{"id":5490,"date":"2022-02-01T13:48:25","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T18:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matawinie.qc.ca\/?p=5490"},"modified":"2022-02-01T13:48:25","modified_gmt":"2022-02-01T18:48:25","slug":"the-24th-edition-of-the-osentreprendre-challenge-is-now-launched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matawinie.qc.ca\/en\/news\/the-24th-edition-of-the-osentreprendre-challenge-is-now-launched\/","title":{"rendered":"The 24th edition of the OSEntreprendre Challenge is now underway!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5492\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matawinie.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/267478888_6504885972917414_8196172338095848894_n-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"757\" height=\"426\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.matawinie.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/ligne-horiz_trame-osentreprendre_nouvelle-1024x96.jpg\" alt=\"Frame OSEntreprendre_new\" width=\"782\" height=\"73\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>The OSEntreprendre Challenge is now ready to receive registrations for its\u00a0<strong>24th edition<\/strong>presented by Desjardins.<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The only one of its kind, the D\u00e9fi encourages those with the audacity to take action. A powerful source of pride, the D\u00e9fi OSEntreprendre has been inspiring entrepreneurial spirit in the 17 regions of Quebec for 20 years, mobilizing a multitude of players in the educational, economic and social networks.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5491 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matawinie.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2021-22-defi-osentreprendre-bulle-24e-sans-desjardins-coul-fr-300x297.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"195\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>OSEntreprendre\u00a0<strong>MOBILIZE<\/strong>\u00a0a wide network of partners to make\u00a0<strong>RAYONNER<\/strong>\u00a0entrepreneurial initiatives to\u00a0<strong>INSPIRE<\/strong>\u00a0a greater number of people to believe in themselves and dare to be enterprising. Once again this year, a ton of pride to offer and\u00a0<strong>more than 800,000 $s to be returned to stock exchange<\/strong>\u00a0to winners at local, regional and national levels.<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Business creation section<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Business Creation program offers new entrepreneurs the opportunity to validate their project, obtain grants, expand their network and express their passion during their start-up year;<\/li>\n<li>This component is aimed at people aged 18 and over who have a business project and are in the early stages of realizing it. Business projects must not have generated sales revenue before April 1, 2021, and, in the case of a project to create a business, the start-up date must be no later than December 31, 2022.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Volet R\u00e9ussite inc.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The R\u00e9ussite inc. section showcases companies that have already taken part in the D\u00e9fi OSEntreprendre and are still in business after five years, with a track record that combines five aspects of success: achievements, values, finances, outlook and teamwork.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Doing business together section<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Doing Business Together program showcases companies that stand out for the evolution of their procurement practices with local suppliers. Whether choosing a hotel or a packaging manufacturer, every decision to do business together has tangible benefits that help forge a proud, innovative, committed and prosperous Quebec.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Three levels... three levels of visibility<\/h3>\n<p>Three selection stages are necessary to determine the national winners of the OSEntreprendre Challenge. Participants who pass the first local selection stage will have their project re-analyzed at the regional level.<\/p>\n<h3>Bursaries in Lanaudi\u00e8re<\/h3>\n<p>More than 26,000 $ in bursaries will be awarded in Lanaudi\u00e8re at the regional gala on April 26. In addition to a number of special prizes, regional winners will be awarded scholarships worth 500 $ in the School section, 1,000 $ in the Business Creation section, 5,000 $ in the Success Inc. section and 2,000 $ in the Doing Business Together section. <strong>The visibility that the D\u00e9fi OSEntreprendre brings to the Lanaudi\u00e8re region is even more attractive than the potential bursaries!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But the great D\u00e9fi OSEntreprendre movement doesn't stop there. Regional winners will have the chance to represent Lanaudi\u00e8re and showcase their projects on a national scale at the Grands Prix Desjardins Gala on June 8, 2022, where the energy, passion and audacity of the next generation of entrepreneurs will be celebrated.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Registration opens\u00a0<\/strong>!<\/h2>\n<p>From today and this\u00a0<strong>until March 15 at 4pm<\/strong>Entrepreneurs are invited to showcase their projects by registering for the OSEntreprendre Challenge.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Contact the regional manager for more information<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Julie Miron, Business Advisor (SADC MATAWINIE)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Telephone: (450) 883-0717, ext. 225<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Toll-free: 1-888-880-7824<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">E-mail :\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/matawinie.qc.ca\/en\/2017\/11\/submit-a-challenge-osentreprendre-oserez\/jmiron@matawinie.qc.ca\/\">jmiron@matawinie.qc.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/entreprenez.qc.ca\/\">D\u00e9fi OSEntreprendre Lanaudi\u00e8re website\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/entreprenez.qc.ca\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5496 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matawinie.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2021-22-defi-osentreprendre-bouton-web-fr-vf-300x92.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"92\" \/><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The OSEntreprendre Challenge is now open for entries for its 24th edition, presented by Desjardins.   The only one of its kind, the Challenge encourages those with the audacity to take action. A powerful source of pride, the OSEntreprendre Challenge has been inspiring entrepreneurial spirit in the 17 regions of [...] for 20 years.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5495,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5490","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-actualites"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/matawinie.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5490","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/matawinie.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/matawinie.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/matawinie.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/matawinie.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5490"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/matawinie.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5490\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/matawinie.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5490"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/matawinie.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5490"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/matawinie.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5490"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}