The Brome-Missisquoi CLD is a non-profit organization that helps entrepreneurs and business leaders succeed. We are a one-stop shop for start-up and business development services. Our entrepreneurship experts will provide free, personalized consulting services every step of the way. We are a true business partner investing in the success of your project.
We give you access to mentorship, training, financing, grants, a network, development tools, office space and buildings for sale or lease, and solutions that will help you save time and money.
Our mission is to stimulate economic growth and develop entrepreneurship from a sustainable development perspective by collaborating with stakeholders in rural development, culture, tourism and the manufacturing industry.
Our Entrepreneurship Partners
The CLD counts on a solid network of experts to promote economic development in Brome-Missisquoi:
- Ministère de l’Économie, de la Science et de l’Innovation
- Emploi Québec
- Campus Brome-Missisquoi
- Desjardins Business
- Economic Development Canada
- Business Development Bank of Canada
- Investissement Québec
- Centre de transfert des entreprises
- Financière agricole du Québec
- Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation du Québec
- Association pour le développement de la recherche et de l’innovation du Québec
- Réseau conseil en technologie et en innovation
- Centre d’aide aux entreprises
- National Research Council of Canada
- Société de développement économique de Bromont
- Fonds de développement – Farnham Rainville
- Expansion PME
- Femmessor
- Caisse populaire Desjardins de Brome-Missisquoi
- Futurpreneur
- Fonds locaux de solidarité FTQ
- The financial institutions
A board of directors Focused on entrepreneurs
Our board of directors includes different economic players in Brome-Missisquoi who are committed to developing our region and its entrepreneurs.
Representatives of elected municipal officials
Richard Burcombe, mayor Lac-Brome
Louis Villeneuve, mayor Bromont
Sylvie Dionne-Raymond, warden of MRC Brome-Missisquoi and mayoress of East-Farnham
Yves Lévesque, mayor of Bedford
Sylvie Beauregard, mayoress of Cowansville
Patrick Melchior, Mayor of Farnham
Representative of the Investment Committee (CIC)
Hélène Bernier, Centre financier des entreprises du Haut-Richelieu
Representative of the Social Economy Committee
Claudette Giguère, Corporation de développement communautaire de Brome-Missisquoi
Representative of the Tourism Committee
Anne-Marie Lemire, Leon Courville, vigneron
Representative of the Cultural Committee
Vacant
Representative of the Agricultural Committee
Rachel Mahhanah, Ferme Mahvhays
Members without voting rights
Sonya Paquet, director of the regional Centre local d’emploi (CLE)
Isabelle Charest, Member for Brome-Missisquoi
