For B.C. business owners thinking about what's next
We buy and hold well-run British Columbia businesses for the long term. Your team stays, your name stays on the sign, and you stay involved for as long as you'd like.
of Canadian small business owners plan to exit within the next ten years.
have a formal succession plan. Most are still figuring out where to start.
in business assets will change hands across Canada over the coming decade.
Source: Canadian Federation of Independent Business, Succession Tsunami report
Not your typical buyer
Some buyers openly talk about "optimizing" with software and cutting most of the staff. We don't. We buy a business to own it, for good. Your company is a community of people, not a transaction, and the people who helped you build it are the reason it works.
We know you understand your business better than anyone, including us. So you'll be part of every plan we make.
Our promise to you
The team you spent 15 or 20 years building stays. No mass layoffs, no "restructuring" announcement the week after closing.
Your name on the sign, your culture on the floor, your customers treated the way you've always treated them.
We work out the value together, open book, and explain every part of the deal, including how and when you're paid, before you sign anything.
How a transition works
Most owners take a year or two from first chat to handover. That's fine with us.
STEP 01
Coffee, a phone call, or a visit to your shop. We'll ask about the business, the people in it, and what you're hoping for. If you're a year or more away from any decision, that's fine. We'll stay in touch.
STEP 02
A clean retirement? A role for a family member? Time to travel but still a say in the big decisions? Every owner wants something different, and your goals shape the deal, not the other way around.
STEP 03
We walk through the numbers together and show our reasoning, so you can see exactly how we got to a figure. We keep talking until we both see a price that's fair. If we can't get there, we part as friends.
STEP 04
Typically six months to two years, with a role and pay that suit you. That's how your know-how, your supplier relationships and your customer trust carry over to the people who stay.
STEP 05
Steady, sustainable growth. We invest in the team and the tools that make their work easier, and we share the results with the people who earn them. Your team, your customers and your community keep their business.
Who we are
We both live and work in Greater Vancouver, and we'd rather meet you at your shop than in a boardroom. We won't pretend to know your industry better than you do. What we bring is the commitment to keep what you've built running well, and the patience to learn it from you.
Co-founder
Misho comes from a finance background. He has managed investment portfolios and worked in wealth management, and today he advises small business owners at a Canadian bank, where he sees every day how few owners have a plan for what comes next.
He started Succession Partners because he believes a good business should outlive the person who founded it.
Get in touch with Misho
Co-founder
Jose is a licensed Realtor on the North Shore and a finance student at SFU's Beedie School of Business. He has spent the last few years sitting across the table from families at the biggest decisions of their lives, and he brings that same care to business owners.
He handles much of the day-to-day relationship work, and he'll usually be the first person you hear back from.
Get in touch with Jose"Business is personal. We treat it that way."Our founding principle
Rooted in British Columbia
We're based in Greater Vancouver and we buy businesses we can drive to. When we say we'll come by the shop, we mean it.
Our values
Honest numbers, fair terms, and promises we keep long after the deal closes.
You and your team know this business best. We listen first and lean on your expertise.
We're patient, permanent owners. Steady growth over quick wins, people over spreadsheets.
We stick with our businesses through good years and hard ones, and we adapt together.
Straight answers
If yours isn't here, ask. We'll answer plainly.
They stay. We buy businesses because of the people in them. We're not planning to cut staff or replace them with software. Where we do bring in new tools, it's to take repetitive paperwork off your team's plate so they can focus on the work that actually brings in revenue.
Usually most of it at closing, with the rest paid over an agreed schedule. This is common in small business sales and it keeps both of us invested in the business doing well. We'll explain exactly how it works, in plain language, before you decide anything.
It's up to you. Most owners help with the handover for six to twelve months. Some stay longer as an advisor or board chair, paid in a way that suits them. Others prefer a clean exit. We'll build the plan around what you want.
Together. We look at the numbers with you, share our reasoning, and keep talking until the price feels fair to both sides. You'll never be handed a number with no explanation.
Yes. Many of our conversations start years before a sale. Planning early gives you more options and more time, and there's no obligation. If now isn't the time, we'll simply check in when you'd like us to.
Completely. Your staff, customers and competitors won't hear about our conversations from us. We're happy to sign a confidentiality agreement before you share anything about the business.
Established, profitable businesses in British Columbia with a loyal team and customers who keep coming back. Trades, services, manufacturing, distribution: the industry matters less than the people and the track record. If you're not sure whether yours fits, ask. We'll tell you plainly.
Whenever you're ready
A confidential, no-pressure conversation about your business and what you want next. Even if a sale is years away.
