Business Insights Series: Canada’s Succession Tsunami: Opportunities, Risks & What It Means for Business Owners, Buyers and Advisors

Introducing a new speaker series, geared for Hamilton business owners and employees, free for Hamilton Chamber members to attend!

The Hamilton Chamber’s Business Insight Series, presented in partnership with TD Bank and Bateman & MacKay LLP, is the perfect forum for Hamilton business leaders who ready to tackle real challenges head on. In an intimate, focused setting, gain practical insights and leave with strategies you can implement immediately to grow and strengthen your business.

Canada’s Succession Tsunami: Opportunities, Risks & What It Means for Business Owners, Buyers and Advisors

Canada is entering the largest business ownership transition in its history. Is your business ready?

Over the next decade, hundreds of thousands of Canadian businesses are expected to change hands, creating unprecedented opportunities for business owners, entrepreneurs, and investors.

Join Portage M&A Advisory for an engaging seminar exploring how successful business owners build enterprise value, create wealth in the lower-middle market, and prepare for a successful transition—whether that means selling, succession, or long-term growth.

You’ll learn:

  • Why Canada’s business transition wave is creating historic opportunities
  • How entrepreneurs and investors build wealth through lower-middle market acquisitions
  • What experienced buyers look for when evaluating businesses
  • How today’s M&A transactions are structured and financed
  • Why the most successful exits begin years before a business goes to market
  • How to increase business value, reduce risk, and prepare for your biggest financial event

Whether you’re planning for retirement, considering succession, acquiring a business, or simply looking to build a stronger, more valuable company, you’ll leave with practical insights you can apply immediately.

DATE: Tuesday, September 29
TIME: 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
LOCATION: McMaster Innovation Park – Meeting Room 2

DETAILS:
7:30 a.m. – Check-in and networking (with complimentary coffee and breakfast refreshments)
8:00 a.m. – Presentation begins
8:45 a.m. – Q&A
9:00 a.m. – Networking resumes
9:30 a.m. – Event ends

Please note that this event is exclusive to Hamilton Chamber Members. With attendance limited to 25 people, we kindly ask that if your plans change and you can no longer attend, please notify m.hardill@hamiltonchamber.ca so your spot can be offered to another member.

Date and Time

Sep 29, 2026, 7:30 am - 9:30 am

Location

McMaster Innovation Park
175 Longwood Road South
Hamilton
Ontario
Canada
L8P 0A1

Free Registration - Chamber Member-Only Event


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