The OSEntreprendre Challenge in our community

The winners of the OSEntreprendre 2024 Challenge in the MRC of D’Autray. Credit: Guy Charpentier

The SADC of D’Autray-Joliette recently presented the local prizes for the OSEntreprendre Lanaudière Challenge in the company of Développement Économique D’Autray (DÉA), the Corporation de développement économique de Joliette (CDÉJ) as well as the Carrefour jeunesse- employment (CJE) of D’Autray-Joliette. We present to you a report. Congratulations to all the winners!

The SADC of D’Autray-Joliette and Dévoilement Économique D’Autray (DÉA) revealed the local winners of the OSEntreprendre Challenge, during a ceremony held on Thursday, April 4 in Berthierville, in front of elected officials and stakeholders in the area’s economic development. .

Winners of the Business Creation section are:

  • Business: Ferme Racine Commune (Town of Lavaltrie)
  • Social economy: Coop Santé du Grand Brandon(Saint-Gabriel)
  • Business services: Studio Les Louves (Saint-Barthélemy)
  • Services for individuals: Le Bourgeois (Saint-Cuthbert)
  • Technological innovation & technical: FoodPass (City of Lavaltrie)

Winner of the Doing Business Together component:

  • Brandon Market (Saint-Gabriel)

Representatives of the Réussite inc. component. :

  • PratiQandLes Bricoleuses (Berthierville)

“I warmly congratulate all the winners for their boldness towards entrepreneurship. Your commitment contributes not only to the economic vitality of the MRC of D’Autray, but also to the entire Lanaudière region,” mentioned Mr. Jocelyn De Grandpré, director of the SADC of D’Autray-Joliette.

For more information on the OSEntreprendre Lanaudière Challenge, it is recommended to consult the following website: https://entreprise.qc.ca/ a>.

This annual competition highlights the entrepreneurial initiatives of more than 57,000 people annually: young people from preschool to university supported by their school stakeholders as well as entrepreneurs. It is deployed and takes root at the local, regional and national levels.

OSEntreprendre 2024 Challenge in the MRC of Joliette. Credit: Ysabelle Latendresse

It was on March 26 at the Joliette Art Museum that the local Gala of the OSEntreprendre Lanaudière Challenge took place, an edition which demonstrated once again that the MRC of Joliette stands out for its strong and most entrepreneurial spirit. dynamic. Indeed, with a local final made up of thirteen applications for the Business Creation component and five for the Doing Business Together component, it is with great pride that the MRC of Joliette announces having had the largest number of participants in the entire region. from Lanaudière!

ALL WINNERS!

This is what was repeated many times during this event which aims not only to name the winners of the Local OSEntreprendre Challenge, but also to highlight the efforts of entrepreneurs who dared to take action and bring their project to life. business!

These are the general directors of the organizations involved in the event accompanied by Mr. Pierre-Luc Bellerose, prefect of the MRC of Joliette as well as Mr. Serge Harnois, president and CEO of Harnois Énergies and honorary co-president of the OSEntreprendre Lanaudière Challenge who named the winners of the two parts of the competition.

BUSINESS CREATION COMPONENT

  • Individual Services Category : Yewaska – Jeff Proteau
  • Business Services Category: TREXCEL Optimization – Charles Tremblay
  • Category Commerce: Drink and tea toi inc. – Sophie St-André, Claude Monetta, Jean-François Lepage and Patricia Monetta
  • Operation, processing, production category: Legend Products – Justin Caron

DOING BUSINESS TOGETHER COMPONENT

  • Au Jardin des Noix – Isabelle Gagné et Alain Perreault

“Congratulations to the winners of the 26th local final of the OSEntreprendre Challenge. Their achievements are a source of pride for the MRC de Joliette and they eloquently illustrate the extent to which our community is full of creative and innovative talents. By supporting these entrepreneurs, we are investing in the socio-economic future of our territory and I am convinced that their success will help stimulate growth and ensure the prosperity of our communities. », Mentioned Mr. Pierre-Luc Bellerose, prefect of the MRC of Joliette.

For this edition, Lanaudière Économique received 186 applications, bringing together 2,432 people in the Lanaudière region. The regional Gala of the OSEntreprendre Lanaudière Challenge will be held on April 30 at the Desjardins Cultural Center in Joliette.