Join us along with Minsun Ji, Executive Director of Rocky Mountain Employee Ownership Colorado (RMEOC), to address critical pathways for sustainable business growth and succession planning by exploring employee ownership models. Designed for both startup groups and retiring business owners, the session highlights actionable strategies for navigating business transitions and structuring employee-led organizations.
Led by insights from Minsun, the webinar addresses major industry hurdles, including complex financing structures and the lack of accessible, cost-free platforms for business listings. Participants will gain a clear understanding of practical solutions for these challenges, supported by recent data and ecosystem feedback in Colorado.
Key Takeaways:
- Navigating Transitions: How retiring owners can seamlessly sell their businesses to their employees.
- Overcoming Financial Barriers: Insights into emerging financing options and no-charge business services.
- A Proven Roadmap: A step-by-step breakdown of RMEOC’s conversion process, including:
- Feasibility Assessment: Evaluating viability and financial health.
- Governance Structures: Designing fair, collective leadership frameworks.
- Co-op Education: Empowering employee-owners for long-term operational success.
About Minsun:
Minsun Ji (Ph.D.) is a labor-community organizer, activist scholar and popular educator. She has long experience in non-profit management and employee ownership efforts. Minsun was a graduate program director of the Center for New Directions in Politics and Public Policy in the Political Science Department at the University of Colorado Denver where she created graduate program tracks in the social economy and community-labor organizing to grow leaders of social economy-labor organizing in Colorado. Minsun organized immigrant janitors, immigrant day laborers and domestic workers and she was the founder and the executive director of Denver’s first worker center, El Centro Humanitario para los Trabajadores (Humanitarian Center for Workers).