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Employee Ownership
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About Employee Ownership
Employee ownership serves as the foundation of businesses throughout the world, in almost every industry. Today, more than 18 million workers in the United States have some ownership stake in the place they work. A democratic workplace is more than just a way to make jobs better, it’s a way to make companies better.
Whether you’re interested in converting your business to a worker-owned cooperative, establishing an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP), or implementing a hybrid model of employee ownership, the ICA Group can help.
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Employee-Owned Businesses
The ICA Group is a leading expert on worker ownership and the oldest national organization dedicated to the development of worker cooperatives. Since 1977, ICA has launched dozens of employee-owned businesses, and provided technical assistance, and training to businesses across the country.
![A Yard & a Half Landscaping Cooperative logo](https://icagroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/logo_a-yard-and-a-half-2-300x300.jpg)
A Yard & A Half
Cooperative
Waltham, MA
Industry: Landscaping
Founded: 1988
Converted to Employee-Owned: 2013
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![Bluestockings Cooperative logo](https://icagroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/bluestockings-300x198.png)
Bluestockings
Cooperative
New York, NY
Industry: Bookstore
Founded: 1999
Converted to Employee-Owned: 2021
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![California Solar Electric Company logo](https://icagroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/logo_california-solar-2ED-300x300.png)
California Solar Electric Company
Cooperative
Grass Valley, CA
Industry: Renewable Energy
Founded: 2000
Converted to Employee-Owned: 2019
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![Chroma Technology Corp logo](https://icagroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/chroma.png)
Chroma Technology Corp.
ESOP
Bellows Falls, VT
Industry: Manufacturing
Founded: 1991
Converted to Employee-Owned: 2011
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![Davis Home Pros logo. Slogan reads, 100% Employee Owned.](https://icagroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/logo_davis-home-pros-300x300.jpg)
Davis Home Pros
Cooperative
Walnut Creek, CA
Industry: Construction
Founded: 1988
Converted to Employee-Owned: 2019
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![Equity Atlas logo](https://icagroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/logo_equity-atlas-300x300.jpg)
Equity Atlas
Employee Trust
Portland OR
Industry: Finance
Founded: 2016
Converted to Employee-Owned: 2016
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![Ewing Controls logo](https://icagroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/logo_ewing-controls-300x300.jpg)
Ewing Controls
Cooperative
Greenfield, MA
Industry: Manufacturing
Founded: 2001
Converted to Employee-Owned: 2017
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![Isthmus Engineering logo](https://icagroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/isthmus.jpeg)
Isthmus Engineering
Cooperative
Madison, WI
Industry: Manufacturing
Founded: 1980
Converted to Employee-Owned: 1983
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![KPH Healthcare Services, Inc. logo](https://icagroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/logo_kph-healthcare.jpg)
KPH Healthcare Services, Inc.
ESOP
East Syracuse, NY
Industry: Health Care
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![Metis Construction logo](https://icagroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/logo_metis-construction-300x300.jpg)
Mētis Construction
Employee Trust
Seattle, WA
Industry: Construction
Founded: 2008
Converted to Employee-Owned: 2016
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![New Prairie Construction logo](https://icagroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/logo_new-prairie-construction-2-300x300.jpg)
New Prairie Construction
Cooperative
Urbana, IL
Industry: Construction
Founded: 2012
Converted to Employee-Owned: 2018
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![NYC Cargo Bike Collective logo](https://icagroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/logo_cargo-bike-collective-300x300.jpg)
NYC Cargo Bike Collective
Cooperative
New York, NY
Industry: Delivery
Founded: 2012
Converted to Employee-Owned: 2017
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![Paragus IT logo. Slogan reads, An Employee Owned Company.](https://icagroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/logo_paragus-300x300.jpg)
Paragus IT
ESOP
Hadley, MA
Industry: IT Services
Founded: 2003
Converted to Employee-Owned: 2016
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![Partners & Partners logo](https://icagroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/logo_partner-and-partners.jpg)
Partners & Partners
Cooperative
New York, NY
Industry: Graphic Design
Founded: 2013
Converted to Employee-Owned: 2019
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![PV Squared logo. Slogan reads, Heart & Solar.](https://icagroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/logo_pv-squared-1-300x300.jpg)
PV Squared
Cooperative
Greenfield, MA
Industry: Renewable Energy
Founded: 2002
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![South Mountain Company logo](https://icagroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/south_mountain_thumbnail.jpg)
South Mountain Company
Cooperative
West Tisbury, MA
Industry: Construction
