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La Matawinie is proud to announce the local winners of the Business Creation and Doing Business Together components of the 26e edition of the Défi OSEntreprendre MRC de Matawinie. These inspiring projects come from passionate entrepreneurs ready to take up the entrepreneurial challenge. Let's discover them together over the coming year!
First of all winners in the Business Creation categoryIn the start-up year, new entrepreneurs have the opportunity to validate their project, obtain grants, expand their network and express their passion.


One wrinkle at a time (Rawdon)
Service to individuals category
To continue to exist and flourish as we age, One wrinkle at a time offers a caring support and animation service for your aging loved ones in group housing or at home. We believe that everyone deserves to live a happy and fulfilling life, whatever their age.
Owner Éloïse Lara Desrochers


Justine Bonnin Goldsmith-Jeweller (Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez)
Category Farming, processing, production
Justine Bonnin Orfèvre-Joaillière creates handcrafted jewelry and memorial objects of distinction in an eco-responsible and ethical approach, to help individuals and families pay exceptional, more personal tributes, and offer unique spaces for meditation.
Owners: Justine Bonnin
DOING BUSINESS TOGETHER
The Doing Business Together section of the OSEntreprendre Challenge showcases a wide range of companies that stand out for their sourcing practices from Quebec suppliers. This inspiring company has decided to do things differently and have a positive impact on the environment and its community. Here is the winner:


Aunt Agastache (Sainte-Émélie-de-l'Énergie)
Doing business together section
Tante Agastache is a vertically integrated organic farm and brand of 0-waste cosmetics and gourmet products. In northern Lanaudière, she grows native agastache, an aromatic and medicinal plant highly prized by bees, which finds its way into her creations with their high content of local ingredients!
Owner: Lorraine Bourry
Visit Société d'aide au développement de la collectivité (SADC) Matawinie in collaboration with Développement MatawinieThe Défi OSEntreprendre de la MRC de Matawinie team would like to acknowledge the considerable contribution of all those who applied to the Défi OSEntreprendre. You've taken the plunge and made your projects a reality. You've made a major contribution to the economic vitality of the Matawinie region. Keep thinking big! Thanks also to our local partners who contributed to the success of this year's event: Services Québec Rawdon et Saint-Jean-de-Matha, Carrefour jeunesse-emploi Matawinie and the Rawdon Chamber of Commerce.
About the OSEntreprendre Challenge
The Défi OSEntreprendre is a major Quebec movement that annually showcases thousands of entrepreneurial initiatives by young people from primary school to university in its School program, new entrepreneurs in its Business Creation program, inspiring entrepreneurs in its Success Inc. program, and local supply models in its Doing Business Together program. The program takes root at local, regional and national levels. To implement the program, more than 300 business leaders are mobilizing in the 17 regions of Quebec to highlight local projects.