Contribution of capital to the^company1 to promote the expansion and stabilization of businesses and jobs. Possibility of term, equity and debenture loans.

Financing offer :

• Financing from $5,000 to $150,000;
• Maximum amortization period of 120 months.

Essential criteria for processing a request :

• The company must operate in the Lac-Saint-Jean-Est MRC territory;
• The company must maintain or create jobs;
• The company must have been in operation for at least 12 months;
• The promoter must make a downpayment deemed satisfactory by the Société d'aide au développement de la collectivité (SADC) Lac-Saint-Jean-Est;
• The project must be financed by three parties: the promoter(s), the financial institution and the Société d'aide au développement de la collectivité (SADC) Lac-Saint-Jean-Est;
• The company must operate in ^{non-competitive2} and priority sectors (see priority sectors).

Priority sectors :

Primary sector :

• Agriculture :

In an effort to broaden the community's agricultural base, agricultural intervention priorities are focused on :

- traditional agriculture3^with distinct added value and/or marketing;

- non-traditional agriculture.

• Mining and natural resources :

This sector is prioritized indiscriminately, including granite, marble, peat, forestry and hydroelectricity.

Secondary sector :

• Processing and manufacturing plant

Tertiary sector :

• Non-competitive or essential to a specific community.

Quaternary sector :

• Biotechnology;
• Software and systems design.

^{1 : For} non-profit organizations and cooperatives, their mission must be commercial, industrial or tourism-related.

^{2 : In} order to address the issue of entrepreneurial succession, the market non-competition clause could be waived for company takeovers.

³ : Traditional agriculture is defined as follows: dairy farm, beef cattle farm, market garden, pig farm, poultry farm (eggs) and sheep farm.