{"id":57330,"date":"2023-07-31T19:57:10","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T19:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/transition-your-business\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T17:19:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T22:19:55","slug":"transition-your-business","status":"publish","type":"rbc_my_money_matter","link":"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/business\/business-stages\/transition-your-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Transition Your Business"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel pad-b-0 pad-t-0\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner pad-t-0 pad-b-0\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\n<p class=\"h3\">Selling your business is a major decision, so don&#8217;t sell yourself short. Learn how to determine the right value, negotiate with confidence and make a seamless transition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tk-spacer id-1e453f22-fc35-48f1-86e8-5394bfb36491\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel pad-t-0 pad-b-0\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner pad-t-0 pad-b-0\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns  mar-b-0 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column mar-r mob-mar-r-0 mob-mar-b-dbl is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<article id=\"post-57859\" class=\"loop-post featured-vertical mob-pad-b-dbl post-57859 rbc_my_money_matter type-rbc_my_money_matter status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-agriculture tag-entrepreneur rbc_content_type-article rbc_audience-business-owners rbc_lob_group-business rbc_difficulty_level-intermediate rbc_mmm_category-business rbc_mmm_category-business-stages rbc_mmm_category-transition-your-business\">\n\t<div class=\"col-wpr mar-b-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12 mar-b mob-mar-b-dbl\">\n\t\t\t\t<div \n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"img\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"post card image\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"post-card-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\tdecoding=\"async\"\n\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\twidth=\"680\"\n\t\t\theight=\"453\"\n\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/09\/Thumbnail-default-851-1.jpg?quality=80&#038;w=680\"\n\t\t\talt=\"post card image\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"wp-post-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%; \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12 mob-mar-t-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inline-block pill-container pill-taxonomies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-b-hlf mob-mar-b snipe pill is-style-blue-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"primary-taxonomy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/topic\/agriculture\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Agriculture<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/business\/business-stages\/transition-your-business\/2-ways-the-younger-generation-can-smooth-family-transition-2\/\" class=\"h3 loop-post-title mar-t-0\">2 Ways the Younger Generation can Smooth Family Transition<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Open &amp; honest discussions is just the start, with Family Farm transition.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-rbccom-latest-posts\">\n<article id=\"post-57860\" class=\"single-post-card-wrapper post-57860 rbc_my_money_matter type-rbc_my_money_matter status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-agriculture tag-entrepreneur rbc_content_type-article rbc_audience-business-owners rbc_lob_group-business rbc_difficulty_level-beginner rbc_mmm_category-business rbc_mmm_category-business-stages rbc_mmm_category-life-events rbc_mmm_category-new-to-canada rbc_mmm_category-starting-a-business-in-canada rbc_mmm_category-transition-your-business\">\n  <div class=\"wp-block-rbc-single-post-card\">\n    <div class=\"latest-post-card\">\n      \t\t\t\t<div class=\"inline-block pill-container pill-taxonomies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-b-hlf mob-mar-b snipe pill is-style-blue-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"primary-taxonomy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/topic\/entrepreneur\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Entrepreneur<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/business\/business-stages\/transition-your-business\/4-effective-tips-to-make-farm-transition-work-for-everyone\/\" class=\"h4 post-title mar-b-hlf mar-t-0 truncate-third-line\">4 Effective Tips to Make Farm Transition Work for Everyone<\/a>\n                    <p class=\"post-description\">Transitioning a Family Farm is not always straight forward. Understanding perspectives can be key.<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<article id=\"post-57720\" class=\"single-post-card-wrapper post-57720 rbc_my_money_matter type-rbc_my_money_matter status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-entrepreneur tag-protecting-wealth rbc_content_type-article rbc_audience-seniors rbc_lob_group-students rbc_difficulty_level-beginner rbc_mmm_category-goals-aspirations rbc_mmm_category-planning-for-retirement rbc_mmm_category-retirement rbc_mmm_category-will-and-estate-planning\">\n  <div class=\"wp-block-rbc-single-post-card\">\n    <div class=\"latest-post-card\">\n      \t\t\t\t<div class=\"inline-block pill-container pill-taxonomies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-b-hlf mob-mar-b snipe pill is-style-blue-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"primary-taxonomy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/topic\/protecting-wealth\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Protecting Wealth<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/goals-aspirations\/retirement\/will-and-estate-planning\/succession-planning-first-five-steps-toward-the-future-you-want\/\" class=\"h4 post-title mar-b-hlf mar-t-0 truncate-third-line\">Succession Planning: First Five steps toward the future you want<\/a>\n                    <p class=\"post-description\">Discover the decisions that you may be facing in the coming years as you plan your succession. It&#039;s your time now. Let&#039;s go.