« Am I really an entrepreneur if I have yet to start my own business? » 

This is a question that many aspiring entrepreneurs ask themselves, often believing that it is absolutely necessary to start from scratch when it comes to starting a business. This notion, however, is inaccurate and causes many people to overlook the option of taking over a pre-existing business.

As part of its series of success stories in the Indigenous communities in Quebec, the FNQLEDC spoke with Jason Picard-Binet, new owner and president of Bastien Industries, a moccasin manufacturer that has been established in the community of Wendake since 1878.

Watch the exclusive interview in the video below:

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To find out more about business transfer, please contact our Business Transfer Advisor, Antoine Grenier, at agrenier@cdepnql.org or by telephone at 418-843-1488, extension 1236.