How employee-owned businesses are being operated in Ohio

Sound of Ideas · Jun 25, 2026 · 51m

Employee Ownership Models

There are over 6500 businesses that in some form participate in an employee-owned model, according to a study from Rutgers University. These businesses vary from an ESOP, or employee stock ownership plan, which is the most common form or profit-sharing, to a worker-owned cooperative, where workers can vote on things like a board of directors.

Thursday on the "Sound of Ideas," we'll take a deeper look at the employee ownership model, and find out why some aging business owners are embracing that model.

We'll hear from one Northeast Ohio business that recently…