These resources meet you where you are at, whether you’re contemplating selling your business, or taking steps to prepare your business for sale, or listing your business and engaging with prospective buyers.
Steps to Selling Your Business
1. Contemplation
Webinar: How to Sell Your Business
This webinar was held on Wednesday, February 15, 2023. Sign-up for the Community Futures Central Kootenay newsletter to be notified when the next webinar will run. Webinar Recordings:
- How to Sell Your Business with Darrell Goertzen, Business Advisor at Venture Connect
- How to List Your Business on Imagine Kootenay with Aaron Gregory, Imagine Kootenay Program Coordinator
Venture Connect Business Advisor
Free consultation on how to sell your business.
Community Futures Central Kootenay Business Counselling
Free 45-minute business counselling appointments available to anyone in the Central Kootenay region.
2. Preparation
Business Succession Specialists
Venture Connect provides professional guidance to business owners to plan for their transition and ready their business for sale. Fees for this service run from $1,500 to $2,000.
Workbook: Pathway to Successful Sale
Check out the free workbook from Venture Connect that helps you prepare for a successful scale. Access the workbook at the bottom of this webpage: https://ventureconnect.ca/resources/workbooks-downloads
Webinar Series: Financial Statements
The Basin Business Advisors Program’s provides free pre-recorded webinars to help get your financial statements in order. Sign-up at www.bbaprogram.ca/workshops
3. Action
Listing Your Business for Sale
Kootenay businesses can list their businesses for sale on two excellent websites:
- Imagine Kootenay: list your business for free on Imagine Kootenay, a site dedicated to connecting buyers and sellers in the Kootenay region and beyond.
- Venture Connect: list your business for free on Venture Connect, an organization dedicated to retaining businesses in Western Canada.
