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Grand Prize Gala

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Thursday, June 17, 2010, Centre des congrès de Québec

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What is the Québec Entrepreneurship Contest?

The Québec Entrepreneurship Contest is a unique event in many ways. It targets a niche that has not been filled by other entrepreneurship contests, focusing on young people in schools and on new entrepreneurs who are often at the business planning stage. In addition, it is the only Québec contest to offer such large prizes, not to mention that it is open to anyone who resides in Québec.

Student Entrepreneurship

The Student Entrepreneurship division in intended for students from elementary
school to university who have carried out projects that demonstrate their
entrepreneurial skills during the school year.

Business Creation

Business projects or businesses that did not take in any sales revenue before
April 1, 2009.

Projects designed to create a new business in Québec to be launched no later
than December 31, 2010.

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News

12th Edition of the Québec Entrepreneurship Contest: Spotlighting tomorrow’s innovators

JUNE 17, 2010 - The Provincial Grand Prize Gala of the 12th edition of the Québec Entrepreneurship Contest was held on Thursday, June 17, 2010, at the Convention Centre in Québec City. Marc DeSerres, president of DeSerres, served as the honorary president at the event. Over the course of the evening, 41 provincial prizes were awarded. The winners were selected from among 3891 projects submitted this year by 69 543 participants from the 17 regions of Québec.

BIGGEST INCREASE IN CONTEST HISTORY

APRIL 7, 2010 - For the 12th Edition of the Québec Entrepreneurship Contest, 1 162 projects were submitted by almost 2 000 entrepreneurs from all over Québec. “We are really thrilled to see such a significant increase in the number of projects submitted this year—a 26 per cent hike from last year. This demonstrates that the Contest remains an effective springboard for up-and-coming businesspeople,” observed Natacha Jean, President and Director General of the organization. The most significant growth was experienced in the Mauricie, Outaouais, Côte-Nord, Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Centre-du-Québec regions, where the number of participating businesses doubled in 2010.

THE QUEBEC ENTREPRENEURSHIP CONTEST CATCH THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP SPIRIT!

APRIL 7, 2010 - Today, we are thrilled to present the exciting participation results for the 12th edition of the Québec Entrepreneurship Contest, for which registration closed on March 15.