Buy grooming salons, boarding facilities, and pet-care businesses across BC. BizBuy.ca provides hands-on buyer-side consulting for pet services acquisitions throughout Victoria and Metro Vancouver.
Pet services is one of the fastest-growing SMB categories in Canada — driven by pet humanisation trends, high spending willingness, and recurring service demand. Grooming is repeat by nature; boarding and daycare are mission-critical for working pet owners. The challenge is licenced staff retention and insurance.
Victoria is BC's capital, Vancouver Island's largest city, and one of Canada's most desirable small-city SMB markets. Strong tourism, government, healthcare, education, and tech sectors support a diverse SMB acquisition landscape.
Metro Vancouver and Victoria are extremely pet-dense markets — high dog ownership rates relative to children support very strong pet-service demand. Suburban BC cities (Langley, Abbotsford, Kelowna) are underpenetrated relative to pet ownership rates, offering expansion opportunity for acquirers.
Typical Price Range
$150k - $1.2M
SDE Range
$80k - $400k
Earnings Multiple
2x - 3.5x SDE× SDE
Working Capital
2-3 weeks of cost
BizBuy.ca handles Victoria SMB acquisitions with direct broker, lawyer, and lender relationships throughout Greater Victoria.
Purchase Strategy
60 to 90-minute session to understand your budget, immigration goals, risk tolerance, skills, and preferred industries.
Search & Selection
We find and shortlist Canadian businesses through listings, brokers, off-market sourcing, and private deals.
Business Valuation
Defensible valuation of the target using SDE, EBITDA multiple, and DCF — calibrated to Canadian comps.
Offer & Negotiation
Build offer terms, price, financing structure, and negotiation tactics that protect your interests.
Due Diligence
Coordinate accountants, lawyers, and specialists through 30-60 day deep diligence.
Deal Structure
Design asset vs share, earn-out, VTB, holdback, and tax-optimized closing structure.
Start with a free 30-minute discovery call. We'll assess your budget, timeline, and which Victoria pet servicess are worth looking at.