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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
MAY 6, 2026 • Halifax Convention Centre
Introducing our 2026 Speakers
Dr. Lesley Steele
CEO & Founder
Steele Veterinary Group of Companies (Sold Eastern Passage Village Veterinary Hospital)
Paul LeBlanc
Founder & CEO
7th Wave Capital (Sold Coastal Communications, Arrivals+Departures & CMP Equipment)
Hear From BTF Alumni
I wished I had of participated in something like this before we transacted.
Natalie Benson
Partner & COO, Benson Cabinetry and Millwork
BTF has been amazing, and I mean that. I have met so many great people here today, and I will absolutely be back. I love what you have done here today.
William Donnellan
CEO & President, IRL Group
It’s a very welcoming conference, and a conference that anybody can just approach anybody and strike up a conversation.
Jalal Jetha
Managing Director, Cascadia Equity Partners
I think BTF does a great job of really setting the tone of community, connection and really making sure entrepreneurs feel supported.
Emily Savage
Principal Lawyer, Miller Titerle + Company
May 6, 2026 • Halifax Convention Centre
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