Dates and location
Hours
Dates and location
Hours
Description
This one-hour seminar challenges traditional views of entrepreneurship by exploring Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) as one of the most compelling and underutilized paths to business ownership in Canada.
It is designed for seasoned CPAs evaluating what comes next whether that means ownership, board leadership, or a more direct role in value creation. Through a candid, moderated conversation between two experienced investors, the session examines how the search fund model emerged, how it has evolved, and why Canada’s fragmented SMB landscape and looming succession gap create a unique window of opportunity for search entrepreneurs.
Drawing on firsthand investing and operating experience, the speakers unpack how the search process actually works, what separates successful searchers from the rest, and how investors assess risk, capability, and credibility. The discussion makes a clear case for why CPAs are particularly well positioned to pursue ETA, and which professional profiles are best suited to succeed.
The seminar concludes by outlining how structured education and targeted training can meaningfully accelerate readiness for those considering search entrepreneurship as a serious next career move.
Key Takeaways
Upon completion of this seminar, leaners will know:
- What ETA and the search model are, and how a search works in practice.
- The skills required to be a successful searcher and why CPAs are well suited.
- Examples of successful CPA led searches in Canada.
- How this course can help prepare you to pursue search entrepreneurship.
Who Will Benefit
This seminar is designed for professionals who want to become business owners through acquisition, particularly those exploring Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) as a path to ownership.
It is well suited for CPAs and other experienced professionals working in industry or professional services including advisory, corporate finance, transaction services, valuation, tax, and strategic finance who are evaluating acquisitions, advising owner managed businesses, or considering ownership as their next career step.
How to Access the Course
This course is a live webinar. You must attend the live course to receive verifiable CPD hours. We recommend you join five minutes prior to the scheduled starting time. To get the full experience of this interactive course, use a computer that has video and microphone capabilities.
If available, course materials can be accessed 2 business days prior to the course and should be downloaded in advance.
Registration, cancellation, withdrawal and all other CPA Ontario PD policies can be found here.
Speaker(s)
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Brice Scheschuk, CPA is the Managing Partner of Globalive Capital (www.globalive.com), an advisor to WealthONE Bank and co-founder of ZeroStone AI. He was a co-founder and CFO of WIND Mobile as well as CEO of Globalive Communications. Brice has over thirty years’ experience building and operating companies at Globalive, WIND Mobile, Leitch Technology and PricewaterhouseCoopers. He obtained his CPA designation at PricewaterhouseCoopers and B.Comm (Hon.) Finance from Dalhousie University. Brice served as a Maritime Surface Officer in the Royal Canadian Naval Reserve. Brice serves on numerous boards and advisory committees (public, private, and not-for-profit) and is a frequent speaker on scale-up entrepreneurship and innovation. He is a co-founder of MindFrame Connect (www.mindframeconnect.com), a not-for-profit focused on elevating the craft of mentorship, improving entrepreneurial resiliency, and alternative capital paths to venture capital. Brice is a supporter of Build Canada (www.buildcanada.com). His interests include Canada’s innovation and start-up ecosystem, entrepreneurial finance, mentorship excellence, resiliency, financial literacy, political moderation/centrism, military veteran transition, fitness, travel, good food, good books, and great friends. |
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Glen Silvestri is the Managing Partner of the Sage Capital Group of Companies and Chair of the Sage Capital Investment Committee. Mr. Silvestri’s role as Managing Partner involves strategic planning, investment origination, portfolio management and monitoring, corporate governance, and overall management of the Investment Manager, along with his partner, Jonathan Piurko. |
