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Buying or selling a business is one of the most important financial decisions a person can make. In British Columbia, thousands of businesses change hands every year, from family owned cafés and childcare centres to construction companies, clinics, and professional services.
At StartCan Business Consulting, we provide professional Business for Sale and Business Acquisition services designed to support local business owners, Canadian buyers, and newcomers and immigrants looking to invest, relocate, or build a future in BC.
Whether you are planning to exit your business or actively searching for a business to buy, StartCan supports you at every step, strategically, financially, and compliantly.
British Columbia is experiencing a major business transition cycle.
Over 76 percent of small business owners in Canada are aged 50 or older. More than 550,000 Canadian business owners are expected to exit over the next 10 to 15 years. Small and medium sized enterprises account for over 98 percent of all businesses in BC. Demand for established businesses has increased due to higher startup costs, labour shortages, and immigration driven investment.
As a result, searches such as business for sale in BC, business for sale in Vancouver, buy a business in Canada, and small business for sale near me continue to rise year over year. This creates a unique opportunity for both sellers and buyers when the process is handled correctly.
StartCan works with businesses across Metro Vancouver and beyond, including Vancouver, Burnaby, North Vancouver, West Vancouver, Richmond, Surrey, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Langley, New Westminster, Abbotsford, Victoria, Kelowna, Nanaimo, and Kamloops.
We support service based, regulated, and asset light businesses, including childcare centres, medical and wellness clinics, construction and trades companies, restaurants and cafés, cleaning and maintenance businesses, retail shops, professional services, transportation and logistics, and home care providers.
Many business owners assume selling a business means listing it online and waiting. In reality, most businesses fail to sell due to poor financial presentation, unrealistic valuation, missing documentation, lack of buyer screening, or weak transition planning.
At StartCan, we take a strategic, confidential, and structured approach.
As part of our Business for Sale service, StartCan can feature select businesses for sale directly on our website.
Businesses for sale section is designed to create visibility while maintaining discretion. Depending on the seller’s preference, listings may be published with limited identifying details, industry level descriptions, or high level financial ranges, allowing serious buyers to express interest without compromising confidentiality.
Having a dedicated Business for Sale section allows sellers to reach a wider audience, including local buyers, investors, and newcomers actively searching online for businesses for sale in British Columbia. For buyers, it provides access to opportunities that are often not publicly advertised or listed on large marketplaces.
All listings published through StartCan are supported by proper preparation, screening, and guidance. We do not simply post businesses online. We ensure they are positioned realistically, ethically, and with a clear transaction pathway in mind.
We help business owners assess sell readiness, prepare clear financial summaries and normalized earnings, position the business for maximum value, identify the right type of buyer, protect confidentiality, and support negotiations and transition planning.
Selling a business is not just a transaction. It is an exit strategy.
For many buyers, purchasing an existing business offers immediate cash flow, an established customer base, existing staff and systems, proven market demand, and stronger eligibility for financing.
This approach is particularly attractive for first time buyers, professionals transitioning into entrepreneurship, families planning long term settlement, and immigrants looking to establish themselves in Canada.
However, buying the wrong business or buying without proper analysis can be costly.
StartCan supports buyers with feasibility analysis, financial and risk review, market research, operational and staffing considerations, regulatory and licensing readiness, and immigration aligned business planning.
Our role is not to sell you a business. Our role is to help you buy the right business.
For many international buyers, purchasing a business in Canada is part of a long term immigration strategy.
Depending on structure and eligibility, business ownership may support provincial nominee programs, entrepreneur streams, work permits tied to business ownership, and pathways to permanent residence.
Not every business qualifies and not every buyer is suitable. StartCan ensures business planning aligns with realistic immigration expectations, compliance requirements, and long term settlement goals.
StartCan is not a brokerage and not a listing website.
We are a business consulting firm focused on strategy before sale, feasibility before purchase, and compliance before commitment.
Our strength lies in local BC market knowledge, experience supporting immigrant and newcomer entrepreneurs, strong financial and business planning expertise, and ethical, transparent guidance.
We work with sellers and buyers, not against them.
Whether you are a business owner planning an exit, a buyer searching for the right opportunity, or a newcomer exploring business ownership in Canada, StartCan offers confidential consultations to assess your situation and recommend next steps.
Contact StartCan Business Consulting
Serving Vancouver, Metro Vancouver, and all of British Columbia
Your business journey deserves more than guesswork. It deserves a strategy.
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