<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tk-spacer id-ed0ddd0b-acdf-4667-beb9-3f397f70157a\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block section-cool-white pos-rel  pad-t-0 pad-b-0 overflow-hidden has-f-5-f-8-f-9-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner pad-t-0 pad-b-0\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tk-spacer id-0e7dae41-7249-47fe-89ac-f6c516e297e4\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading mar-b-0 mar-t-0\" id=\"h-tools-calculators-and-courses\">Tools, Calculators and Courses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-carousel-container is-layout-carousel-carousel is-mobile-per-page-1.2 is-desktop-per-page-3 is-style-full-height-shadow-overflow\"><div class=\"carousel-wpr top-controls desktop-top-right desktop-top-right-dots-hidden mobile-controls-hidden\" data-mobile-per-page=\"1.2\" aria-label=\"Carousel Container\" data-visible-slide=\"3\" data-infinite-loop=\"true\"><div class=\"carousel-ctrl\"><div class=\"carousel-indicators\"><\/div><button class=\"carousel-prev slick-arrow\" aria-label=\"previous slide\"><\/button><button class=\"carousel-next slick-arrow\" aria-label=\"next slide\"><\/button><\/div><div class=\"col-wpr eh-wpr carousel-inner\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-carousel-inner carousel-item carousel-item-card-link\" aria-label=\"Carousel slide\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5773cda6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:8px;padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3a5424e9 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-icon-block\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" class=\"icon icon-80\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/plugins\/rbc-blocks\/\/assets\/img\/icons\/icon-business.svg\" alt=\"icons\/icon-business\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tk-spacer id-20d5e856-10bb-4c0d-8c26-b151a485ff5a\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-transitioning-your-business\">Transitioning your business<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/business\/pdf\/transition-your-business.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"carousel-item-card-link\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-carousel-inner carousel-item\" aria-label=\"Carousel slide\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5773cda6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:8px;padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3a5424e9 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-icon-block\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" class=\"icon icon-80\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/plugins\/rbc-blocks\/\/assets\/img\/icons\/icon-tips.svg\" alt=\"icons\/icon-tips\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tk-spacer id-09a64848-96d6-46a9-ad65-ea2be6cb0ce5\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-your-future-by-design\">Your Future By Design<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/investing\/yfbd\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"carousel-item-card-link\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-carousel-inner carousel-item\" aria-label=\"Carousel slide\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5773cda6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:8px;padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3a5424e9 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-icon-block\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" class=\"icon icon-80\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/plugins\/rbc-blocks\/\/assets\/img\/icons\/icon-articles.svg\" alt=\"icons\/icon-articles\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tk-spacer id-8c72989b-aade-43af-9094-c385fb7ad4c5\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-mergers-amp-acquisitions\">Mergers &amp; Acquisitions<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/business\/advice\/mergers-and-acquisitions\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"carousel-item-card-link\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tk-spacer id-2e5140ce-114e-4469-a250-06ee2107517f\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel pad-b-0 pad-t-0\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner pad-t-0 pad-b-0\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tk-spacer id-1be244db-5400-4476-b23f-58c1b203b65d\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading mar-t-0 mar-b-0\" id=\"h-more-from-transition-your-business\">More From Transition Your Business<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns mar-b-0 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\t\t<div class=\" wp-block-rbc-latest-posts wp-block-rbc-latest-posts-type-2\">\n\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-95262\" class=\"rbc-latest-posts-content-card-type-2 post-95262 rbc_my_money_matter type-rbc_my_money_matter status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-commercial-insights rbc_content_type-article rbc_audience-business-owners rbc_lob_group-business rbc_difficulty_level-beginner rbc_mmm_category-business rbc_mmm_category-business-planning rbc_mmm_category-business-stages rbc_mmm_category-commercial rbc_mmm_category-grow-your-business rbc_mmm_category-managing-your-business rbc_mmm_category-right-sized-business-advice rbc_mmm_category-small-business rbc_mmm_category-solo-entrepreneur rbc_mmm_category-start-a-business rbc_mmm_category-transition-your-business\">\n\t<div