit, mission-driven founders building technologies to solve our most pressing social and environmental problems. Techstars Impact Accelerator will be based in Austin, TX, where Techstars has operated programs since 2013 and will continue to deepen its footprint.
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