Employee Ownership Trial Grant

DENVER -- Today, the Colorado Employee Ownership Office of the Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) and the Exit Planning Institute released the 2022 Colorado State of Owner Readiness Report, offering key insights into the future of small businesses in Colorado. As a growing number of business owners approach retirement, the report sheds light on how prepared they are and how the State of Colorado can help these owners transition out of their businesses, realize the economic benefits of their hard work, and retain jobs across the state.

DENVER -- Governor Jared Polis has been awarded the inaugural Torchlight Award for his leadership in advancing employee ownership and employee stock ownership plans (ESOP), an honor that comes from The ESOP Association. 

The Colorado Employee Ownership Office, a division of Colorado’s Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT), announces four employee ownership conversions from round three of the Employee Ownership Grant.

DENVER - The Colorado Employee Ownership Office (EOO) at the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) announces four employee ownership conversions from round two of the Employee Ownership Trial Grant.

The trial grant reimburses professional technical services required for an employee ownership conversion, such as accounting, legal and business valuation. 

Truce Media completed their employee ownership conversion earlier this year, bringing storytellers and filmmakers together to form a unique media cooperative. Truce Media is an employee-owned content creation, movie studio and digital media company, creating the very first member-owned movie and television studio.

DENVER - The Colorado Employee Ownership Office (EOO) at the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) launched the first round of the Employee Ownership Trial Grant in January. The grant, open to Colorado-headquartered small businesses, reimbursed professional technical services required for businesses to transition to an employee-ownership model.

DENVER - The Colorado Employee Ownership Office (EOO) at the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) is launching a new grant that is open to Colorado-headquartered small businesses to reimburse professional technical services required for the employee ownership transition.