63 Quebec clothing brands unite

At the initiative of the Metropolitan Fashion Cluster, around sixty Quebec brands joined forces at the start of 2021 to boost online sales.

Henkel Media spoke with Jackie Tardif, President of Reitmans, who explains how natural competitors have come together in the face of a difficult economic climate exacerbated by a historic health crisis.

"The Quebec fashion industry is in crisis," says Jackie Tardif. "Even though we are competitors, we have chosen to unite in the face of adversity, because we believe that together, we are stronger."

This mobilization took the form of a free delivery campaign offered by 63 participating Quebec brands. Read the full article here .

Isabelle Chevalier: selling your business in the middle of a pandemic

Businesswoman Isabelle Chevalier went through the gamut of emotions in 2020.

Juggling a growing business, the development of a local purchasing platform and family life, she took an important step in her life as an entrepreneur: selling the company that saw her grow.

“We were in the process of finding global partners to continue our international deployment,” she says. “As we went along, it became clear to us that the best strategic decision, both for the company and the family, was to sell so that the company could reach its full potential.”

Henkel Media spoke with Ms. Chavalier in March 2021.

Being in your twenties and buying Captain Lobster | Two friends living the dream in Sainte-Flavie

Taking over an entrepreneurship can be a complex and lengthy process, but it can also be simple and quick. This is the case for Capitaine Homard, a Bas-Saint-Laurent company bought by two young friends in their twenties.

Laurence Marquis and Nicolas Horth, from Rimouski, bought Capitaine Homard, with its fish tanks, smokehouses, fishmonger, restaurant, boutique, campground and handful of cottages licked by the waves. This business was run by Alain Bellavance for nearly 20 years.

"Nic and I were part of the same group of friends in Rimouski. When it came time to go to university, we ended up in Montreal. That's where we got to know each other."

Discover their story here .

Becoming a better manager through continuing education

Having become the mother of a little boy with special needs at age 21, Geneviève Richard had given up on continuing her studies. At least, until the opportunity to return to school presented itself in 2014 through the hybrid part-time formula of the credited programs in management of Continuing Education at Université Laval.

She then began her career with a college certificate in media communications. She climbed the ladder in the companies that employed her until she became coordinator of the admission and customer contact centre at the Réseau de transport de la Capitale.

“I can’t wait to be the pride of the family, to drag my children, my mother and my father to my graduation. To show them that there is no age limit to continue training and to satisfy this feeling of personal and professional accomplishment. It took me longer, but I got there.”

This resourceful woman shared her experience with Henkel Media.

Let's stop selling happiness

Jenny Ouellette, founder of BonBoss, discussed happiness at work in a column. Is it a fad? Should work really make us happy?

“Too often, I see organizations viewing employee happiness as a simple task to be completed. Every time, something rings false in my ears. We need to stop selling and imposing happiness at work, because that’s not how we’re going to make people happy.”

It seems like 90% of employees expect to feel joy at work. But only 37% actually do, according to the Siegel + Gale survey. So if happiness is important to employees and companies, why isn't it more prevalent? What if the best way to be happy is to forget about happiness at work? Here's his full column .