Private events
Learn from people who've done it: holdco founders, business owners, and their advisors.
Succession
starts here.
Helping university students prepare to buy an established portfolio of trades businesses in Canada.
Our mission
Preparing Schulich students for a career in acquisition entrepreneurship.
Operate
Become the best operator
Run a business better than any other buyer could.
Structure
Buy like private equity
Use roll-ups and holdcos to build lasting wealth.
Innovate
Make it worth more
Upgrade outdated systems with modern tech.
The path only we teach
Operator first.
Owner second.
Work in the trades before you buy one. Owners sell to people who can run what they built.
For Schulich students
Unlock member benefits.
You get more when you build alongside others.
Shadowing opportunities
Explore different trades before you buy one, and see which fits you.
The acquisition playbook
Learn from former private equity investors how to build a portfolio of your own.
Membership
Get the best deals. Be the most qualified buyer.
Our inaugural cohort is small, and membership is by application only.
From student to portfolio owner.
- Why students Time is your biggest advantage.
- Why now Thousands of Canadian owners are retiring.
- How The financing and steps that apply in Canada.