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4th ANNUAL

DELTA HOTEL WINNIPEG

A Conference For Entrepreneurs About Growth & Transition

Join us on October 16, 2025 in Winnipeg!

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Presenting The BTF Experience

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

Full-Day Conference

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Half-Day Workshop

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Mike Fata

2025 Conference Chair

Mike Fata is a best-selling author, podcast host, serial entrepreneur, and natural health advocate who co-founded Manitoba Harvest in 1998 and led it to a $419M strategic sale to Tilray. With over 25 years of experience in health, wellness, and sustainable business, Mike has completed three nine-figure exits, serves as CEO of Fata & Associates, and continues to mentor and invest in the next generation of purpose-driven entrepreneurs. He was named EY Entrepreneur of the Year in 2014 and one of the Top 100 Health Influencers in 2017.

Mike Fata

Entrepreneur, Investor, Author

(Sold Manitoba Harvest Hemp Foods)
Featured speakers

Learn from the best in the field

Hear from business owners and experts and learn from their experiences.

SEE ALL 2025 SPEAKERS

Joshua Simair

Co-founder & Former CEO, SkipTheDishes

Co-founder, Pivot Subscriptions (Sold SkipTheDishes)

Jenna Cohen

VP Treasury & Special Initiatives

Produce Pay Inc.

Ed Dornn

Co-founder & Chair

Greenstone Building Products & Excel-7 Ltd

Rishona Hyman

President & CEO

Aqua Essence Swim Academy

Mitch Tetrault

President & CEO

Monarch Industries

Polly Craik

Corporate Director

(Sold FineLine Solutions)

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
October 16, 2025 • Delta Hotel Winnipeg

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