Founded: 1975
Converted to Employee-Owned: 1987
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![Sun Light & Power logo. Slogan reads, 100% Employee Owned.](https://icagroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/logo_sun-light-and-power-1.jpg)
Sun Light & Power
ESOP
Berkeley, CA
Industry: Renewable Energy
Founded: 1976
Converted to Employee-Owned: 2018
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![The Green Engineer logo. Slogan reads, Sustainable Design Consulting.](https://icagroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/green-engineer.jpeg)
The Green Engineer
Cooperative
Concord, MA
Industry: Building Design
Founded: 2005
Converted to Employee-Owned: 2011
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![White Electric Coffee logo](https://icagroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/white-electric.jpeg)
White Electric Coffee
Cooperative
Providence, RI
Industry: Café
Founded: 2000
Converted to Employee-Owned: 2021
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![Visitec Marketing Associates logo](https://icagroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/logo_visitec-1-300x300.jpg)
Visitec Marketing Associates
Cooperative
St. Charles, IL
Industry: Electrical Equipment Wholesalers
Founded: 1986
Converted to Employee-Owned: 2018
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Child Care Cooperatives
ICA’s child care team helps businesses transition to employee ownership, creates purchasing cooperatives to support family child care businesses, and provides technical assistance, training, and resources for child care business owners. Learn more about our child care work.
![Childspace Daycare Centers logo](https://icagroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/logo_childspace_ED-300x300.png)
Childspace Daycare Centers
Cooperative
Philadelphia, PA
Founded: 1988
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![The Rose Garden logo](https://icagroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/logo_rose-garden-1-300x300.jpg)
The Rose Garden
Cooperative
Buffalo, NY
Founded: 2008
Converted to Employee-Owned: 2017
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![Beyond Care logo](https://icagroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/beyondcare2-299x300.jpg)
Beyond Care
Cooperative
Brooklyn, NY
Founded: 2008
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Home Care Cooperatives
Together with our partners, ICA’s home care team strives to support a robust ecosystem of business support, training, and resources for home care cooperatives. Learn more about our home care work.
![Capital Home Care logo](https://icagroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/logo_capital-homecare-300x300.jpg)
Capital Home Care
Cooperative
Olympia, WA
Founded: 2017
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![Circle of Life logo. Slogan reads, Caregiver Cooperative.](https://icagroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/logo_circle-of-life-300x300.jpg)
Circle of Life
Cooperative
Bellingham, WA
Founded: 2016
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![Cooperative Care logo. Slogan reads, ...helping people stay in their homes.](https://icagroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/logo_cooperative-care-2-300x300.jpg)
Cooperative Care
Cooperative
Wautoma, WI
Founded: 2001
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![Cooperative Home Care Associates logo](https://icagroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/logo_chca-300x300.jpg)
Cooperative Home Care Associates
Cooperative
Bronx, NY
Founded: 1985
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![Courage Home Care logo. Slogan reads, Caring Across Generations.](https://icagroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/COURAGE-Logo-300x201.png)
Courage Home Care
Cooperative
Los Angeles, CA
Founded: 2016
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![Stock Image Home Care logo](https://icagroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/HC-LOGO-300x300.jpg)
eQuality Home Care
Cooperative
New Braunfels, TX
Founded: 2015
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![Stock Image Home Care logo](https://icagroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/HC-LOGO-300x300.jpg)
Everyday Details
Cooperative
Asheville, NC
Founded: 2018
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![Golden Steps logo. Slogan reads, Eldercare Coop.](https://icagroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/logo_golden-steps-copy-300x300.jpg)
Golden Steps
Cooperative
New York, NY
Founded: 2012
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![Heart is Home logo. Slogan reads, Cooperative Care.](https://icagroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/logo_heart-is-home-300x300.jpg)
Heart is Home
Cooperative
Bernalillo, NM
Founded: 2016
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![Home Care Associates logo. Slogan reads, A Worker-Owned Company.](https://icagroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/logo_home-care-associates-300x300.jpg)
Home Care Associates
Cooperative
Philadelphia, PA
Founded: 1993
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![Peninsula Homecare Cooperative logo, including phone number: (360) 385-9664](https://icagroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/logo_peninsula-300x300.jpg)
Peninsula Home Care
Cooperative
Port Townsend, WA
Founded: 2016
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![Soaring Independent logo](https://icagroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/soaring-independent.jpeg)
Soaring Independent
Cooperative
Madison, WI
Founded: 2019
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