Multiplying business and employee success

We provide a pathway to understanding employee ownership

Our Mission

We are a non profit resource colab for employee ownership—activating the transformative power of employee ownership through content, curriculum, and community.

How We Support the Employee Ownership Journey

Built on the core pillars of content, curriculum, and community, The Baker Project is a hub for education and support for current and future employee owned organizations. We utilize advanced technology tools to help you navigate the employee ownership journey.

Content

You might be a company contemplating succession planning, a professional services firm looking to increase revenue by expanding your offerings, or an educational institution teaching students innovative approaches to managing a business and impacting society. Catering to your specific needs, The Baker Project curates information from experts to help you evaluate, incorporate, and optimize employee ownership in your organization.

Curriculum

By partnering with industry experts, The Baker Project offers courses on topics most critical to employee ownership. Our courses assist participants as they evaluate various forms of employee ownership, understand the process to transition to employee ownership, and learn how to most effectively manage an employee owned organization.

Community

At The Baker Project, we believe the best way to learn is from one another. We facilitate conversations between companies, industry experts, and academics on how to handle the most critical issues around employee ownership. We use both traditional and technology enabled approaches to support information sharing that is timely and relevant.

Employee Ownership Impact

Employee owned companies benefit everyone—from company owners and businesses to employees and the community at large. 

  • Benefits can include:

    • Receiving fair market value for company shares with the potential for significant tax savings

    • Establishing a succession strategy to preserve company culture

    • Distributing the risk associated with running the company

  • Benefits can include:

    • 8% increase in productivity during the year the ESOP is adopted

    • 25% increase in job growth over a 10-year period

    • 2.4% increase in sales per year

    • Driving higher employee engagement and longer employee retention

  • Benefits can include:

    • 33% higher income among workers aged 28–34

    • Decreasing the likelihood of being laid off by 4x

    • 2.5x higher retirement account balance than at comparable companies

  • Benefits can include:

    • Increase in stable, sustainable companies which provides more consistent tax base

    • Increase in support for community initiatives by employee owned companies

Creating Awareness

As many as 4.5 million businesses could transition ownership over the next 5 to 10 years.

These companies can address the growing problem of income inequality by leveraging this moment and becoming employee owned. The Baker Project is here to help.

In conjunction with the Pennsylvania Center for Employee Ownership, industry partners, and employee ownership service providers, we provide resources for businesses, service providers, and educational institutions interested in exploring employee ownership.

Let’s Get Started

Learn more about Employee Ownership on our Resources Page

Connect with us to learn more about how The Baker Project can assist you.