NETI News
Cambridge businesses share succession stories at event organized by NETI Fellows
Cambridge, MA – More than half of small business owners in Cambridge are aged 55 or older, but only 22% of businesses in the state report having a succession plan. This represents a looming threat of a wave of small business closures and job losses in the region,...
Video: Incoming NETI Fellows talk about retaining businesses, improving job quality
February 10, 2026 Manchester, NH -- The Northeast Transition Initiative (NETI) Fellowship Program's 3rd Cohort kicked off with an in-person event last week, bringing together a diverse group of business experts representing organizations from across New England and...
Preserving local businesses is top priority for graduating NETI Fellows
Karin Cioffi, executive director of the Vermont Specialty Food Association, helps her business-owner members connect to resources that help their companies grow and thrive in a food industry that is increasingly consolidating. She joined the NETI fellowship program...
Kevin Browne Architecture becomes a worker-owned cooperative
This story was originally published by Maine Small Business Development Centers. Read the full story here. Kevin Browne is the founder of Kevin Browne Architecture (KBA), a residential architecture firm based in Falmouth. They focus on thoughtful and lasting designs...
Real Pickles preserves their mission by becoming a worker-owned cooperative
Greenfield, Massachusetts -- When the team at Real Pickles, a producer of organic fermented foods, started thinking about the future direction of their business, they knew what they didn't want: to grow big and then sell the business to a larger company. Instead, they...
Vermont winery sells 25-year-old business to employees
By: Joyce Marcel Tuesday, August 12, 2025 — The Commons, Issue 827 PUTNEY - It was certainly not their first career when Kate and Charles Dodge founded the Putney Mountain Winery in 1998. But now, having successfully built a sophisticated wine business, they are...
How Apis & Heritage is closing the capital gap in worker ownership transitions
Published August 6, 2025 Worker ownership is a proven strategy for helping owners of businesses retire well while helping to build wealth opportunities for workers, many of whom historically have been left out of opportunities for ownership. The Ohio Employee...
NYC signage company becomes worker-owned cooperative after 50 years in business
Queens, NY — We caught up with the Green Mountain Graphics team four years after the business transitioned to a worker-owned cooperative. When the previous owner of Green Mountain Graphics started thinking about retirement, selling the business to his longtime...
How a Massachusetts landscaping company became an employee-owned cooperative
Waltham, MA — A Yard and a Half Landscaping was founded in 1994 and became an employee-owned cooperative in 2014. The team always had a can-do culture, so when the time came to learn how to run the business together, they were ready for the challenge. Today, the...
RLMG’s strong company culture creates smooth path to employee ownership
Watertown, MA — RLMG has been designing interactive, educational media installations for museums and other public spaces since it was founded in 2011. Their clients have included the Carnegie Science Center, Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, and the Moonshot Museum...