Joel Vorra
Co-Founder & Former President
Tidewater Renewables Ltd
Hyatt Regency Calgary
Thank You Alberta!
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Discover Actionable Growth & Transition Strategies from Top Entrepreneurs
Since 2015, the Business Transitions Forum has been guiding entrepreneurs through comprehensive growth strategies and ownership transitions, including opportunities for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) to enhance shareholder value.
Join top entrepreneurs and North America’s leading experts to:
- Increase market share and shareholder value
- Identify growth and scaling opportunities
- Understand the acquisition and sale process
- Assess if M&A is the right growth path for your business
- Implement actionable strategies to elevate your business’s value at any stage in your transition journey
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Hear From BTF Alumni
As a first-time attendee, BTF was the perfect starting point. The forum gave me a clear understanding of the landscape and how to prepare early.
BTF connected me with the right advisor at exactly the right time. That relationship directly led to a successful sale of my business in 2025.
You want to come to this conferences years in advance of wanting to sell, because you want to be thinking about how to build your business, you want to be meeting the strategic partners who may help you.
It’s a very welcoming conference, and a conference that anybody can just approach anybody and strike up a conversation.
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Gain expert insights, success stories, and practical resources to drive business growth and navigate transitions.
Steve Belyea On Building A Business Worth Buying
Steve Belyea
Co-Founder & CEO, Victory Advanced Technologies Inc. (Sold BASE Engineering)
When Steve Belyea started BASE Engineering, he had little more than an idea and a single customer. Over the next three decades, he built the company into a global business serving customers in 28 countries, completed two successful exits, and learned some expensive lessons along the way.
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Justin John & Eric Velez-Chua On Building Businesses That Can Grow Beyond Their Founders
Justin John & Eric Velez-Chua (Sold The Woods)
Building a business often looks straightforward in hindsight. Growth milestones, new locations and successful exits tend to become the visible markers of progress. Justin John and Eric Velez-Chua know the view from the inside usually looks different.
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Building Through Cycles: Lessons From The Energy Transition Every Owner Can Use
Brenda Slauko (BDC) & Joel Vorra (Tidewater Renewables)
Some industries force clarity. Energy is one of them. Cycles move quickly, capital is unforgiving and decisions have long consequences. For entrepreneurs operating in that environment, the margin for error is smaller and the feedback is immediate.
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