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SUMMARY:Entrepreneurship through acquisition - Webinar March 4\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:Entrepreneurship through acquisition\nEntrepreneurship through acquisition (ETA) is a path to business ownership where an individual buys and operates an existing\, established small or medium-sized business instead of starting one from scratch\, allowing them to become an owner-operator with immediate revenue\, customers\, and infrastructure\, bypassing the high risks and lengthy development of a typical startup. This topic is becoming more important as babyboomers approach retirement and need to find an owner for their business. \nJoin us for a webinar to explore this and learn from Québec’s experience in supporting ETA for the last ten years. \nSpeaker \nAgop Evereklian is the founder of the Québec Business Transfer Centre (Centre de transfert d’entreprises du Québec\, CTEQ\, now Repreneuriat Québec). He has more than 35 years of experience in the private and public sectors as an entrepreneur\, executive manager\, general manager\, vice-president and CEO.  Former Chief of Staff in several governments (Chrétien\, Martin and Harper and Mayor Tremblay of Montreal). \nPanelists \n\nPhil Davidson is Director of the MBA & Executive MBA Programs at Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary. He teaches a course in ETA to MBA students. Phil has also been an entrepreneur in Canada and South America.\nLisa Hooey is the Founder and Managing Partner of Freda Capital\, a Toronto-based investment firm. She also serves as CEO of CRSS\, a leading provider of complex care services for individuals with complex developmental\, physical and medical needs across Ontario.\n\nModerator:  Peter Josty\, Executive Director of the Centre for Innovation Studies in Calgary. \nTime:  9:00 -10:30 MST; 11:00-12:30 EST\nDate: Wednesday March 4th 2026\nPlace: By Zoom \nRegistration \nBy Email:  martha@thecis.ca\nBy Phone: 1-403-968-3722\nOnline: Register online \nPlease note:  a QR code will be generated when you register online\, but this is not active as this is not an in-person event. \nUpon registration Martha will send you the Zoom link prior to the webinar date. \nPeter Josty\, PhD\, MBA\nExecutive Director\,\nThe Centre for Innovation Studies (THECIS)\,\nP.O. Box 19532\, Rpo South\nCranston\, Calgary\, AB  T3M 0V4\nPhone: (403) 249-0191    E-mail: p.josty@thecis.ca\nWeb site:    www.thecis.ca \n 
URL:https://thecis.ca/event/entrepreneurship-through-acquisition-webinar-february-4-2026/
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