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Fonds C — Desjardins Business Growth Fund

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Maximum Funding
Up to $20,000
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Fonds C — Desjardins Business Growth Fund provides Up to $20,000 per project. Desjardins fund offering up to $20,000 for projects that fit one of nine defined business categories. No application window is published. Projects are presented through a Desjardins account manager or business centre.
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Program Description

Desjardins fund offering up to $20,000 for projects that fit one of nine defined business categories.

Eligibility Requirements

  • Project must fall under one of nine Fonds C categories: innovation, business succession, market/supplier development, human resources, sustainable development, digital transformation, business-model optimization, cybersecurity, or governance.
  • Interested businesses must speak with their Desjardins account manager or Desjardins Business Centre to present the project.
Provinces
Quebec
Industries
All
Business Stage
Growth

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Difficulty
Moderate
Competition
Moderate
First-Timer
Friendly

Funding Details

Amount
Up to $20,000 per project
Type
Grant
Level
Private
Deadline
No application window is published. Projects are presented through a Desjardins account manager or business centre

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Ongoing
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Start with your Desjardins account manager before preparing a full application because the public page lists only project categories, not full terms or deadlines.

Rejection Pitfalls 3

  • The project does not fall within any of the nine Fonds C categories
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Application Steps

1 Match your project to one of the nine categories Innovation, business succession, market and supplier development, human resources, sustainable development, digital transformation, business-model optimization, cybersecurity, or governance. Your project has to fit one of them, not all of them.

Required Documents 2

✓ No general document list is published. The project is presented in a conversation with a Desjardins account manager or business centre
✓ For a business succession project only: a training plan specifying the development issues, the timetable and a duly signed acquisition protocol, supported by the profile and an evaluation of the person proposed as successor, plus a statement of the needs to be filled

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