Business Creation
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Bio-food

Businesses that catch, produce, process or capitalize on direct or indirect food products intended for human consumption and whose revenues stem mostly from sales to retailers (e.g. supermarkets, fine grocers, pharmacies, boutiques, etc.) hotels, restaurants, institutions or industries. This excludes all direct sales to consumers. (See the Commerce category.)

Businesses that feature the Bio-Food industry with activities such as: agritourism, providing restaurant services, accomodations and organized activities on farms.

Note: Social economy and technological and technical innovation businesses that meet the criteria of the Bio-Food category should be submitted in their respective categories and not in the Bio-Food category.

business operation, processing, production

Businesses whose revenues stem mostly from sales to retailers, wholesalers and industries and that exploit natural resources or that process or produce semi-finished or finished products, with the exception of Bio-Food products intended for human consumption.

Commerce

Businesses whose revenues stem mostly from marketing products sold wholesale, retail or directly to consumers.

Services to individuals*

Businesses that provide services to the public; also businesses involved in restaurant or lodging activities.

Note: Businesses that feature the Bio-Food industry must be submitted in the Bio-Food category.

Services to companies*

Businesses that provide services to other businesses or organizations.

Note: Businesses that feature the Bio-Food industry must be submitted in the Bio-Food category.

SOCIAL ECONOMY

Businesses that are managed independently, operate democratically and promote the primacy of people and work over capital in the distribution of their surpluses and revenues. They generate independent revenues through the substantial sales of products and services to individuals, companies or the government.

Note: Only nonprofit organizations and cooperatives must be submitted in the Social Economy category.

technological and technical innovation

Businesses that create new products, procedures or applications based on new or existing knowledge.

*Note:

At the local level: the categories Services to individuals and Services to companies have been reorganized into a single category called Services. The local jury will choose a single winning project from among all those submitted.

At the regional level: in certain regions, the categories Services to individuals and Services to companies have been reorganized into a single category called Services. In these regions, the regional jury will choose a single winning project from among all those submitted.

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