Wisconsin Center for Employee Ownership (WICEO)

The Wisconsin Center for Employee Ownership (WICEO) serves as the central hub for information and resources regarding transitioning Wisconsin businesses to an employee ownership model. Did you know? Employee-owned companies stay in their communities, create 2x the wealth for employees upon their retirement, and have great employee recruitment and retention rates? 51% of businesses in Wisconsin have owners aged 55 or older. That's nearly 51,000 Wisconsin businesses that need exit strategies and succession plans right now! Businesses with 658,000 employees, $25 billion in payroll, and $132 billion in annual revenue. It's time for us to take action to this silver tsunami. That action is headed by WICEO educating business owners and their advisors on business succession and transition resources so they consider selling their business to all their employees. The Wisconsin Center for Employee Ownership (WICEO) is part of the Employee Ownership Expansion Network (EOX) of state centers. WICEO serves the entire state of Wisconsin as the central hub for free, unbiased information on employee-ownership. WICEO provides resources such as case studies, articles, and service provider referrals for owners. Local, unbiased, and neutral, WICEO is the “boots on the ground” hub to help guide WI business owners and their advisors on their options when starting their ownership transition process. Join us on our mission to turn the state of Wisconsin into a place where every working person can also be an employee owner!