by Kate Mercer | Aug 7, 2025 | Organisation Culture
For many SME founders, succession planning is a pressing challenge. Whether retirement is on the horizon or you’re simply looking for a way to secure the long-term future of your business, employee ownership (EO) is an increasingly popular option. But is it right for...
by Kate Mercer | May 7, 2025 | Organisation Culture
When you hear “employee ownership,” you might picture endless meetings, decisions made by committee, and a business grinding slowly to a halt. In reality, the best EO (employee-owned) businesses show us something very different – and very valuable...
by Kate Mercer | Mar 30, 2025 | Organisation Culture
Maintaining productivity & performance in an employee-owned business Can an employee-owned business stay competitive? One of the biggest concerns for founders considering employee ownership is whether it will affect business performance. Will employees maintain...
by Kate Mercer | Mar 30, 2025 | Organisation Culture
One of the biggest misconceptions about Employee Ownership (EO) is that it’s simply a change in the ownership structure of your business. But EO isn’t just a legal shift – it’s a shift in how decisions are made, how employees engage with the business, and what...
by Kate Mercer | Sep 17, 2024 | Leadership, Organisation Culture
What exactly is this employee ownership thing, then? Simply speaking, EO is a form of exit strategy for a founder who wants to extract value from their business before finally leaving to retire or to do other projects. The usual way to achieve this is a commercial...
