Employee ownership

Benefits of employee ownership according to employee owners

Working at an employee-owned company comes with many financial and cultural benefits for employees, company owners, and communities. Learn about the benefits of employee ownership...

How employee ownership culture reinvigorates small businesses

Creating an ownership culture starts from the top down. In an interview with small business president Colleen V., she discusses how employee ownership has reinvigorated...

Succession planning statistics in 2025: preserving a legacy

Small businesses are a vital part of domestic and global economies. However, succession planning statistics show that the vast majority of U.S. small businesses, even...

How education maximizes the benefits of employee ownership at Teamshares network companies

Employee ownership is the future of small business because company success becomes an employee incentive. Employee owners who understand how the business operates apply that...

I sold my family business to Teamshares: here’s how it went

After my father's passing, I took over his automotive repair business. After reinvesting in the company, I partnered with Teamshares to exit in a way...

Teamshares acquisition process and criteria

Teamshares is one of America's largest buyers of small businesses from retiring owners, with a 90% close rate on signed LOIs. Even still, we only...

The impact of open-book management in small business

Open-book management is the ongoing process of sharing company financials, educating employees on the data, and giving them context to understand how their day-to-day actions...