Turn your employees into owners
Hundreds of small and medium enterprises use Share Council to create participation plans, share employee ownership, and manage their shareholders online.
Nothing great is made alone
Create strong communities and do the right thing
with the first Employee Ownership Platform
Built for
modern teams
If you want to go fast, far and long - go together.
We make ownership, responsibility and belonging a breeze. Teams with ownership organise and optimise themselves. We call it Community-Led Growth.
Recruit top talent, increase retention and boost employee engagement; Share Council lets you put your shares to work.
Grow your business
together
Digitise owner and shareholder administration
Customise voting rights
Set vesting schedules and rules
Manage employee ownership plans
Trade shares when someone leaves
Online shareholder and contract management
Raise a community round
Create 1 Billion+ shares and use them freely
Turn your teams into movements with the #1 platform for Employee Ownership
Accelerate participation |
Enable full potential of ownership |
Turn individuals into impactful teams |
Whether you have a domestic team or a growing worldwide workforce | Share Council is custom-built for every employee shareholder, in any country | Share your business fully compliant, and manage everyone in one place |
Secure & Compliant
All equity transactions are encrypted and blockchain based.
Verified & Approved
Legal templates for setting up plans like STAK & SAR are developed with recognised law firms.
Market leader
Experienced and award-winning specialist team for excellence in onboarding.
Nothing great
is made alone
Our fiscal experts create the optimal legal framework for your company to make you robustly compliant from day one, and are here to help you with any questions you may have in the future.
On top of a rock-solid legal foundation, we add 11 shareholder management tools in one simple platform.
What legal models can we choose?
Your custom legal plan
Want to start small and fast? Within 2 days we set up your EOR, Options or SAR. You can upgrade these to a STAK whenever you're ready
Want to do it right from the start? We'll set up your Ownership Foundation (STAK), the most flexible and scalable shared ownership package.
Trust Office Foundation
1. STAK
With a trust office foundation (Dutch: STAK), easily create more than 1 billion certificates of shares. No notary needed once running. Most flexible and scalable package.
Recommended for:
Businesses who want to do it right the first time.
Set up: 4 weeks
*Recommended
Economic Ownership Rights
2. EOR
Get started in minutes with setting up the EOR plan, and upgrade to more flexible packages whenever you’re ready for the next stage of growth.
Recommended for:
Smaller businesses who want to grow into a STAK.
Set up: 2 days
Employee Share
Option Plan
3. ESOP
Give away options on company shares based on a set of rules and timeline, and allow your shareholders to flexibly transact their shares after their cliff.
Recommended for:
Smaller businesses who want to grow into a STAK later.
Set up: 2 weeks
Stock Appreciation Rights
4. SAR
Profit from the increase in value of a set amount of shares over a set period of time. Paid in cash, no notary or specialist needed. Fast set-up times.
Recommended for:
Employees who need a savings account to buy stock into a STAK later.
Set up: 2 days
Administration or Trust Office Foundation
With a trust office foundation (Dutch: STAK), easily create more than 1 billion certificates of shares. No notary needed once running. Most flexible and scalable package.
Recommended for:
Businesses who want to do it right the first time.
Set up: 4 weeks
Economic Ownership Rights
Get started in minutes with setting up the EOR plan, and upgrade to more flexible packages whenever you’re ready for the next stage of growth.
Recommended for:
Smaller businesses who want to grow into a STAK.
Set up: 2 days
Employee Share
Option Plan
Give away options on company shares based on a set of rules and timeline, and allow your shareholders to flexibly transact their shares after their cliff.
Recommended for:
Smaller businesses who want to grow into a STAK later.
Set up: 2 weeks
Stock Appreciation Rights
Profit from the increase in value of a set amount of shares over a set period of time. Paid in cash, no notary or specialist needed. Fast set-up times.
Recommended for:
Employees who need a savings account to buy stock into a STAK later.
Set up: 2 days
Trust Office Foundation
STAK
Create a true co-ownership with a trust office foundation (Dutch: STAK). Create 1 billion+ certificates of shares. No notary needed once running. Most flexible and scalable package.
Recommended for:
Businesses who want to do it right from the start.
*Recommended
Economic Ownership Rights
EOR
Share the rights of economic value on profit or increase of company valuation. Not a true co-ownership, but EOR is fast to get started.
Recommended for:
Smaller businesses who want to get started fast, and upgrade into a STAK later.
Employee Stock Option Plan
Options
Give employees options on company shares based on a set of rules and timeline, and allow your shareholders to flexibly transact their shares after their cliff.
Recommended for:
Smaller businesses who want to get started fast, and upgrade into a STAK later.
Stock Appreciation Rights
SAR
Profit from the increase in value of a set amount of shares over a set period of time. Paid in cash, no notary or specialist needed. Fast set-up times.
Recommended for:
Employees who need a savings account to buy stock into a STAK later.
Step 1
Submit your information and plan a review call.
Step 2
Sign your company co-ownership
formation documents.
Step 3
Your company is made a co-ownership in the Netherlands.
Step 4
Start inviting your people!
NEW
We're a B-Corp!
We have successfully completed B-Lab's rigorous audits, and are proud to announce we're officially B-Corp Certified!
Our mission
65% of wealth in Europe is owned by 10% of the people. We believe that employee ownership is the tool to close the capital wealth gap, create more engaged employees and transform the way we do business.
We're here to help 25 million business owners share their company with their employees, to accelerate a new social standard, and create a more stable and healthy society.
Welcome to a new era of business models
With Sharecouncil, you can turn your business into a movement where truly all stakeholders in your ecosystem have a self-interest in making this work.
Example: make nature a shareholder, and automatically gift a portion of your revenue through dividends to effective preservation programs.
All businesses who are early enough to discover the unlocked energy they can ignite by making their employees and community co-owners, will be lightyears ahead of competition.
Powerful and easy-to-use APIs
Entirely new and not-yet-explored business models suddenly become possible with our easy to use APIs.
Fully integrate company ownership into your product experience, and create self-managing networks with automatic resource allocation for the whole community, and every stakeholder involved.
Economic Instruments 101
Explore the Share Academy
The Difference Between RSUs, ESOPs, and SARs
Benefits of Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs)
How Employee Participation Builds Relationships
NIEUW
Wat zijn STAK, EER, Opties en SAR?
Welk model past het beste bij mijn bedrijf? En hoe zit dat met belasting?
In deze 20-min webinar leggen we in gemakkelijke, heldere taal uit:
- Waarom investeren in mede-eigenaarschap?
- Hoe werkt mede-eigenaarschap voor een klein of medium bedrijf?
- Hoe maak je aandeel transacties juridisch water dicht?
- Welk juridisch model past het beste bij mijn bedrijf en doelen?
- Hoe zit dat met belastingen?
- Hoe maak ik mijn spelregels?
- Product tour van het Share Council platform
- Prijzen: hoeveel zou dit voor mij kosten?
Pricing - Option One
Set up your EOR or SAR co-ownership for €500
Form a co-ownership with Sharecouncil
We’ll guide you through what’s needed to set up your co-ownership.Includes
Earn 10% of your onboarding fee back in Sharecouncil shares
Formation of an EOR or SAR in the Netherlands
Dutch notary filing fees
Signed documents to establish company by-laws and protect IP
Personal legal and onboarding support
First year of legal consultancy fees
TAX filing advice
Premium Shareholder Community Membership
Templates for post-formation legal needs
€500
Setup feeRun your business
There are ongoing costs of running a co-ownership that we help you manage in one platform.
Sharecouncil helps you do the paperwork and onboards you to the platform. On the platform, you can independently issue, share and manage stock with your people for a predictable rate.