Buy Your First Business Toronto Workshop

How to Buy or Sell Your First Business — Step by Step

Thinking about acquiring a business but not sure where to start? This in-person workshop walks you through the entire acquisition process, from building your acquisition plan to closing the deal, with a business analyst, an M&A lawyer, and a financing expert guiding you through every stage.

Whether you're exploring your first acquisition or trying to make sense of financing, valuation, and deal structure, this session is built to make you buying-ready.

What you'll learn:

• How to build a full acquisition plan and define your buying criteria
• Where and how to source real deal opportunities
• Financing options — what's available, and what you'll actually qualify for
• Valuation fundamentals and the different valuation methods and multiples
• LOIs: what goes in one, and why it matters
• Asset sale vs. share sale — and why the structure changes everything
• Due diligence and quality of earnings — what to actually check before you buy
• Tax considerations that tie into deal structure
• Negotiating tactics and the most common reasons deals fall apart

Who's teaching:

• An M&A lawyer covering legal structure, LOIs, and due diligence
• A financing expert breaking down how acquisitions actually get funded
• A business analyst (that's me) walking through valuation, sourcing, and building your plan

What's included:

• A full printed playbook to work through during the session, and keep
• Handout checklists you can use on your own deals afterward
• Submit your questions ahead of time, we'll answer them live in a dedicated Q&A
• Food and coffee provided

Seats are limited to keep the room interactive. If you're serious about buying a business — or just want to finally understand how the process really works - this is built for you.