{"id":6612,"date":"2024-03-04T15:55:10","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T20:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/?post_type=program&#038;p=6612"},"modified":"2024-11-22T10:29:06","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T15:29:06","slug":"events","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/program\/owners-wanted\/events\/","title":{"rendered":"Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<section class=\"alignfull header-block \" aria-labelledby=\"header-title\">\n\t\t<!-- Simple Header -->\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Header with an Image -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"main-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"main-grid__margin\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-with-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-with-image__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 id=\"header-title\">#OwnersWanted<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Did you know 76% of Canadian business owners are planning to exit their business over the next decade \u2014 and 54% say their biggest challenge is finding the right buyer?* #OwnersWanted is a new program that gets you ready to buy the small business of your dreams.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-with-image__image fly-out-caption__trigger\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"group\" aria-labelledby=\"caption1 caption2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aspect-ratio-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" src=\"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/OwnersWanted-new-website-banner-2-1024x767.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/OwnersWanted-new-website-banner-2-1024x767.png 1024w, https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/OwnersWanted-new-website-banner-2-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/OwnersWanted-new-website-banner-2-768x575.png 768w, https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/OwnersWanted-new-website-banner-2-1536x1151.png 1536w, https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/OwnersWanted-new-website-banner-2.png 1915w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"main-grid__margin\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Header with Partners -->\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Header with Video -->\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"alignfull program-sub-nav-block\" aria-labelledby=\"program-sub-nav-block-title\">\n\t\t<div class=\"main-grid\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"main-grid__margin\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"main-grid__body program-sub-nav\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/program\/owners-wanted\/\" class=\"button \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAbout\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/futurpreneur.ca\/en\/program\/owners-wanted\/events\/\" class=\"button active\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEvents\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"main-grid__margin\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Workshops<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Join our #OwnersWanted workshops at your convenience! We offer both in-person regional workshops and online sessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These workshops are spread over 2 consecutive days, with 3 hours per day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Guidelines related to any online sessions<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><em>To optimize your experience, we recommend turning on your camera during the virtual workshops (breaks excluded) to enhance collaboration and idea exchange in our breakout rooms. Ensure you\u2019re in a quiet, distraction-free environment.<\/em> <em>Please do a quick sound check to ensure your webcam and microphone are in tune before we start.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"events-block alignfull main-grid\" aria-labelledby=\"events-block__title\" id=\"events-block_adad8ed9936ea43838e7055981e1e9eb\">\n\t\t<div class=\"main-grid__margin\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"main-grid__body\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"events-block__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"events-block__title\" id=\"events-block__title\">Upcoming sessions<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/cc\/ownerswanted-3654739?utm-campaign=social&#038;utm-content=creatorshare&#038;utm-medium=discovery&#038;utm-term=odclsxcollection&#038;utm-source=cp&#038;aff=escb\" class=\"button events-block__btn\" aria-label=\"go to the eventbrite page\" target=\"_blank\">View all events<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"events-block__list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"card\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"aspect-ratio-box\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.evbuc.com\/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.evbuc.com%2Fimages%2F1184694257%2F2096854408213%2F1%2Foriginal.20260515-154337?auto=format%2Ccompress&#038;q=75&#038;sharp=10&#038;s=5237241523ea4f64c19e8c5ce5f181b2\" alt=\"#Owners Wanted - An Introduction to Buying a Small Business\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"card__content\">\n\t\t<!-- Display the event tags -->\n\t\t<ul class=\"card__category__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"card__category\">Online<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"card__category\">English<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"card__category\">Free<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<!-- Title -->\n\t\t<a class=\"card__title esc-link-styling\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.ca\/e\/owners-wanted-an-introduction-to-buying-a-small-business-tickets-1989670236237\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t#Owners Wanted &#8211; 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