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Notes from the marketplace.

Buying or selling a Canadian small business is rarely linear. These pieces are written for owners thinking about an exit, first-time acquirers, lenders, and the lawyers and brokers in their corner.

Sellers·May 22, 2026·8 min read

How to value a small Canadian business: SDE, multiples, and what buyers actually pay

A practical walk-through of seller's discretionary earnings, common industry multiples in Canada, and the adjustments that make or break a deal.

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Buyers·May 9, 2026·11 min read

First-time buyer checklist: from search to LOI in 90 days

If it's your first acquisition, here's what to do each week — from defining your buy-box to writing an LOI that gets signed.

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Legal·Apr 28, 2026·6 min read

CASL, privacy, and what you can ask before NDA

What Canadian privacy law lets you collect about a target's customers — and what you absolutely cannot.

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Funding·Apr 12, 2026·5 min read

How lender matching works on BizListings.ca

Why we score capacity instead of asking for credit scores up front, and how we route requests to the right lender.

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