Featured in CanadianSME Business Magazine As thousands of Canadian business owners near retirement, the question of how to exit their business has become more urgent—and more complicated. Traditional sales and third-party takeovers often leave employees vulnerable and...
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How Changing Who Owns the Business Can Change Everything Selling your business is one of the biggest decisions you will ever make—but traditional exit strategies can leave owners feeling stuck. What happens to your employees? Your customers? Your legacy? In this...
Jennifer Williams, founder of Firefly Insights, was recently featured in Canadian Family Offices in an article addressing one of the most pressing challenges facing business owners today: succession without a clear heir. The article, “At a succession dead end? Feds...
Jennifer Williams, Founder of Firefly Insights, sat down with Shelagh Cummins on The Road to Seven Podcast to discuss Employee Ownership as a succession plan option. With recent legislative changes in Canada supporting employee ownership trusts, Jennifer explores how...
In times of economic uncertainty, when businesses face financial pressures and the future feels unpredictable, employee-owned companies tend to outperform their counterparts. And as the potential for a Canada-US tariff battle looms, employee-owned businesses could be...
