Support TNCEO
The Tennessee Center for Employee Ownership (TNCEO) is building the awareness, partnerships, resources, and statewide infrastructure needed to grow employee ownership across Tennessee.
Annual Sponsorships
Annual Partners provide flexible, year-round support to help TNCEO reach business owners, equip partners, and grow employee ownership across Tennessee.
SUPPORTER
$500+
Support TNCEO's work to grow employee ownership in Tennessee.
Annual parters receive:
- Name recognition on TNCEO’s Annual Partners webpage
- Recognition in TNCEO annual impact materials
- Recognition of Annual Partners at TNCEO events
PARTNER
$1,500+
Invest in TNCEO’s ongoing education, outreach, and statewide ecosystem-building work.
Includes all Supporter recognition, plus:
- Logo recognition on TNCEO’s Annual Partners webpage and annual impact materials
- Recognition through TNCEO communications
- Access to additional Signature Sponsorship opportunities
CHAMPION
$3,000+
Provide significant annual support for TNCEO’s work across Tennessee.
Includes all Partner recognition, plus:
- Enhanced year-round recognition across TNCEO communications and events
- Individual recognition through TNCEO newsletter and social media
- Opportunity for a TNCEO.org Partner Spotlight highlighting your organization’s support and contribution to Tennessee’s employee ownership ecosystem
- Priority access to Signature Sponsorship opportunities
SUSTAINING CHAMPION
$5,000+
Make a significant investment in the long-term growth of employee ownership in Tennessee.
Includes all Champion recognition, plus:
- Comprehensive year-round recognition as a TNCEO Sustaining Champion
- Prominent recognition across TNCEO events, programs, and communications
- Featured TNCEO.org Partner Spotlight promoted through TNCEO communications
- First access to Signature Sponsorship opportunities and appropriate educational and speaking opportunities
Make a One Time Donation
Make a one-time or individual contribution in any amount. Your support helps TNCEO grow employee ownership across Tennessee.
The Tennessee Opportunity
Employee ownership is gaining momentum in Tennessee.
TNCEO has secured state and federal funding to expand this work, including a new statewide technical assistance program launching in fall 2026 to help businesses explore and transition to employee ownership.
At the same time, we are working with cities, regional partners, industry leaders, and business advisors across Tennessee to build employee ownership into business succession, retention, and economic development strategies.
Sponsorship helps us turn that momentum into lasting statewide infrastructure.
Thank you to our Sponsors
Signature Sponsorship Opportunities
Deepen your support through a Signature Sponsorship tied to one of TNCEO’s key statewide initiatives.
These limited opportunities offer increased visibility while supporting work that connects employee-owned companies, celebrates Tennessee’s growing employee ownership community, and helps regions identify new opportunities for employee ownership
Celebrate Employee Ownership
Cocktail Hour and Awards Ceremony
October 22, 2026 5:00 - 7:00 PM
Nashville, TN
Supporting Sponsor
$1,000
- Logo recognition on event materials
- Recognition during event and in post-event communications
- Year-Round recognition as a TNCEO Supporter
Celebration Sponsor
$2,500
- Prominent logo recognition
- Individual recognition through TNCEO communications
- Enhanced recognition during the event
- Year-Round recognition as a TNCEO Partner
Presenting Sponsor
$5,000+
ONE AVAILABLE
- Premier recognition as leading sponsor
- Prominent logo recognition across all materials
- Featured pre- and post-event communications
- Prominent recognition from the stage and opportunity for program participation
- Year-Round recognition as a TNCEO Champion
The Space:
JE Dunn Construction event space in the Neuhoff Development, Nashville TN
Attendees:
90 - 120 employee-owners and state leaders
Craft cocktails, appetizers and an Employee Ownership awards ceremony
Exclusive Executive Series
$5,000 | One Available
Sponsor a 4-part series bringing together ESOP CEOs for peer-driven conversations
- Exclusive recognition on invitations and event materials
- Verbal recognition at each gathering
- Year-round recognition of your support for Tennessee's employee-ownership community
TNCEO Sustaining Champions receive first access; available to Champions and Partners if unclaimed.
Employee Ownership
Opportunity Reports
$5,000 - $25,000
Support data-driven regional strategies to identify where employee ownership can strengthen business succession, quality jobs, and local economies.
TNCEO's Employee Ownership Opportunity Reports combine research, business data, and regional context to help local leaders understand where opportunities exist and how partners can act on them.
Sponsorships support the development of these reports, regional stakeholder engagement, place-based strategies and resource alignment, and pilot programs to grow employee ownership in Tennessee communities.
Donate to the report currently in development , or reach out to Rachel to explore active opportunities in these communities:
Want to Discuss an Opportunity?
Get in touch with Rachel Merfalen, Executive Director at the Tennessee Center for Employee Ownership (TNCEO) to discuss any of these opportunities.
