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Certified EO is the industry leading certification for employee-owned companies and helps them find, educate, and engage their employee owners.
On average, Certified EO annually saves members 120 hours and delivers $23,000 of value (4x our average membership fee).





The average ESOP is contributing $9,500 per employee per year. Getting an ROI on this investment requires hiring and educating employees who understand employee ownership and act like an owner. We help our members find, educate, and engage their workforce in ownership via:
Our employee and recruitment communications wouldn’t be what they are without the content from Certified EO. They are constantly putting out new information and the look of it is fresh and appealing. We are grateful for all of the help they have given us in the past two years. Our transition to an ESOP and communicating about it would have been much more difficult without their support. It is great to work with a responsive partner like Certified EO.
The Trend Creating Most New Employee Owners
As many businesses join the employee-owned economy by being bought as by converting, and nearly half the new employee-owners never worked for a company that chose this. This blog shares best practices for onboarding employees into EO through M&A.
Read More ▶3 Bills, 3 Barriers: ESOP Policy Changes on the Horizon
For most of the last two decades, the federal posture toward ESOPs faced friction created by policy and legislation. That climate is changing, and three bills are tackling legal risk, the ESOP voice, and ESOP financings.
Read More ▶The 2 Key Questions to Get the Most Out of Your Share Price Announcements
Read More ▶Explore how certification could help you share your ownership story.
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