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  • Prizewinners
  • People's Choice Provincial Prize
  • Desjardins Grand Prize Gala
  • One category per project

    Each project must be registered in one of the official categories. At the provincial level, there is a first and second prize in each of these categories:

     

    Special prizes are chosen from among the provincial finalists in the official categories of the OSEntreprendre Challenge. No other projects are eligible for these prizes.

     

     

    Commerce

    Provincial prize presented by Spektrum Média - 1st prize $10,000 | 2nd prize $5,000

    Commerce*

    A business with a physical and/or online point of sale whose revenues stem mostly from direct sales to customers and marketing products to wholesalers or retailers.

    A business where most of the sales are made in the physical location where the processing or production takes place.

    Examples

    • Store specializing in clothing, outdoor gear, toys, jewellery, kitchen implements
    • Grocery
    • Bakery or pastry shop

     

    *Restaurants and hospitality businesses are excluded from this category and register in the Services to Individuals category.

    Social Economy

    Provincial prizes presented by La Caisse d'économie solidaire Desjardins - 1st prize $10,000 | 2nd prize $5,000

     

    Social Economy**

    Co-operative, mutual company or non-profit organization whose activities consist mainly of the sale or trade of goods and services and operates in compliance with the following principles:

    • Conducts its economic activities for social purposes; in other words, not to make a profit but rather to meet the needs of its members or host community.
    • Establishes democratic rules of governance for and by members.
    • Is constituted so that decision-making power is not held by one or more private and/or public bodies.
    • Aspires to be economically viable
    • Provides rules that prohibit or limit the distribution of surpluses generated by its activities, and, in the event of dissolution, transfers its remaining assets to an organization with similar objectives.

    Examples

    • Housing or funeral co-operative
    • Company providing home help services
    • Community media
    • Workers’ co operative

     

    **A business that fits both this definition and the definition of one or more other categories (e.g. a co-operative microbrewery) should register in the Social Economy category.

    Business Operation, Processing, Production

    Provincial prizes - 1st prize $10,000 | 2nd prize $5,000

    Business Operation, Processing, Production***

    A business that exploits natural resources, or that produces or processes semi-finished or finished products.

     

    ***Businesses where most of the sales are made in the physical location where the processing or production takes place register in the Commerce category.

    Examples

    • Farm or biofood business
    • Microbrewery or distillery whose sales are mostly made in a distribution network
    • Furniture manufacturing
    • Videogame production
    • Clothing manufacturing
    • Wood machining
    • Sheep farming for wool production
    • Jewellery design and manufacture

    Technological and Technical Innovation

    Provincial prizes presented by Videotron Business - 1st prize $10,000 | 2nd prize $5,000

     

    Technological and Technical Innovation****

    An innovative business that creates new products, processes or innovative applications. This business aims to improve, change, modify, transform or revolutionize an activity sector or social practice.

     

    ****The business’ offer must be coherent with the definition. The simple act of using technology or working in the technology sector is not sufficient, in and of itself, to register the application in this category. For example, a business that develops made-to-measure applications for clients should register in the Services to Companies category.

    Examples

    • Design and manufacture of automated products
    • Innovative solutions for energy management
    • Sports gear design using a new process
    • Application development

    Services to Companies

    Provincial prizes presented by the Ordre des CPA du Québec - 1st prize $10,000 | 2nd prize $5,000

    Services to Companies

    A business that provides services to organizations or other businesses.

    Examples

    • Repair and servicing of industrial and commercial parts
    • Maintenance services for commercial premises
    • Website development service
    • Public relations service
    • Translation service

    Services to Individuals

    Provincial prizes - 1st prize $10,000 | 2nd prize $5,000

    Services to Individuals

    A business that provides services to the public, including restaurants and hospitality enterprises.

    Examples

    • Veterinary clinic
    • Footwear repair service
    • Residential landscaping service
    • Spa
    • Circus school
    • Hotel
    • Fitness centre
    • Restaurant
    • Café

    Regional Special prizes

    The winners of the following special prizes will be chosen from among the regional finalists in the official categories of the OSEntreprendre Challenge. No other projects are eligible for these prizes.

      

    Jury’s Favourite Chief Scientist prize, presented by The Fonds de recherche du Québec | $500

    The Jury’s Favourite Chief Scientist prize is to provide exposure for entrepreneurs who base themselves on science (nature and technology, health, society and culture) or their scientific knowledge and skills to develop their business, their practices, and/or their products and services.

    Provincial special prizes

    The winners of the following special prizes will be chosen from among the provincial finalists in the official categories of the OSEntreprendre Challenge. No other projects are eligible for these prizes.

     

    Youth Entrepreneurship Grand Prizes | Two prizes of $10,000

    Two Youth Entrepreneurship Grand Prizes are presented by the Secrétariat à la jeunesse. They are intended to showcase the potential and diversity of the most inspiring young business creators aged 35 or under, selected from among the provincial finalists in the Business Creation section of the OSEntreprendre Challenge.

     

    Provincial People’s Choice Prize powered by Videotron Business | $2 000

    The People’s Choice Prize was created to showcase inspirational entrepreneurs among the provincial finalists in the Business Creation section of the OSEntreprendre Challenge.

     

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