| Business coaching for the Capitale Nationale region      Management Coaching
 Target clientele Businesses in operation from 0 to 5 years. With investor reference, applicant
         businesses may be active in any sector. Otherwise, to qualify, businesses
         must be active in industrial sectors that have been assigned top priority
      by PÔLE.
  Coaching by a PÔLE advisorQualifying businesspeople will be granted 4 hours’ worth of services
         of an advisor on a weekly basis for the purpose of implementing their
      company’s business plan.
  Coaching by an advisory board If a business does not have a board of directors, a transitional advisory
           board will be set up. If the businessperson is so inclined, he or
           she may go on to appoint individuals to all positions on the board
           of directors.
      The advisory board will consist of four people:
 
               the businessman or -woman (applicant)        the PÔLE Québec Chaudière-Appalaches advisor 
          the designated advisor having expertise in either the company’s
        technology or in marketing
 an outside businessman or -woman having an
        extensive network of business contacts  The type of coaching given will be a source of major added value.
             Further, the combined impact of the experience of advisors and other
             actors,
             networks, and sound advice will go a long way toward enabling the
             company to achieve
      its objectives.  TrainingA $1000 grant is awarded businesspeople who take part in the PÔLE
      training sessions
 best suited to their needs.
  A PÔLE training advisor will analyze the business’s
      training requirements.                     |