Feds contribute to economic development and innovation in Matanie
La Matanie鈥檚 local economic development agency is getting $255,000 in financial support from the federal government. Fran莽ois Rioux (EMBA 鈥�10), president and founder of the Fonds d鈥檌nnovation et de d茅veloppement local de la Matanie (FIDEL), welcomes the cash injection, which helps bump the fund to almost $1.2 million.
And the fund itself is doing great work; it鈥檚 helped launch 117 local entrepreneurs in the past year, and aims to invest $2 million in the region over the next half-decade, including a coworking space and grants of $5,000 to $10,000 for young entrepreneurs.
Read full article in French: , March 2, 2017聽
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