COMMUNITY DRIVEN SUCCESSION

Keep your community open for business.

Succession Plan Canada helps farm and business owners prepare for the day they transition ownership. We’ve partnered with SuccessionMatching.com and a number of towns, cities, regions, and provinces on a community driven business succession project. We believe that with access to the right education, resources, and planning processes, valuable community farms and businesses will continue to operate for generations to come.

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Join a national network of communities all working together to address business succession.

How it Works

Succession Plan Canada leads the SuccessionMatching Community Project (SMCP), a community driven boots-on-the-ground approach to succession planning. The SMCP assists communities in retaining valuable farm and business assets and ensuring they continue to operate instead of shutting down. The SMCP is ongoing and now includes communities and organizations across Canada.

In collaboration with SuccessionMatching (SXNM), Succession Plan Canada offers SMCP Partners a customizable suite of succession solutions for their communities including a webinar series, coupon codes to the SuccessionMatching.com website, business transition and succession planning workshops, and speaking events. Used together or separately, each component is designed as a plug-and-play solution to help communities deliver succession planning tools and knowledge to business and farm owners across Canada in a cost effective manner.

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Special Programs

The SMCP helps keep local farms and businesses in operation through proper succession planning. Click here to learn more about our Community Partners.

Testimonial

“The webinar series that is a part of the SuccessionMatching Community Project provided a diverse range of topics that were very relevant and spoke to our broad business demographic. The quality of the information presented by subject matter experts added depth to the webinar series, making it worth the time of our business owners.”

- Parul Neufeld, Economic Development Officer, City of Abbotsford, 2018

Services

From full-day workshops to SXNM coupons, the SMCP provides a wide range of products and services to meet the needs of its partners and members.

Business Transition and Succession Planning Workshop

Facilitated by a member of the SXNM Executive Team, these customizable workshops educate and train participants on the step-by-step process to successfully transition a business from one owner to the next. Participants are taught how to explain the importance of proper succession planning, recognize three types of business transitions as well as their pros and cons, identify necessary and beneficial programs and services available, and engage business and community stakeholders. Participants also receive access for up-to-date resources categorized by province on our Online Resource Portal for continued learning and application support. Workshops can be delivered locally, in-person, or in an online webinar format.
To schedule a workshop, or get more information, contact us.

Webinar Series

Featuring an industry expert on each webinar, SXNM hosts an annual series of 10-15 live, online presentations that focus on essential business transition topics. Webinar participants receive up-to-date succession planning information right in the privacy and comfort of their own home or office. Each webinar is about 30 mins in length and includes a question and answer period at the end. The fall 2017 Webinar Series included Writing a Succession Plan, Family Transitions, and Legal Considerations among many other critical business transition topics. Registered participants may join any of the webinars as they happen live, and they have access to recordings for a set period of time.
To register for the webinar series, or obtain more information, click here.

Speaking Events

Founder and CEO of SXNM, Alison Anderson is a sought after speaker on farm and business succession. While many people understand that there is a need for succession planning, few are aware of how serious and widespread the issue is and how to address it. Alison has worked with thousands of farm and business buyers and sellers, and she has analyzed the metadata provided by SuccessionMatching.com. This experience has enabled her to identify common pain points that buyers and sellers encounter through the process and create proven strategies for overcoming them. Alison has spoken at a variety of events, from national conferences to banker’s breakfasts, and is prepared to speak as a standalone presenter or as part of a larger lineup.
To schedule an event, or get more information, contact us.

Coupon Codes

The SuccessionMatching.com online platform is designed to enable farm and business buyers and sellers to find their ideal counterpart quickly and easily. The Coupon Codes provide cost effective access to the website for interested Partners and members to see first-hand how SXNM can serve them. The Coupon Codes are valid for 36 months after activation, which is more than enough time for members to begin their succession planning process and discover the specific services they will require to complete their plan within the average 2-7 year timeline.
To obtain coupon codes, or get more information, contact us.

Our Community Partners

The SMCP succeeds as a result of the hard work and dedication to local farms and businesses shared by its Community Partners. Thanks to the following organizations and individuals, the SMCP is able to assist communities across Canada.

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