The Canadian government estimates 75% of SME owners will retire in the next decade. Who will take over their businesses? What about the people they employ and the local economies they are part of?
This timely panel explores the innovative solutions, from co-op models to Employee Ownership, that keep businesses alive and money in the local economy.
Moderator – Bruce Williams, Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce, CEO
Speakers – Rob Germain, CHEK Media Group, GM/CEO (Chief Employee Owner)
– Kristi Fairholm Mader, Scale Collaborative, Co-Founding Director
– Wendy O’Connor, Sooke Community Investment Cooperative, President
– Eben Louw, MNP, Partner
Find out more info on the Rising Economy Conference: https://ourrisingeconomy.com/
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