11th ANNUAL

A Conference For Entrepreneurs About Growth & Transition

Join us on November 18th in Vancouver!

The BTF Experience: 10 Years in the Making

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

Full-Day Conference

Half-Day Workshop

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

The Business Transitions Forum have really fostered that sense of let’s share, let’s learn, let’s grow together and let’s help each other.

Tom Shepansky
Founder, Rethink Communications

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

The earlier you can come to a conference like this in your entrepreneurial journey the better.

Katie Bennett
Master Certified Forum Chair MacKay CEO Forums

Stay Up To Date

Gain expert insights, success stories, and practical resources to drive business growth and navigate transitions.

Get updates on upcoming events, promotions, and the latest strategies and trends from industry leaders to elevate your business’s value and ensure a successful transition.

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Canada

Navigating Four Possible Drivers Of Disruption For The Economy

Elevated oil prices these days are helping lift Alberta’s economy, not just in the energy sector but by extension to many other businesses throughout the province. “And we are seeing in Alberta some really nice diversification into that tech sector,” says Todd Hirsch, Economist & Director, Energy Transition Centre. “Alberta I think is in not bad shape at all business wise and economy wise.”
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Canada

Structuring A Company For Growth & Transition

Wayne Grund and his wife Debra started Surface Hair Care in 2008 and today the Saskatchewan-based company has more than 50,000 salons in the U.S, and Canada featuring its products. As it celebrates its 15th anniversary this year, it will also celebrate having sold more than 20 million bottles of hair care. And a recent partnership agreement with investors will fuel additional growth for the company.
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Canada

Before Selling A Company, Start Preparing Well In Advance

Having gone through the recent sale of a group of companies, entrepreneur Jordan Fraser said people thinking of selling their company need to be prepared for an exit. “It’s not something that you can just choose to do. We had been thinking about this for 18 months and we were able to get a lot of checks and balances in place so that the due diligence . . . we were prepared for,” said Fraser.
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Canada

Lessons Learned In The Selling Of A Number Of Companies

Over a period of six years, the Bennett family, based in Atlantic Canada, sold a number of companies under its umbrella group, learning many lessons along the way. In 2013, Cathy Bennett was elected to public office. As a Member of the Newfoundland & Labrador House of Assembly, she served in Cabinet as Minister of Finance, President of the Treasury Board, Minister Responsible for the Status of Women, and the Office of the Chief Information Officer. For 35 years, Bennett worked with a group of McDonald’s franchise restaurants in Newfoundland – 17 years as the owner.
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Canada

Fueling Business Growth Through Employee Ownership

Jennifer Campbell is known as a strategic thinker who gets things done. She’s the Founder and CEO of Two Worlds Consulting, which is a Canada-wide social and environmental consultancy, that continues to grow – boosted last year with the addition of employees buying into ownership of the brand. The company, based in Victoria) originally evolved from her concept to build a business around the core values of respect, integrity, trust, and reciprocity, and has grown to serving clients across Canada.
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Canada

A Key For Growth: Focus

Ana McRae is known as THE entrepreneur coach that can help people build wealth alongside freedom and fulfillment, not at the expense of it. McRae, Entrepreneur Coach & Founder, Ana McRae Coaching Corp., is based in New Brunswick and has worked with entrepreneurs over the past nine years both in a coaching capacity and as a management consultant.
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