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The blog for Quebec businesspeople

Le Collectif

by Hedhofis

Every Monday, a useful article for entrepreneurs, professionals and freelancers: verified rankings, the month's calendar of business events and Frédéric Deshaies's Founder's Notebook.

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Coworking

Lease or coworking: 6 questions to decide

In What an office really costs for a team of eight, we listed everything a lease drags along with it. The real question remains: for your company, lease or coworking?…

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Coworking

How much office space does your team need? A 5-step calculation

Before you visit a space or ask for a proposal, one question always comes up: how many square feet does our team need? The answer depends less on your headcount than on…

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Business

Business calendar: November 2026

November brings back the big fall luncheons, recognition galas and several end-of-year training sessions. Here is the November 2026 calendar of business events, each one…

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Coworking

Coworking in Rosemont: the Angus Technopole

Looking for an office in Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, you hit a wall quickly: the borough is residential across almost all of its area, and conventional office space there…

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Coworking

What coworking really costs in Quebec, city by city

"What does coworking cost?" The honest answer starts with another question: what exactly, where, and with what included. A desk in an open area and a closed office for…

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Workstations by the windows at the Hedhofis coworking space in Quebec City
Freelance

Top 7 Quebec-made tools to run a small business

Most of the software a Quebec small business ends up paying for was not designed with it in mind. It bills in US dollars, it ignores the QPIP, its support line closes at…

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Start-up

The 72-hour rule before signing

A few years ago I came close to signing an important agreement in 48 hours, because the deadline was the next day. Everything was lined up for me to say yes. The…

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Coworking

How to choose the right coworking space

Choosing a coworking space looks simple until you visit three of them. The prices don't compare, neither do the inclusions, and the space that charmed you on a Thursday…

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Start-up

Top 7 Quebec business podcasts I actually listen to

I drive between two and three hours a week between our spaces. Put together, those hours are the only block in my week nobody can take from me: no email, no meeting, no…

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Business

Business calendar: October 2026

October is one of the busiest months of the year for Quebec's business community. Chambers of commerce restart their big luncheons, economic development agencies…

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