Keeping It Local: Options and Opportunities for Business Succession in the Capital Region

Most business owners spend years building something that lasts - steady customers, a reliable team, a valued place in the community. Fewer spend time thinking about what happens when they're no longer the one running it. But across the Capital Region a lot of owners are approaching exactly that question, and many don’t have an answer: what happens to this business in the next three, five, or ten years?

This session is an introduction to succession planning, built around one idea: keeping your business locally owned is a real, achievable option, it just takes planning. Every business that closes without a plan leaves behind a gap in the community - jobs, favourite meals, critical supplies, gathering spaces, and more. The good news is that outcomes are almost always better the earlier you start, and there's no need to figure it out alone.

In this 90-minute session, we'll walk through the range of options available to owners thinking about succession, common pitfalls that catch people off guard, and a practical roadmap for starting to think it through, wherever you are in your timeline. As this is an introductory session, there’s no prior planning or decisions required, just bring an openness to start thinking about what's next for you and your business.

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