Doing Business Together section

Scholastic section
Business Creation section
Successful Business Inc. section Doing Business Together section
Prizewinners
People's Choice Provincial Prize Desjardins Grand Prize Gala
  • Scholastic section
  • Business Creation section
  • Successful Business Inc. section
  • Doing Business Together section
  • Prizewinners
  • People's Choice Provincial Prize
  • Desjardins Grand Prize Gala

    • Doing Business Together section supported by the Québec government, Desjardins and Quebecor

    The Doing Business Together section of the OSEntreprendre Challenge showcases diversified models of businesses that stand out for their purchasing practices that prioritize dealing with suppliers across Québec.

    Whether it is choosing a hotel or choosing a packaging manufacturer, each decision to do business together has positive tangible economic, human and environmental impacts.

    Discover ambassadors from the 17 regions of Quebec.

    Step 1: Registration

    Read the Guide to the Form to properly prepare your application. The answers to questions must demonstrate that the project meets the evaluation criteria: 

     

    Do you have any questions about your project’s eligibility? Contact your local representative.

    Eligible businesses

    Businesses must:

    • Be a for-profit or a collective business, having between 1 and 499 employees inclusively and an annual revenue not exceeding $50 million.
    • Have a Québec enterprise number (NEQ).
    • Have their head office in Québec.
    • Be majority-owned by Quebecers, according to the information in the Registraire des entreprises du Québec.
    • Be supplied (purchase of goods and/or services) by at least one other business that is majority owned by Quebecers, according to the information in the Registraire des entreprises du Québec.
    • Not be registered in the Business Creation section of the current edition of the OSEntreprendre Challenge.
    • Be presented on the duly completed application form before the online registration period closes.

    Eligible participants

    The applicant(s) must:

    • Be 18 years of age or older.
    • Reside in Québec and have Canadian citizenship or permanent resident status.

     

    Exclusions:

    Staff members and directors of OSEntreprendre and of any regional mandatary organizations, as well as local and regional representatives, members of the organizing committee, jury members, honorary presidents and their franchisees, suppliers, sponsors and strategic allies of the current edition of the OSEntreprendre Challenge are not eligible, no matter the section with which they are involved. During this edition, jury members in the Business Creation, Successful Business Inc. and Doing Business Together sections are not eligible for those sections.

    Step 2: Validation of application

    OSEntreprendre sends, upon registration, an “#faireaffaireensemble” sticker to all project representatives who request it!

    Step 3: Selection process

    All prizewinners receive an item in recognition of their initiative and to inspire entrepreneurship throughout Québec!

     

    Please note that applicants who are not present for an interview scheduled as part of the process are considered as having withdrawn their candidacy.

    It should be noted that as part of the selection process, no jury is required to award all the prizes if the quality of the applications received is not deemed satisfactory or if no project has been registered in a category. The decisions made by the juries may not be appealed. The jury members, or the members of the regional committee, do not forward their comments or their completed evaluation sheets to the participants following the analysis process.

    Local level | Selection: beginning of April

    In the territories that do not select local winners, all applications will move on directly to the regional level. 

    The winners will receive:

    • Official seal
    • Certificate
    • Banner

    $5 000 at the regional level | Selection: end of April


    In addition to prizes, the winners will receive:

    • Official seal
    • Certificate
    • Lapel pin

     

    At the regional level, a $5 000 prize, presented by Desjardins and supported by the Ministry of Economy and Innovation of Quebec, will be awarded in each of the 17 regions of Québec at a regional gala (see calendar) at the end of April or the beginning of May.

    To find out more about the date and concept for a particular event, contact your regional representative.

    $25 000 at the provincial level | Selection: May

    The 5 finalists will be invited to the interviews which will take place in May.

    In addition to the prize, the winner will receive:

    • Official seal
    • Certificate
    • Trophy

    The provincial winner of the OSEntreprendre Challenge will be revealed and will receive a $25 000 prize, thanks to the financial contribution of Desjardins and the ministère de l'Économie et de l'Innovation, at the Desjardins Grand Prize Gala of OSEntreprendre Challenge in June.

    Frequently asked questions

    1. Is a franchise eligible?

    Provided they meet all eligibility criteria, franchises are eligible because the franchise owner is financially independent from the franchisor and manages their own company themselves.

    2. Can a business that has already registered for the Doing Business Together section of the OSEntreprendre Challenge participate again?

    A business that was registered in the Doing Business Together section in a previous edition may participate again provided it meets the eligibility criteria and has not already won the Doing Business Together Prize at the regional or provincial level.

    3. I have just started a business. Should I register for the Business Creation section or the Doing business together section?

    It is recommended that businesses that are in the start-up phase register for the Business Creation section. The Doing Business Together section enables already established businesses to demonstrate how their supply practices have evolved to prioritize dealing with Québec suppliers. The same project business cannot be entered register simultaneously in both sections in the same edition of the OSEntreprendre Challenge.

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