ISBN : 9782923710891
Year of publication : 2015
Nombre de pages : 126
Langue : #!trpst#trp-gettext data-trpgettextoriginal=5211#!trpAnglais#French#!trpst#/trp-gettext#!trpAnglais#
This book presents inspiring case studies of SMEs of varying sizes and in different sectors. Recognized for their innovative capabilities, they are duly regarded as innovation leaders in their respective sectors.
In recounting the story of each of these SMEs, the authors have given their managers a voice. Here are a few eloquent quotes to confirm this:
«Throwing yourself into the void for the first time,
that's really the hard part.»
Caroline Néron
«If we want to stay competitive, we have to be innovative. We need at least one good innovation
every year and it has to be good; we don't have much margin for error.»
Sylvain Garneau, Groupe Lacasse
«The strength of our company is certainly the innovative capacity of all our staff.»
Benoît Faucher, Boulangerie St-Méthode
«The company has experienced growth spikes, partly because it has always maintained
a healthy financial situation, but also because we have been proactive
in business development, so that we're always one step ahead.»
Dany Belleville, Plastiques GPR
«We try to keep the spirit of the small even with
a larger size, with our four hundred and fifty employees.»
Alexis Boulanger, Roland Boulanger
«For us, export is not the icing on the cake,
it's more like the flour in the cake.»
Richard Bérubé, Morgan Schaffer
Louis Jacques Filion, M.A., M.B.A., Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus at HEC Montréal, where he held the Rogers-J.-A.-Bombardier Chair in Entrepreneurship (1995-2016). A recognized author on entrepreneurship, he has been an expert and speaker on five continents.
