Remise sur les services-conseils pour la relance des petites entreprises ### 📋 Eligible Entities - Small businesses operating in Quebec - Enterprises experiencing operational or financial difficulties - Businesses seeking to restore operations and profitability to pre-crisis levels - Organizations with demonstrated need for third-party consulting services - Businesses committed to recovery and sustainability objectives ### 💰 Funding Details - Maximum annual rebate: $30,000 per year - Coverage rate: 85% of eligible consulting project costs - Business contribution: 15% (mandatory cost-sharing requirement) - Repayability: Rebate/subsidy (non-repayable) - Structure: Direct cost reduction on consulting services invoiced ### 🛠️ Approved Expenses - Third-party professional consulting services - Projects focused on operational maintenance - Recovery and business health restoration initiatives - Profitability improvement strategies - Management and organizational consulting - Financial restructuring advisory services - Strategic planning and business recovery services ### ⚠️ Conditions & Milestones - Consulting must be delivered by external, qualified third-party providers - Projects must directly support business recovery and return to pre-crisis performance levels - Applicant must contribute 15% of consulting costs (cost-sharing requirement) - Rebate capped at $30,000 per fiscal year - Eligible expenses must be documented and invoiced by approved consultants - Business must demonstrate operational or financial challenges justifying intervention - Recovery objectives must be clearly defined and measurable - Rebate applied to invoiced consulting services upon approval and completion