class=\"col-wpr display-flex mar-b-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-5 mar-b-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"img\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"post card image\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"post-card-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\tdecoding=\"async\"\n\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\twidth=\"640\"\n\t\t\theight=\"393\"\n\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Greenhouse-Gas-5.png?quality=80&#038;w=640\"\n\t\t\talt=\"post card image\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"wp-post-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-t-0 col-xs-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inline-block pill-container pill-taxonomies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-b-hlf mob-mar-b snipe pill is-style-blue-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"primary-taxonomy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/topic\/commercial-insights\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Commercial Insights<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/business\/right-sized-business-advice\/commercial\/vancouvers-new-greenhouse-gas-bylaw-5-key-actions-building-owners-need-to-take\/\" class=\"h4 card-title loop-post-title mar-b-hlf mar-t-0 mar-b-0\">Vancouver&#8217;s New Greenhouse Gas Bylaw: 5 Key Actions Building Owners Need to Take<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mar-t-hlf\">Learn about the Vancouver Greenhouse Gas and Energy Limits bylaw, what\u2019s required from building owners and the resources available to support your&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article><!-- #post-95262 -->\n\n<article id=\"post-94294\" class=\"rbc-latest-posts-content-card-type-2 post-94294 rbc_my_money_matter type-rbc_my_money_matter status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-cross-border tag-entrepreneur tag-international-trade rbc_content_type-article rbc_audience-business-owners rbc_lob_group-cross-border rbc_difficulty_level-advanced rbc_mmm_category-business rbc_mmm_category-business-planning rbc_mmm_category-business-stages rbc_mmm_category-grow-your-business rbc_mmm_category-managing-your-business rbc_mmm_category-right-sized-business-advice rbc_mmm_category-small-business rbc_mmm_category-transition-your-business\">\n\t<div class=\"col-wpr display-flex mar-b-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-5 mar-b-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"img\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"A business owner works\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"post-card-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\tdecoding=\"async\"\n\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\twidth=\"640\"\n\t\t\theight=\"427\"\n\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/05\/Business_Registration_iStock-1798289254.jpg?quality=80&#038;w=640\"\n\t\t\talt=\"A business owner works\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"wp-post-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-t-0 col-xs-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inline-block pill-container pill-taxonomies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-b-hlf mob-mar-b snipe pill is-style-blue-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"primary-taxonomy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/topic\/cross-border\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Cross-Border<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/business\/managing-your-business\/business-planning\/will-u-s-business-registration-minimize-the-impact-of-tariffs-on-my-business\/\" class=\"h4 card-title loop-post-title mar-b-hlf mar-t-0 mar-b-0\">Will U.S. Business Registration Minimize the Impact of Tariffs on My Business?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mar-t-hlf\">Ongoing talk of tariffs \u2014 and the uncertainty around their scope, scale and timing \u2014 has led some Canadian business owners to think strategically&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article><!-- #post-94294 -->\n\n<article id=\"post-93538\" class=\"rbc-latest-posts-content-card-type-2 post-93538 rbc_my_money_matter type-rbc_my_money_matter status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry rbc_content_type-article rbc_audience-business-owners rbc_lob_group-business rbc_difficulty_level-intermediate rbc_mmm_category-business rbc_mmm_category-business-planning rbc_mmm_category-business-stages rbc_mmm_category-managing-your-business rbc_mmm_category-transition-your-business\">\n\t<div class=\"col-wpr display-flex mar-b-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-5 mar-b-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"img\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Manger and worker in warehouse\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"post-card-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\tdecoding=\"async\"\n\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\twidth=\"640\"\n\t\t\theight=\"360\"\n\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/04\/iStock-1480030620.jpg?quality=80&#038;w=640\"\n\t\t\talt=\"Manger and worker in warehouse\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"wp-post-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-t-0 col-xs-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/business\/managing-your-business\/business-planning\/how-canadian-businesses-can-navigate-tariffs-and-todays-dynamic-economy\/\" class=\"h4 card-title loop-post-title mar-b-hlf mar-t-0 mar-b-0\">How Canadian Businesses Can Navigate Tariffs and Today\u2019s Dynamic Economy<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mar-t-hlf\">Read this one-stop roundup to help you stay informed and meet today\u2019s challenges and tomorrow\u2019s opportunities.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article><!