Center for Businesses in Transition-CBIT

04/20/2026

Exciting developments at Nature's Storehouse! Congrats to Yen and Clark Maine on this grant award, and their ongoing success since purchasing the beloved Potsdam business in 2023. We can't wait to see the cafe when it's complete!

The expansion of Nature's Storehouse in Canton began, adding a new cafe to the existing full-service food store.

09/11/2025

This free U.S. Small Business Administration online workshop will provide information and tools for business owners who are preparing for retirement. Join our friends from the Cooperative Development Institute and The ICA Group for this important conversation about succession planning and business transition options including employee ownership.

If you’re a business owner who plans to retire in the next few years, don't miss this free workshop that will help you understand your options for exiting your business in a way that takes care of your future and preserves the legacy of your company.

Hear from CDI’s Rob Brown, a nationally recognized expert in the field of employee ownership transitions. Rob has assisted dozens of businesses explore and execute transitions to worker-owned cooperatives, preserving quality jobs and providing wealth building opportunities for workers.

Joining the discussion is Jonathan Ward, ICA Group’s Director of Lending for the Fund for Jobs Worth Owning, which supports the growth and development of employee-owned businesses.

Register here for the free workshop happening Sept. 18: 25376c0a-6e83-4600-b4fd-5b50a2e509c0@3c89fd8a-7f68-4667-aa15-41ebf2208961" rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://events.gcc.teams.microsoft.com/event/25376c0a-6e83-4600-b4fd-5b50a2e509c0@3c89fd8a-7f68-4667-aa15-41ebf2208961

08/14/2025

Learn how Apis & Heritage Capital Partners are helping businesses transition to employee ownership!

Investors are making big bets on worker ownership, a proven strategy for helping owners of businesses retire well while helping to build wealth opportunities for workers.

The Ohio Employee Ownership Center at Kent State University interviewed our partners at Apis & Heritage Capital Partners to learn about how they are helping to make it easier for owners to sell their businesses to workers.

Click the link to check out highlights from the podcast and to hear the complete episode: https://ownershiptransition.org/2025/08/06/how-apis-heritage-is-closing-the-capital-gap-in-worker-ownership-transitions/

06/07/2024

Congratulations Dan! This is great news for North Country businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs. Dan is a great collaborator who is deeply committed to preserving our region's existing businesses and supporting the sustainable development of new enterprises. We are excited to work with Dan in his new role at ROOST!

Leadership transition at ROOST marks a new chapter for Adirondack tourism, with Dan Kelleher taking the helm to drive growth and support the region's quality of life.

05/09/2024

This is a great opportunity to learn about lending and funding agencies who are eager to serve the diverse financing needs of North Country businesses. Join us next Tuesday, May 14 for a free webinar.

ANCA and the Center for Businesses in Transition (CBIT) partnership are eager to share lending opportunities that are new to our region and that support small businesses that may be traditionally underserved by commercial banks. Join us for a free webinar, Lowering Barriers Through New Lending Opportunities, to learn about providers who are working to address financing gaps in our region’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.

👉 Visit www.adirondack.org/events/lending-opportunities-webinar to learn more and register.
👉 Visit www.ownanorthcountrybusiness.com to learn about CBIT partners who are also doing this work in the North Country region.

04/15/2024

Check out this nice feature by National Grid's Project C about CBIT and our work serving small businesses across the region. Many thanks to National Grid US for your support!

02/07/2024

Do you dream of owning a North Country Business? The CBIT Team is here to connect you with businesses for sale and the resources you need to purchase and existing business.

Join us for our Virtual Matchmaking Event on March 1st!

Looking to purchase an existing business in the Adirondack North Country? You're invited to join the Center for Businesses in Transition-CBIT on March 1st for our ❤️ Virtual Matchmaking Event for Business Buyers and Sellers. ❤️

Learn about currently available businesses, right from their owners. Connect with CBIT representatives who can support you through the business purchasing process. We are eager to help you achieve your business ownership dreams!

Learn more and register at https://www.adirondack.org/events/virtual-matchmaking-event-for-buyers-and-sellers/.

02/05/2024

The Center for Businesses in Transition partnership continues to offer individualized support and programming to help North Country businesses transition to the next generation of owners. Find out more about new community liaisons and upcoming events in the Sun Community News & Printing:

https://suncommunitynews.com/news/107885/ancas-cbit-matchmaking-program-helps-businesses-transition/

SARANAC LAKE | In 2018, Saint Regis Canoe Outfitters owners Dave and Rivka Cilley reached out to the Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) and the Saranac Lake Area Chamber of Commerce (SLACC) about a new program designed to help North Country small businesses transition to the next generation...

02/05/2024

Calling all North Country real estate professionals! Join us in helping local small businesses transition to the next generation of owners.

Sign up today for this free informational webinar: www.adirondack.org/events/role-of-a-real-estate-professional-in-a-business-transition-webinar/

Are you a real estate agent, appraiser, broker, or salespersons eager to help North Country business owners with their succession planning? Please join the Center for Businesses in Transition-CBIT partnership for a free webinar designed to strengthen professional support networks for our region's transitioning businesses.

Join us TOMORROW, Tuesday, February 6 at 9:00 a.m.

Learn more and register at www.adirondack.org/events/role-of-a-real-estate-professional-in-a-business-transition-webinar.

01/26/2024

CBIT's community liaisons and partners are eager to serve you and your business in 2024! Reach out to us anytime about your business transition needs.

Your Center for Businesses in Transition-CBIT Team gathered today to develop and strengthen ways to better serve our region's transitioning businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs. Stay tuned for 2024 programming updates from the Partnership as we work together to keep existing businesses in our communities for years to come.