WEBINAR Lunch & Learn - Selling or Buying a Business in BC

For many small business owners their business is their most valuable financial asset, so maximizing its value and successfully completing a sale when the time comes is vitally important. For business buyers, the challenge is finding the right opportunity that will fit their financial and lifestyle goals. 

This webinar will provide a roadmap for successfully navigating the sale or purchase of a small business. The speakers will also address the potential impacts the COVID-19 crisis might have on the market for the near term, and what business owners can be doing to maintain or increase the value of their businesses during these uncertain times. 


JOIN US AND LEARN:

• Market conditions for selling and buying in normal times, and emerging signs of the impact of COVID-19. 
• The different options for exiting a business and the pros and cons of each. 
• The steps in selling or buying a business, and how long it typically takes. 
• Common mistakes made by sellers and buyers and how to avoid them. 
• How businesses are valued, and tips to protect and increase valuations. 
• Ways to structure your business to maximize the after-tax amount you will from a sale. 

ABOUT OUR SPEAKERS: 
Kent Carter is a broker with a Pacific M&A and Business Brokers. He has more than 30 years' experience in business acquisition and divestment transactions, having worked on hundreds of such opportunities and closed deals totalling more than $200 million in value. As an entrepreneur, Kent has started up and acted as principal investor in three businesses of his own in the F&B, online/offline retail, and corporate financial advisory spaces. Kent lives in Langley and focuses on the Fraser Valley region. 

Anand Athiviraham is a Senior Associate in the Business Law Group at Watson Goepel LLP. He has more than 8 years of experience in providing tailored solutions to clients in the areas of corporate and commercial law, real estate law, and estate matters, including mergers & acquisitions, conveyancing, and estate planning. Anand also oversees operations at Watson Goepel's Surrey office location. 

Please note attendees will be sent webinar instructions 1-2 days prior to the event.