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Lemieux announces support for Francophone entrepreneurs
DIANE HUNTER diane.hunter@eap.on.ca
MP Pierre Lemieux for Glengarry-Pres- cott-Russell announced more than $1.1 million in federal funding for Franco- phone entrepreneurs in Prescott-Rus- sell (PR) and the surrounding region, at a press conference April 14. “Today’s record-breaking investment in Prescott- Russell’s economic development is a clear reminder that our government is focused on creating jobs and opportu- nities for the people of EasternOntario,” said Lemieux. “I will continue focusing on job creation and providing local resi- dents with the business tools they need to succeed.” Lemieux made the announcement on behalf of the Minister of State for the Federal Economic Development Agency (FedDev Ontario) for Southern Ontario, Honorable Gary Goodyear. The federal government is investing $934,000 in the Prescott-Russell Community Develop- ment Corporation (PRDCD) under Fed- Dev’s Economic Development Initiative (EDI) program. The Entrepreneurial Academy of PR will also receive federal funding of up to $250,000, through the Eastern Ontario Development Program (EODP), to sup- port the development and growth of key economic sectors in Eastern Ontario. “It’s for the youngsters to be able to have paying jobs, to be able to live the dream of being entrepreneurs and have access to coa- ching andmentoring,” said AndreMartel, executive director ofThe Entrepreneurial Academy of PR. “When we were young, we didn’t have that opportunity. With the global economy the way it is, you need to have these resources in order to succeed.” Lemieux explained that the signifi- cant federal funding investment in PR’s small and medium businesses will work to strengthen the local economy. “Access to funding is always a challenge for busi- nesses trying to launch new and exciting products,” said Lemieux. “As a result, this federal funding will play a key role in helping our local businesses succeed.” The PRCDCwill coordinate the project activities, business counselling, training and mentorship components, while the Entrepreneurial Academy of PRwill assist in the management of the project and its network of entrepreneurs will offer coaching, mentorship, and training ser- vices. “In obtaining a grant for training, coaching, and mentoring services, our organization is proud to have the privilege of working in partnership with the PR CDC for the economic growth of French-lan- guage entrepreneurs and businesses in Eastern Ontario,” said Denis Charlebois, president of the Entrepreneurial Academy of PR. The project is anticipated to improve the success rate of new businesses as well as the return of young entrepre- neurs in rural Eastern Ontario. Through EDI, FedDev Ontario will invest up to $4 million in funding from 2013 to 2018 to strengthen innovation, entrepreneurship, partnerships, and the diversification of economic activities in official language minority communities.
Andre Martin, executive director of Entrepreneurial Academy of Prescott Russell; Carole Armstrong, executive director for the Eastern Ontario CFDC Network; John Candie, executive director for the Prescott-Russell Community Development Corporation; Pierre Lemieux, MP for Glengarry-Prescott-Russell; Fernand Dicaire, mayor of the township of Alfred and Plantagenet; Michel Poirier, vice chair of the Prescott-Russell Community Development Corporation; andDenis Charlebois, chair of the Prescott-Russell Entrepreneurial Academy each had the opportunity to say a few words during the press release announcing federal funding for entrepreneurs in Eastern Ontario, April 14.
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