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LEWISTON — The L-A Metro Chamber will host breakfast at 7 a.m. Thursday, June 14, at Poland Spring Resort, 22 Robbins Way, Poland Spring.
This month’s speaker will be Rob Brown, director of Business Ownership Solutions, a program of the Cooperative Development Institute promoting employee ownership and works with business owners and their employees to facilitate conversions.
Brown will speak on “A Once in a Generation Opportunity: Preserving and Growing Businesses Through Employee Ownership Conversion.”
Brown was part of the advisory group that successfully converted three retail businesses into the Island Employee Cooperative, which is now the largest worker co-op in Maine and the second largest in New England.
He participates in several national networks promoting the strategy of employee ownership conversion and best practices in the field, and within Maine has organized several partnerships of economic and workforce development entities to educate and assist business owners in succession planning.
Brown studied economic development policy at the University of Maine and College of the Atlantic, and has a diverse background in policy research, advocacy and organizing, and non-profit and for-profit business development.
The cost is $20 for members and $30 for non-members. Registration is available at www.LAMetroChamber.com.
The LA Metro Chamber offers networking events, professional development opportunities, educational scholarships, and practical resources to help professionals advance and businesses of all sizes grow.
Call 207-783-2249 or visit lametrochamber.com to learn more.
