SADC Barraute-Senneterre-Quévillon

What SADC Barraute-Senneterre-Quévillon does

SADC Barraute-Senneterre-Quévillon inc. is a private non-profit community development corporation (Société d'aide au développement des collectivités) operating under Quebec law and federally funded through Développement économique Canada (DEC). It serves the Barraute-Senneterre-Quévillon territory in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Nord-du-Québec regions of Quebec, with its headquarters at 674, 11e Avenue, Senneterre. The organization provides financing, strategic accompaniment, business succession support, and economic development services to local SMBs, entrepreneurs, community organizations, and volunteers across sectors including forestry, hospitality, retail, food services, transport, and construction.

Its core digital product is the Connexion Lebel-sur-Quévillon platform, a bilingual (French/English) web directory launched on November 15, 2023 in collaboration with the Comité 5000 and Ville de Lebel-sur-Quévillon. The platform comprises six modules: a Business Directory, an Organizations Directory, a Volunteer Board, a Business Opportunities module (including repreneuriat/succession listings), a Local News section, and a Contact service. The technology stack is a standard web-based CMS-style directory without documented API, proprietary AI features, or third-party platform integrations. The platform is positioned as part of a planned regional network of information directories covering the broader Jamésian territory.

The organization operates on a non-commercial revenue model funded primarily by government grants (federal DEC funding and provincial SADC network support), with services provided free of charge to community beneficiaries. Strategic partners include Ville de Lebel-sur-Quévillon, the Comité 5000, Nordic Kraft (pulp mill), Gold Fields (mining), and peer SADC Chibougamau-Chapais, the latter collaboration producing the December 2024 Jamésien Circular Economy Fund. Notable business succession transactions facilitated include the Motel du Lac sale (CAD 1,200,000) and the Gîte Latitude 49 acquisition (CAD 425,000). The organization has no disclosed headcount, no disclosed revenue, and no AI/ML capability footprint.

Name

SADC Barraute-Senneterre-Quévillon

Legal name

Société d'aide au développement des collectivités Barraute-Senneterre-Quévillon inc.

Website

https://connexionlebelsurquevillon.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

SADC Barraute-Senneterre-Quévillon is a Quebec non-profit community development corporation that provides financing, business support, and economic development services to SMBs, entrepreneurs, and community organizations across the Barraute-Senneterre-Quévillon territory, operating the bilingual Connexion Lebel-sur-Quévillon web directory platform funded by government grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Senneterre

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: SADC (Société d'aide au développement des collectivités) organizations in Quebec receive government funding to support local economic development initiatives.
2. Business Support Services: Provides financing, strategic accompaniment, and support services for local business development, succession planning, and new business launches in the Barraute-Senneterre-Quévillon territory.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SADC Barraute-Senneterre-Quévillon runs the Connexion Lebel-sur-Quévillon bilingual web directory platform, which lists local businesses, organizations, and volunteer opportunities, and showcases business succession listings. Alongside the platform, the SADC delivers financing, strategic accompaniment, and business development support services to local entrepreneurs and SMBs in the Barraute-Senneterre-Quévillon territory.

Product overview

Connexion Lebel-sur-Quévillon is a unified bilingual web platform serving as a local economic development hub for the Lebel-sur-Quévillon community. Operated by SADC Barraute-Senneterre-Quévillon, the platform integrates six interconnected modules: a Business Directory listing local enterprises by category, an Organizations Directory for community services, a Volunteer Board connecting volunteers with local needs, a Business Opportunities section showcasing repreneuriat/succession listings, a News section covering community events and economic development, and a Contact/Information service. The platform functions as a community information network designed to facilitate local commerce, volunteer engagement, and regional economic development across the Jamésian territory.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Connexion Lebel-sur-Quévillon platform A unified bilingual web platform that lists local businesses, community organizations, and volunteer opportunities, and showcases business succession/repreneuriat opportunities for the Lebel-sur-Quévillon community. Operated by SADC Barraute-Senneterre-Quévillon as part of a network of information directories covering the Jamésian territory.
• Business Financing and Strategic Accompaniment Government-supported financing and advisory services provided to local entrepreneurs and SMBs in the Barraute-Senneterre-Quévillon territory for business start-up, acquisition, expansion, and succession projects.
• Local Economic Development Support Community economic development support delivered in collaboration with the Ville de Lebel-sur-Quévillon, the Comité 5000, Développement économique Canada (DEC), and regional partners, including events, housing initiatives, and circular economy programming.

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• SADC Chibougamau-ChapaisminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 December 2024Partnership among SADC organizations in Northern Nord-du-Québec to launch the Jamésien Circular Economy Fund (Fonds jamésien en économie circulaire) supporting circular economy initiatives in the region.
• Comité 5000 de Lebel-sur-QuévilloncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 November 2023Joint initiative to launch the Connexion Lebel-sur-Quévillon directory platform. The Committee 5000 focuses on economic development initiatives including acquiring and renovating residential buildings ($2M+ investment creating 18 affordable housing units).
• Ville de Lebel-sur-QuévilloncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partnership for local economic development. The city works with SADC on initiatives including the Committee 5000 for economic development, community events, and the online business directory.
• Nordic KraftminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal employer (pulp mill with 100-999 employees) collaborating on community initiatives including the annual cleanup event, providing scale equipment for waste weighing.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• 411.ca: Canadian online directory and people/business lookup service with bilingual listings. Comparable product surface (business directory) to Connexion Lebel, though with different mission and scope.
• Yelp: Global online business directory and review platform with category structure, search, and map functionality similar to Connexion Lebel-sur-Quévillon. Operates at vastly broader scale and is the dominant non-proprietary alternative for SMB discovery.
• PME MTL: Greater Montreal's flagship SME economic-development network, providing financing, mentorship, and growth services. Operates at much larger urban scale but addresses the same core problem of supporting small business growth and succession.
• Yellow Pages Canada (YPG): Canada's largest local business directory platform. Competes with the Connexion Lebel directory functionality (business listings and discovery) but at national scale and as a for-profit incumbent versus SADC's territorial, non-profit model.

Direct peers

• SADC Abitibi-Ouest: Quebec SADC operating in the adjacent Abitibi-Ouest territory with the same non-profit mandate, federal DEV funding model, and SME financing focus. Highly comparable in mission, structure, and geographic context.
• SADC Lac-Saint-Jean: Another Quebec SADC providing SME financing and local economic-development support in the Lac-Saint-Jean area. Shares the same institutional template and funding structure as SADC BSQ.
• SADC Chibougamau-Chapais: Quebec SADC serving the Chibougamau-Chapais territory. Operates the same economic-development model (SME financing, business support, community directory) and is an explicit partner on the Jamésien Circular Economy Fund, making it the most directly comparable peer.

Emerging players

• LocalLogic: Canadian neighborhood- and location-intelligence platform providing local data and discovery experiences to real-estate and SMB channels. Adjacent to SADC's directory intent but oriented to urban markets and SaaS monetization.

Others

• Fédération des SADC du Québec: Umbrella association coordinating Quebec's 70+ SADC offices. Provides network-level funding, training, and program design to member SADCs including SADC BSQ; comparability is institutional/strategic rather than operational.

Regional players

• CLD Rouyn-Noranda: Québec Centre local de développement serving Rouyn-Noranda in the same Abitibi-Témiscamingue region. Similar economic-development and SME-support mandate but a separate provincial institutional stream (vs. the federal SADC stream).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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