As part of Succession Ontario, the Brampton Entrepreneur Centre offers one-on-one succession planning consultations to help our local business owners take the first step toward their future.
What’s Next for Your Business?
Whether you’re planning to sell, transfer the business to employees or family, or wind down, the future of your business deserves a plan.
As your local Ontario Small Business Advisory Centre, the Brampton Entrepreneur Centre is proud to be part of Succession Ontario, the province’s first centralized succession planning hub, created to help small business owners take their next step with confidence.
What is Succession Planning, and Why Does it Matter?
Succession planning is the process of preparing for the eventual transition of your business. It covers everything from understanding what your business is worth, to assembling the right team of advisors, to mapping out a realistic timeline for your exit.
The majority of Ontario’s small business owners expect to transition out of their businesses within the next decade, yet only one in ten have a formal succession plan in place. Planning early gives you options, protects the value you’ve created, and helps ensure your business as well as the jobs and community connections that come with it continues to thrive.
Who It’s For:
Succession Ontario is designed for Ontario small business owners who want to take a proactive approach to the future of their business and begin planning well in advance of an eventual transition or exit.
The program is ideal for business owners who are:
- Planning to retire or transition out of their business in the coming years
- Looking to start succession planning 3–5 years before an anticipated exit
- Considering selling their business to a third party
- Exploring family succession or employee ownership options
- Looking to understand and strengthen the value of their business
- Interested in improving business operations before a future transition
- Seeking guidance, tools, and resources to support long-term planning
The program also supports local business advisors and organizations that assist entrepreneurs with succession and transition planning.
Free Tools and Resources Built for You
Through Succession Ontario, you have access to a growing library of free, self-paced resources designed specifically for small and micro-business owners:
- Free self-guided succession planning resources
- Educational videos and eLearning modules
- Succession roadmaps and planning checklists
- Business valuation tools
- Exit planning guidance
- Access to advisor networks and support resources
Everything is free, practical, and built to meet you wherever you are in your journey.
One-to-One Support at the Brampton Entrepreneur Centre
As part of the Succession Ontario network, the Brampton Entrepreneur Centre offers free, confidential one-on-one succession planning consultations with a local business advisor.
In a consultation, we will help you understand your options, share resources available to you, and build a plan that fits your goals, timeline and your business. Whether you’re years away from transition, or ready today, we are here to help you move forward with clarity and confidence.
Take the first step today.
OSBAC programs and services are delivered by the Brampton Entrepreneur Centre and are funded in partnership with the Government of Ontario.
