Owner To Owner Podcast Super charging the growth of employee owned Small Businesses, Stephen Greenwood, Global CEO, Valloop
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Aug 27, 2025 Stephen Greenwood, the Global CEO of Valloop, and Hunter Page, its Australian Director, dive into the transformative impact of employee ownership for SMEs. They discuss how Valloop's innovative platform is reshaping business transitions, empowering employees as legitimate buyers. The conversation highlights the rising interest in employee ownership as a strategic exit plan, its role in preserving local economies, and the need for enhanced education on the benefits of such transitions for communities and productivity.
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Employee Ownership Trusts Enable Inclusive Sales
- Stephen Greenwood explains employee ownership trust laws enable open, inclusive transitions compared to closed MBOs.
- He argues consolidating equity, debt and deferred payments makes broad employee ownership scalable.
Use A Platform To Scale Transitions
- Use a digital platform to scale employee ownership transitions and give employees direct agency.
- Subscribe to an app-based system so owners and employees access tools, coaching and capital at low ongoing cost.
Treat Employees As Legitimate Buyers
- Consider employees as real buyers and offer structures that secure fair value with deferred but guaranteed payments.
- Use discreet, confidential transitions to protect reputation and PR until completion.