Life In The Heart Land

Worker-Owned Businesses

As the gap widens between CEO and worker pay in many industries, employee ownership is becoming a popular alternative form of business organization. Nearly 300 Virginia businesses are structured as employee stock ownership plans. Another alternative form with a long tradition in rural communities is that of the cooperative. These alternatives offer more secure and equitable employment.

Worker-Owned Businesses

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As the gap widens between CEO and worker pay in many industries, employee ownership is becoming a popular alternative form of business organization. Nearly 300 Virginia businesses are structured as employee stock ownership plans. Another alternative form with a long tradition in rural communities is that of the cooperative. These alternatives offer more secure and equitable employment.

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