VANCOUVER CONVENTION CENTRE WEST
Thanks for making our 10 Year Anniversary such an amazing success!
Relive BTF Vancouver 2025
Celebrating 10 Years of Actionable Growth & Transition Strategies
For a decade, the Business Transitions Forum has guided business leaders through pivotal moments of change, delivering strategies for growth, scaling, and ownership transitions, including opportunities in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) to maximize shareholder value.
In our milestone 10th year, we’re uniting an even more dynamic community of entrepreneurs and experts to shape the next decade of growth.
Join North America’s leading voices to:
- Increase market share and shareholder value
- Identify growth and scaling opportunities
- Navigate the acquisition and sale process
- Assess if M&A is the right path for your business
- Implement strategies to elevate your business’s value at every stage
Debby Carreau
2025 Conference Chair
Debby Carreau is a serial entrepreneur, author, and the Founder and CEO of Inspired HR, one of Canada’s top HR firms. A nationally recognized leader in human capital and workplace strategy, she has been named one of Canada’s Most Powerful Women four years in a row and is the youngest inductee into Canada’s Top 100 Hall of Fame.
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Hear from business owners and experts and learn from their experiences.
Hear From BTF Alumni
What I love about BTF is that it’s really that one stop shop for an entrepreneur.
Celine Bacani
Owner & CEO, Lee’s Donuts
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
BTF is a great place for business owners to potentially find people to buy their business.
I know I made a lot of mistakes and I wish I went to something like this in the past.
Grant Findlay Shirras
Co-Founder, Hylo AI & Director, Startup Grind Kelowna
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