Where the opportunities are
Why the best ones are off-market, and how owners who want out choose who they trust.
Masterclass · for people who want to buy a business in Calgary
How to buy a business in Calgary, without starting from zero or needing millions.
An online masterclass for buyers in Calgary and across Alberta. Learn where the best opportunities really are, how to tell whether a company can run without its owner, what it is worth, and how buyers take ownership without a bank-sized cheque.
Online. The guest ticket is a gift from Exit Queen; the VIP ticket is $197 + GST.
The struggle
The best opportunities never make it to the listings.
You have scrolled the for-sale listings. What is left is either overpriced, falling apart, or wants cash you do not have. Starting from scratch means years before it pays you.
Meanwhile, down the street, an owner who built something solid over twenty years is tired. According to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, three in four Canadian owners plan to exit within a decade, and fewer than one in ten have a formal succession plan. Those companies are not listed. They are waiting for someone they can trust.
The gap is not money. It is the handover: how a buyer learns what lives in the owner's head, and how the owner gets paid without betting everything on a stranger.
What you will learn
Five things every Calgary buyer should know before they make an offer.
Can it run without the owner?
How to spot personal goodwill that walks out the door at closing, before you pay for it in due diligence.
What it is worth to you
EBITDA, the transferable multiple, and buyer fit: why a price only works if it sits within what a buyer like you can afford.
How to own it without millions
Why paying the full price up front is rarely how good local companies change hands, and what buyers in the Handover Room learn instead.
How the money works
Vendor financing, acquisition loans, and what lenders look for, with a guest expert on lending.
Who it is for
People who would rather carry a legacy forward than start from nothing.
Managers and tradespeople who already run the work and want to own it. Professionals whose experience from another country is not recognized here. Employees who want to buy where they work. Anyone in Calgary or across Alberta who has thought, "I could run that place."
The masterclass is taught by Esther Q Tsedey, the Calgary-based Business Architect behind the S2Q™ Exit Method. She has bought, run and sold a company herself, and has worked on both sides of the table. Read her story.
Choose your ticket
Two ways into the masterclass.
Guest ticket
A gift from Exit Queen
- Your seat at the online masterclass
- The five things every Calgary buyer should know before making an offer
- The Exit Mirror: a one-page worksheet you fill in live during the masterclass, yours to keep
VIP
Masterclass VIP · $197 + GST
- Everything in the guest ticket
- The VIP hour: you are let in an hour before everyone else to talk shop. Bring what is on your table right now, the opportunity you are weighing, and ask your real questions
- The Buyer's First-Look Kit, handed to you in the VIP hour: your buyer profile, a checklist to tell whether a company can run without its owner, and the questions to ask in a first owner meeting
- The full recording to keep
- The book Is Your Business Sellable? as a gift
- The S2Q Exit Score, included: score the company on your table
- The Sellable Map: a worksheet to map where a company's value really lives
- Your First Ingredients: a starter for capturing what lives in an owner's head, begun live in the VIP hour
Save your seat.
Online. Register once and we will send you the date and link for the next masterclass. VIP ticket holders receive a secure payment link to confirm their VIP seat.
Questions buyers ask
Buying a business in Calgary, answered plainly.
Is there a charge for the masterclass?
The guest ticket is Exit Queen's gift to future owners. The VIP ticket is $197 + GST and adds the VIP hour before the masterclass, where you bring what is on your table right now and receive the Buyer's First-Look Kit, plus the recording, the book, the S2Q Exit Score, The Sellable Map, and Your First Ingredients.
Can I buy a business in Calgary without a lot of money?
Rarely with nothing, but often with far less than people think. Many small companies change hands with only part of the price paid up front. Buyers in the Handover Room are taught a structure that lets them take ownership with far less cash on day one.
How do buyers pay for a business?
Usually with a mix of savings, acquisition loans, and vendor financing. The masterclass covers the basics and what lenders look for. The structure Exit Queen buyers use to take ownership with far less up front is taught only inside the Handover Room.
Where do I find businesses for sale in Calgary?
Many of the best companies are never listed. Their owners are tired and want to step away, but have not found anyone they trust to take over. The masterclass shows you where those owners are and how to earn their trust, and the Handover Room is where Exit Queen buyers meet them.
Do I need to have run a business before?
No. You need to be genuinely serious about owning one and willing to invest in yourself. Many strong buyers are managers, tradespeople, and professionals whose experience from another country is not recognized here.
What happens after the masterclass?
Nothing is required. If you want to go further, you can apply for a seat in the Handover Room, where buyers are trained and meet local owners who are ready to step away.
Education, not legal, tax, or financial advice. Every purchase needs its own lawyer and accountant.