Shaping a better economic future

There’s an unprecedented opportunity for employee ownership and its impacts to play a key role in shaping a better economic future for the UK. People powered growth will unlock benefits for people, business, communities, and the environment. 

Working with our members and partners, we’ve identified the relevant actions that can be taken to incentivise employee ownership, build the EO sector, support existing employee owned businesses to fulfil their growth potential, and unlock the model’s impacts for businesses, employees, and our wider economy and society.

Got a question about our policy work? 

 Talk to our Policy Lead - Sam Blakeborough

Working With Our Members - Our Principles

Our policy work aims to ensure employee owned businesses have the right conditions to thrive. As the voice of the EO sector, we're addressing the most relevant challenges and opportunities facing employee owned businesses.

To accomplish this, our priorities and proposals are always member-led. They emerge from the insight, expertise, and lived experience of the employee owned businesses and supporters in our network.

Our four policy priorities were developed in consultation with members and further evolved to deliver on their aspirations.

  • Sustaining EO sector growth
  • Clear government leadership
  • Accessible capital for EO businesses to invest in their future
  • An effective business support eco-system

Our Latest Activity

14 May 2024
Manifesto
Discover the economic benefits, increased productivity, and improved wellbeing for employee owned businesses. Our manifesto outlines a roadmap for thriving EO landscapes and prosperous employee owners.
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07 Mar 2024
eoa Backs Calls for Policy Reform to Fix UK Economy
A cross-sector report launched today in Parliament by the Future Economy Alliance calls for a dedicated UK Government Minister to overhaul economic policy.
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07 Mar 2024
What Does the Spring Budget Mean for Employee Ownership?
The Spring Budget presents missed opportunities in building a more prosperous economy; developing the role of EO, and further unlocking its impacts for businesses, employees, and our wider society.
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21 Dec 2023
eoa Part Of Collective to Engage with Government On Future Economy
The eoa attended a meeting with Business Minister Kevin Hollinrake and the Prime Minister’s Business Adviser Franck Petitgas, as part of a collective to discuss the key issues of interest to employee owned, family and small businesses
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21 Sep 2023
eoa Responds to Government Consultation on EOTS and EBTs
The eoa has submitted its response to the government's consultation on EOTs and supported its members to do the same - as part of its policy priority to ensure the conditions for employee ownership to grow.
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