Markham Business Blog
Local business insights, community news, and tips for Markham & Richmond Hill
What Is Your Markham Business Actually Worth? A Plain-English Valuation Guide
Not your revenue. Not what you feel you deserve. Here is how small-business value actually gets calculated — SDE, add-backs, and the factors that raise or sink your number.
How to Sell Your Small Business in Markham: The Complete Guide (2026)
Canada is entering the largest business handover in its history — and Markham owners are at the centre of it. Here is the step-by-step process for selling well: valuation, confidentiality, finding real buyers, and closing.
Franchise or Independent? The Honest Trade-offs
One buys you a playbook and a landlord who returns calls. The other buys you freedom and every mistake at retail price. How to decide which buyer you are.
Twelve Questions to Ask Before You Buy Any Business
The listing says 'profitable, owner retiring.' Every listing says that. What separates buyers who do well from buyers who inherit problems is what they ask next.
The Complete Guide to Buying a Business in Markham, Ontario (2026)
Thinking about buying an existing business in Markham? This comprehensive guide covers everything from finding opportunities and due diligence to financing and closing the deal.