Tandem Center for Shared Business Success

🚴✨ In Case You Missed It: Shared Business Success in Action From running the Fremont St. Times as a boy to building a thriving, employee-owned company, shared business success has always been Chip’s ethos. Today, at Tandem, we’re advancing direct employee ownership, profit sharing, and employee engagement - helping businesses unlock the motivating power of shared business success in action. #sharedsuccess #employeeownership #profitsharing #businessforgood #movingforwardtogether #bettertogether #growyourbusiness #successionplan #successionplanning #betterbusiness

Thank you to all who joined us at The S. Dale High Leadership Center for an insightful discussion on employee ownership as an exit strategy. Your thoughtful questions, shared experiences, and meaningful conversations made the event truly engaging. A special thanks to our partners at the The High Center including Michael Mitchell for their support and to Alexander Puskar, Drew Mousetis, Aimée Deraco, Michael DeBerdine, Chip Cargas, & Keith Kuzio who helped bring clarity to these important topics. It’s great to see such enthusiasm for preserving legacies through employee ownership. #sharedsuccess #employeeownership #profitsharing #businessforgood #movingforwardtogether #bettertogether #growyourbusiness #successionplan #successionplanning #betterbusines

What a year! We are thrilled and humbled as we approach the one year mark of our journey to bring Direct Employee Ownership to businesses in Lancaster County and beyond. It’s been an incredibly productive year as we built systems, created processes, and made connections all over our community. We are grateful for so many things in year one: Thank you to the 15 businesses who have embraced a new way to plan for business succession and are on the Tandem path. Thank you to the Lancaster leaders who have made the valuable connections that have brought us this far. Thank you to the national experts on employee ownership who are helping to make Tandem an asset around the country. And thank you to our Board, led by Chip Cargas. You have been our guiding light, offering guidance and cheering us on as we pioneered this path. We are excited to embark on year two of this incredible journey. If you’d like to join us and create your own path to Direct Employee Ownership, we would warmly welcome you. #sharedsuccess #employeeownership #profitsharing #businessforgood #movingforwardtogether #bettertogether #growyourbusiness #successionplan #successionplanning #betterbusines

There's still time to register for The High Center's Exploring Exit Strategies: Direct Employee Ownership and ESOP Models workshop next Tuesday, December 3.

Did you know…. The impact of employee ownership on the economic well-being of employees is well documented. One compelling study from the The National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO), the study on Employee Ownership and Economic Well-Being here: https://lnkd.in/gpXMzxnn, which found, for example, that employee-owners have 92% greater net household wealth than non-employee-owners. Employee job tenure at employee-owned businesses is longer which leads to healthier businesses, shared prosperity, and stronger communities! #sharedsuccess #employeeownership #legacy #profitsharing #businessforgood #movingforwardtogether #growyourbusiness #successionplanning

Unlock Your Business’s Potential with Tandem’s 5-Phase Process As your trusted partner, Tandem works collaboratively with you and your professional advisors to ensure the transition to profit sharing and/or direct employee ownership sets your business and your employees up for success. ✨ EXPLORE – A free consultation to align on goals and possibilities. 🔍 EVALUATE – Define success and choose the best path forward. 🎨 DESIGN – Create, refine, and prepare your program and rollout plans. 🛠 IMPLEMENT – Launch your program and celebrate milestones. 📈 ENHANCE – Continuously optimize for long-term success. Together, we’ll build a stronger, more engaged team and preserve your business legacy. Ready to start the journey? Let’s connect: Connect — https://lnkd.in/ev2uKbAW #sharedsuccess #employeeownership #legacy #profitsharing #businessforgood #movingforwardtogether #growyourbusiness #successionplanning

📢ICYMI: Spotlight on Tandem Center for Shared Business Success Did you catch this Fig Industries article about Tandem? Founded on the vision of Chip Cargas, Tandem empowers businesses to embrace direct employee ownership—a model proven to boost performance, engage employees, and create a sustainable ownership culture for generations. Executive Director Drew Mousetis, inspired by his transformative journey, leads the charge in helping companies build shared success. As Drew says, “I see Tandem becoming the leading expert in the Direct Employee Ownership model in the United States.” Read how this Lancaster-based nonprofit is shaping the future of business ownership and building a community of employee-owned companies. Interested in exploring your pathways to shared success? Connect with Drew at https://lnkd.in/ev2uKbAW. #EmployeeOwnership #DirectEO #SharedSuccess #TandemPathways

There are four primary types of employee ownership being utilized across the United States—each with different advantages and costs. Direct Employee Ownership’s distinctive features are: ✨Ideal for gradual ownership transition ✨Design flexibility for the company and purchase/selling flexibility for individuals ✨Relatively low cost to set up and administer ✨Best for: Businesses of all sizes Whether you're looking to attract & engage talent, share success based on business performance, strengthen your succession plan, or build a lasting legacy, Direct Employee Ownership might be your answer. Want to learn more? Connect with us at https://lnkd.in/ev2uKbAW. #directemployeeownership #retaintalent #sharedsuccess #successionplan #legacy

The Tandem Team is incredibly grateful for our Founder & Board Chair Chip Cargas. Congratulations for handing out the first Inaugural Chip Cargas Award for Shared Success! #SharedSuccess

A reminder to register to learn more about employee ownership models!