Concours quÉbÉcois en entrepreneuriat

The Brome-Missisquoi CLD rewards its local winners

The Brome-Missisquoi CLD honours for an eleventh year, the businesses that have distinguished themselves at the local level of the Concours québécois en entrepreneuriat. The local finale was held at the Le Fumet restaurant in Farnham, last April 1st. Seven businesses were rewarded for their entrepreneurship and their contribution to the economic development of the region.

The six crowned businesses received a distinction in the following categories :
Food-processing
La Chèvre Verte / Josée Messier – Sainte-Sabine
Retail business
Pour l’amour d’une planète / Sarah Brandreth – Cowansville
Exploitation/Transformation/Production
Atelier Mixé / Nellie Denicourt – Pike River
Services
Mélopia productions / Yanick Roberge – Lac Brome
Technological and technical innovations
Pykano inc. / Maurice Duhamel – Cowansville
Business transfer
Ferme L. Campbell et Fils inc. / Caroline Hébert et Simon Campbell – Sainte-Sabine
Special prize
Domaine des Nobles Alpagas / René Desharnais - Farnham

Rafaël Gendron, Advisor for business development, responsible of the Concours québécois en entrepreneuriat, (at extreme right), with the 2009 local winners. .

Each winning business received prizes on behalf of the following local sponsors :

Major financial partners
($1000 in cash)
Centre Financier aux Entreprises Desjardins de la région de Granby Centre Financier aux Entreprises Desjardins du Haut-Richelieu
Associate financial partner
($500 in cash)
MRC Brome-Missisquoi
Major promotional partners
($1000 in publicity credits)
Rock Détente 102,7 Estrie
Radio M105 Granby
Le Journal les Professions « L » d’Ici
Associate promotional partners
($500 in publicity credits)
Journal Le Guide
La Voix de l’Est

The winners now continue to the regional level. The unveiling of the regional winners will take place next April 29 in Mont-Saint-Grégoire. Following which the national finale will be held in Quebe City on June 18. The business plans submitted to regional and national jurys are evaluated by the quality of their presentation document, entrepreneurship profile, market analysis, marketing plan, operation plan, financing plan and the global appreciation of the project. The aptitude and competence of the promoters will also influence the final score.

The CLD congratulates the winners as well as all participants and thanks them for taking part in this event and having so much passion for the region’s economic development.