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SUMMARY:The People’s Festival: Celebrating Employee-Owned Businesses in Colorado
DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to invite you to The People’s Festival: Celebrating Employee-Owned Businesses\, a community festival hosted by the Rocky Mountain Employee Ownership Center (RMEOC) in celebration of Employee Ownership Month. This festival is designed to bring people together to celebrate employee-owned businesses in a vibrant and fun way! \nThe EO Festival will take place on October 11\, 2026\, at Sloan’s Lake Park (1700 N Sheridan Blvd\, Denver\, CO 80212) from 11 am – 4 pm. \nWhy the People’s Festival?\nColorado is home to more than 230 employee-owned companies\, including worker cooperatives\, Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP)\, employee ownership trust (EOT)\, and alternative equity structure (AES) companies\, with many more on the horizon. However\, there is no public market to showcase or to celebrate each other’s success. \nThrough creating a community-led local festival\, employee-owned companies can showcase their products and services\, share their stories\, and highlight the power of shared ownership in action. \nThe Festival Will Feature:\n\nEmployee-owned business and non-profit vendors selling goods and services\nLocal Food Vendors (local coops and food trucks)\nMusic and Entertainment\nEO story highlights: Stages for EO companies to showcase their companies!\nPeople’s Choice EO Award\n\n\nDate: October 11\, 11 AM to 4 PM\nLocation: Sloan’s Lake Park\nFeatures: Employee-owned business vendors\, local food vendors (coops & food trucks)\, music and entertainment\, EO story highlights stage\, People’s Choice EO Award
URL:https://startupcolorado.org/event/the-peoples-festival-celebrating-employee-owned-businesses-in-colorado/
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