-- #post-93538 -->\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" 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Concepts\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"post-card-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\tdecoding=\"async\"\n\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\twidth=\"640\"\n\t\t\theight=\"427\"\n\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/12\/Total-Living-Concepts.jpg?quality=80&#038;w=640\"\n\t\t\talt=\"Total Living Concepts\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"wp-post-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-t-0 col-xs-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inline-block pill-container pill-taxonomies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-b-hlf mob-mar-b snipe pill is-style-blue-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"primary-taxonomy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/topic\/entrepreneur\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Entrepreneur<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/business\/get-inspired\/business-success-stories\/building-homes-and-a-family-business-for-30-years-how-total-living-concepts-is-passing-the-torch-to-the-next-generation\/\" class=\"h4 card-title loop-post-title mar-b-hlf mar-t-0 mar-b-0\">Building Homes and a Family-Business for 30+ Years: How Total Living Concepts is Passing the Torch to the Next Generation<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mar-t-hlf\">Total Living Concepts demonstrates that a client-first approach and a mindset of adaptability can distinguish them in the market.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article><!-- #post-91243 -->\n\n<article id=\"post-90055\" class=\"rbc-latest-posts-content-card-type-2 post-90055 rbc_my_money_matter type-rbc_my_money_matter status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-agriculture rbc_content_type-article rbc_audience-business-owners rbc_lob_group-business rbc_difficulty_level-beginner rbc_mmm_category-business rbc_mmm_category-business-stages rbc_mmm_category-commercial rbc_mmm_category-right-sized-business-advice rbc_mmm_category-transition-your-business\">\n\t<div class=\"col-wpr display-flex mar-b-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-5 mar-b-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"img\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"A farm\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"post-card-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\tdecoding=\"async\"\n\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\twidth=\"640\"\n\t\t\theight=\"480\"\n\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/10\/Succession-Planning.jpg?quality=80&#038;w=640\"\n\t\t\talt=\"A farm\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"wp-post-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-t-0 col-xs-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inline-block pill-container pill-taxonomies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-b-hlf mob-mar-b snipe pill is-style-blue-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"primary-taxonomy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/topic\/agriculture\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Agriculture<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/business\/business-stages\/transition-your-business\/succession-planning-start-planning-for-your-farms-future-today\/\" class=\"h4 card-title loop-post-title mar-b-hlf mar-t-0 mar-b-0\">Succession Planning: Start Planning for Your Farm\u2019s Future Today<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mar-t-hlf\">Learn how succession planning can help you facilitate smooth transitions in ownership and management and plan the future you want.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article><!-- #post-90055 -->\n\n<article id=\"post-87270\" class=\"rbc-latest-posts-content-card-type-2 post-87270 rbc_my_money_matter type-rbc_my_money_matter status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-entrepreneur tag-protecting-wealth rbc_content_type-article rbc_audience-business-owners rbc_lob_group-business rbc_difficulty_level-advanced rbc_mmm_category-business rbc_mmm_category-business-planning rbc_mmm_category-business-stages rbc_mmm_category-commercial rbc_mmm_category-managing-your-business rbc_mmm_category-right-sized-business-advice rbc_mmm_category-small-business rbc_mmm_category-transition-your-business\">\n\t<div class=\"col-wpr display-flex mar-b-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-5 mar-b-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"img\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"A couple signing the agreement\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"post-card-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\tdecoding=\"async\"\n\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\twidth=\"640\"\n\t\t\theight=\"427\"\n\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/05\/iStock-1215027994.jpg?quality=80&#038;w=640\"\n\t\t\talt=\"A couple signing the agreement\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"wp-post-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-t-0 col-xs-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inline-block pill-container pill-taxonomies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-b-hlf mob-mar-b snipe pill is-style-blue-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"primary-taxonomy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/topic\/entrepreneur\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Entrepreneur<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/business\/managing-your-business\/business-planning\/what-is-a-holdco-unlock-the-benefits-of-a-holding-company-for-your-business\/\" class=\"h4 card-title loop-post-title mar-b-hlf mar-t-0 mar-b-0\">What is a Holdco? 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