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The platform built for employee ownership transitions.
For owners ready to step back without losing what made the business worth building.
For employees ready to step up and own what they helped create.
Welcome to a Life in Ownership.
There should be a better way to buy or sell a business.
The SME ownership market is difficult. Transitions are often brokered by advisers with significant fees, long timelines and limited continuity once the deal is done. And the people best placed to own these businesses - the senior employees already inside them - are not considered an option.
This is a global market that needs changing. We've done that.
We believe you can do this yourself. We built the platform to prove it.
How it works.
Sign up
Create an account on our platform, assess your readiness and start to build your ownership charter (see below).
Upgrade
Next, choose the subscription that fits you and your goals and unlock all of your charter.
Transition to employee ownership
Move from plan to reality. With our tools and capital support, we're here to be your long-term business partner supporting you every step of the way.
See your path to employee ownership in minutes.
Cut through the complexity - in minutes you'll understand whether the business is a strong EO candidate, what EO could mean for you and how the numbers could work.
Tell us a bit about you and the business and we'll build a clear, confident starting point for one of the most rewarding decisions you'll ever make.
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Who this is for.
Retiring business owners
Ready to step back. You want a controlled, fair-value transition that keeps the business in the hands of the people who know it best.
Senior employees ready to lead
Senior leaders already running the business day to day. Ready to own it and now there's a platform and the capital support to make that possible.
Employees who want more
Members of the core employee base in the business. Fundamental to its success but often excluded from profits and voice. We can help you become included.
PLCs and group structures
Who have a non-core subsidiary that's distracting from your strategy. Transition it to the employees - remove the complexity of a trade sale, release capital, and refocus on your core.
Private equity fund managers
Who have assets that need an exit. A sale to employee ownership offers a credible alternative new route - especially where secondary or trade exits have stalled. Confidential, controlled, on your timeline.