{"id":11937,"date":"2025-03-31T11:45:11","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T15:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/?p=11937"},"modified":"2025-03-31T23:45:05","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T03:45:05","slug":"buying-strength-building-success-kirsten-burns-path-to-business-ownership-with-ownerswanted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/blog\/buying-strength-building-success-kirsten-burns-path-to-business-ownership-with-ownerswanted\/","title":{"rendered":"Buying strength, building success: Kirsten Burns’ path to business ownership with #OwnersWanted"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When Kirsten Burns took the leap from manager to owner of Tri Fit Training<\/a> in Airdrie, Alberta, she stepped into a new phase of her career with confidence and purpose\u2014supported in part by Futurpreneur\u2019s #OwnersWanted<\/a> Program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tri Fit is a performance-focused facility offering strength and conditioning, nutrition services and massage therapy. After managing the business for five years, Kirsten officially purchased it in October 2024. For her, it wasn\u2019t a dream years in the making\u2014but rather the right opportunity at the right time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From opportunity to ownership<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBusiness ownership wasn\u2019t on my radar,\u201d says Kirsten. \u201cBut after years of helping grow the business on the management side, I saw a chance to make a bigger impact.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That chance came when the former owners offered her the opportunity to take over. Kirsten was already embedded in the business and had a deep understanding of its culture, clients and potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why buying a business made sense<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rather than building from scratch, Kirsten saw the value in buying a business with an existing customer base, operations and strong community presence. It wasn\u2019t without challenges\u2014especially when it came to understanding finances and navigating the legal side of a share purchase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But she wasn\u2019t alone. From the early stages of her journey, Kirsten connected with Futurpreneur through a referral from RBC\u2019s small business team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tools for confident ownership<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Futurpreneur supported Kirsten with startup loan financing, a mentor and access to practical tools and resources. These supports helped her fine-tune her business plan, build scalable systems and overcome early uncertainty around revenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mentorship proved especially valuable. Kirsten\u2019s mentor helped her strengthen her social media strategy and refine how she markets within her local community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIdentifying my strengths and weaknesses early on helped drive our conversations,\u201d she says. \u201cMy mentor\u2019s background in marketing helped me build confidence in areas that didn\u2019t come naturally.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen to Kirsten\u2019s top success strategies for buying a business in this audio clip.<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n