Let's proudly celebrate the wealth of local entrepreneurship!
Lanaudière, May 2, 2018 - All was there to celebrate entrepreneurship at the regional gala of the 20e edition of the OSEntreprendre Challenge: recognition, tribute, remembrance and surprise. In front of 310 people, the 20e he regional final of the Défi OSEntreprendre Lanaudière, held at the Club de golf Le Mirage in Terrebonne, was, as always, an opportunity to discover inspiring and promising entrepreneurial projects! The winning projects in the Student Entrepreneurship, Business Creation and Success Inc. categories now move on to the ultimate stage, the Défi OSEntreprendre national finals. 26 entrepreneurial projects were crowned. This year, the organizing committee set up 7 special prizes: recognition from the Table d'action en entrepreneuriat de Lanaudière for student entrepreneurship and business creation, perseverance in school, popular vote for student entrepreneurship and business creation, Femmessor Lanaudière and Défi OSEntreprendre Lanaudière ambassador. Regional winners shared a total of 20,000 $ in bursaries.
The honorary regional president of this 20e Dominic Larin, vice-president of Lounge Factory in Terrebonne, said: "The quality of our school entrepreneurial projects, the boldness and ingenuity of our emerging companies, and the influence and performance of our seasoned businesses are all evidence that Lanaudière is both a cradle and fertile ground for an entrepreneurial spirit of which we should be proud, and of which we can all take full advantage.. "
Review of the 20th edition
This year, the Défi OSEntreprendre Lanaudière attracted no fewer than 93 Student Entrepreneurship projects. This component encourages initiatives that contribute to the development of entrepreneurial values in schools and extracurricular activities, from preschool to university.
The Business Creation program is aimed at people aged 18 and over who are in the early stages of realizing their business project. A total of 63 business projects were submitted to the 20e edition.
Last but not least, the Réussite inc. section recognized companies that had participated in one of the editions of the Défi OSEntreprendre between the 1re and the 14e edition.
2018 STUDENT ENTREPRENEURSHIP AWARD WINNERS:
PRIMARY 1ER CYCLE (1RE ET 2E YEARS)
- Tic-Tac-Toc, between generations, École Notre-Dame, Commission scolaire des Samares
PRIMARY 2E CYCLE (3E ET 4E YEARS)
- Joliette Elementary School Cooking Club, Joliette Elementary School, Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board
PRIMARY 3E CYCLE (5E ET 6E YEARS)
- Just for me, École Saint-Théodore-de-Chertsey, Commission scolaire des Samares
SECONDARY 1ER CYCLE (1RE ET 2E YEARS)
- JEHM Paintball, École des Montagnes, Commission scolaire des Samares
SECONDARY 2E CYCLE (3E, 4E ET 5E YEARS)
- 2-row breeding, École secondaire de Sainte-Julienne (Pavillon Havre-Jeunesse), Commission scolaire des Samares
- Champagneur-Entrepreneurs, Champagneur College
SPECIAL EDUCATION
- Captain Rondin, École Des Rives, Commission scolaire des Affluents
COLLECTIVE
- Job fair, Cégep régional de Lanaudière in L'Assomption
TABLE D'ACTION EN ENTREPRENEURIAT DE LANAUDIÈRE
- The Pourvou cooperative, École Paul-Arseneau, Commission scolaire des Affluents
STAYING IN SCHOOL
- 100 for 100 math, École Notre-Dame, Commission scolaire des Samares
REGIONAL TRIBUTE
- Ms. Nancy Michaud, École secondaire de Sainte-Julienne (Pavillon Havre-Jeunesse) Commission scolaire des Samares
POPULAR VOTE
- Tic-Tac-Toc, between generations, École Notre-Dame, Commission scolaire des Samares
2018 ENTREPRISE CREATION AWARD WINNERS:
OSENTREPRENDRE LANAUDIÈRE CHALLENGE AMBASSADOR
- Les Herbes gourmandes, D'Autray RCM
- M your region, Joliette RCM
- Beehivr, MRC L'Assomption
- KabaniaMatawinie RCM
- Design Impack DTCI inc., Montcalm RCM
- Lounge Factory, MRC les Moulins
BIOFOOD
- Trécarré microbrewery, St-Côme
COMMERCE
- The DRAVEUR original wooden paddle board inc., Terrebonne
SOCIAL ECONOMY
- Technocentre Lavaltrie, Lavaltrie
OPERATION, PROCESSING, PRODUCTION
- ModulAir Garden, Repentigny
- Botanikür Inc, Saint-Roch-de-L'Achigan
TECHNOLOGICAL AND TECHNICAL INNOVATIONS
- Seasign Inc., Mascouche
CORPORATE SERVICES
- L'Étiquette & Co., Joliette
SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS
- Cervi-froid, Saint-Liguori
PRIX COUP DE COEUR ÉTUDIANT CRÉATEUR D'ENTREPRISE
- Espace Colocaux Inc., Joliette
FEMMESSOR
- FGCA, Saint-Donat
TABLE D'ACTION EN ENTREPRENEURIAT DE LANAUDIÈRE
- Center Canin LeGardeur inc, Repentigny
REGIONAL TRIBUTE
- Virtual Graphics, Repentigny
POPULAR VOTE
- L'Albatros, craft brewery, Mascouche
RÉUSSITE INC.
- La Brûlerie du Roy, Joliette
A look back at 20 years of Défi OSEntreprendre Lanaudière
Over the past 20 years, 2,073 student entrepreneurship projects have been launched, and 850 business projects have been submitted to the Défi OSEntreprendre Lanaudière. Over the years, far more than the 218,325 $ that can be seen has been awarded to participants in the region.
The success of the Entrepreneurial Adventure in Lanaudière is the result of close collaboration between the region's schools and socio-economic organizations over many years. Coordinated by Lanaudière Économique, this 20th edition is implemented by the Centre local de développement économique des Moulins (CLDEM). The Challenge is also overseen by members of the MRCs' economic development departments and agencies, the Sociétés d'aide au développement de la collectivité (SADC), the Carrefours jeunesse-emploi (CJE), the Commission scolaire des Samares, the Commission scolaire des Affluents and the Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier School Board.
For descriptions of the winning projects and more information on the Défi OSEntreprendre Lanaudière, visit www.entreprenez.qc.ca.
Regional partners
National partners
For further information, please contact
Jean-François Dupuis
Executive Director Lanaudière-Économique
450 365-9218 ext. 1