The Montérégie Business Contact economic leadership event was held from 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.  Wednesday, November 10, 2004, on Fort Saint Jean campus in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. Organized jointly by the Sociétés d’aide au développement des collectivités (Community Futures Development Corporations - CFDCs) and the Centres d’aide aux entreprises (Business Development Centres - BDCs) in the Montérégie region and by Canada Economic Development, the event drew more than 375 entrepreneurs.

Conferences and meetings with Government of Canada representatives allowed participants to obtain information about business startups, growth, exports, innovation, productivity and strategic information. The event was organized around themes of interest to the Montérégie, namely, agri-food, nanotechnologies, the environment, tourism and transportation.

Luc Guérin, President of the Centre d’aide aux entreprises de la Haute-Montérégie, and Jack Noodelman, Director of Canada Economic Development’s Montérégie Business Office, kicked off the event in the morning.

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