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Amsterdam startup Share Council secures over €1M from The Sharing Group and others; here’s how

Amsterdam-based social enterprise Share Council, a FinTech startup focused on “closing the capital wealth gap by making every SME employee co-owner”, announced on Tuesday that it is proud to have raised over €1M in funding from The Sharing Group (known from MyWheels & Mijndomein) and a network of strategic angel investors. Share Council is build […]

Een simpele uitleg over verwatering van aandelen

Men spreekt in relatie tot bedrijfseigendom over verwatering wanneer iemand zijn procentuele eigenaarschap van een bedrijf ziet verminderen.

Eight principles of good practice in Employee Participation Plans

A blog about the 8 basic principles written by the European Federation of Employee Share Ownership (EFES). We highlight the main lesson of each principle and explain how each one can help you set up a participation plan or improve your current one. Start reading and begin your journey towards employee participation and making a difference

Brussel is killing the equal spread of Employee Participation

Europe counts 9 million employee shareholders compared to over 30 million in the USA. With its population being twice the size, Europe should have six times more employee shareholders to be comparable with the USA. (writes EFES – European Federation of Employee Share Ownership)

Selling a piece (shares) of property of your company

A blog about the beneficial ownership of shares and our research into new developments in this area of law. In this blog you will also find out how it can be made easier for the common man/woman to participate in unlisted companies.

Employee participation in SMEs enables fairer capital distribution

A blog about the mechanisms behind capital allocation and the solution we offer at Share Council; employee participation.

Why the STAK offers a practical employee participation model

A blog about the search for the right participation model. We talk about our favorite participation models and the advantages and disadvantages that come with them. What is a STAK? And how does a STAK work?

Cooperative: From Farmer Entity To Option In The Start-up Scene

A blog about cooperation and the possibilities it provides. Why is cooperation used as a form of employee participation and why is this interesting for you?

If data is key, why is it that we still know so little about inequality in Europe?

A blog about wealth distribution in Europe. With a well-organized data source from inequalityin.eu and a video interview with David Webber that substantiate our desire for employee participation. We also talk about the comparison between post-war equality and growing inequality.

What is employee participation?

Share Council helps you towards employee participation. This is co-ownership of the company you work for. Either because you participate in the bonus and profit sharing, or you become a real co-owner. As the business grows, the value grows, you grow.

Science shows co-owner employees help SMEs through crisis

Employee participation is certainly one of the factors that make a company great. From the bottom to the top, it’s in all of our interests to have involved and invested employees. And this has been proven time and time again—especially when it comes to the question of business continuity.

What is a SAR? (Stock Appreciation Right) and 3 facts

Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) are the simplest and fastest way to let an employee participate financially in the growth of a company in the Netherlands (and any other place in Europe).

What is a holding and how to use it?

What is a holding company? Here at Share Council it’s a common question that deserves more explanation. We often come across this item when setting up employee participation structures. A holding is not obligatory for employee participation, but it may come in handy. Briefly put, a holding entails that one BV holds shares in one […]

Explanation of Business Valuation: The essence and necessity

Business Valuation is something you will encounter at some point in your company’s development, probably sooner than you think. For employees, the value of their participation in the company may be more relevant. It is easy to get caught up in all the jargon, but really it is rather simple and I’ll try to explain here how it works and how it can be done.

Who can own depositary receipts?

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Employee participation is a delicate subject. It is easy to set up, but may be difficult to actually implement within your organization. That is why we have put together this blog with all the research and exciting facts about employee engagement.