At the latest meeting of the Board of Directors, the members present approved a total of $72,000 in grants to five new businesses in the scope of the Young Promoters measure, thus fostering the creation of 16 jobs in the borough.

Culture and Language Connections will offer French and English courses to "language tourists" in Montréal. Nettoyeurs Express will pick up your soiled clothing from secure lockers in buildings in downtown Montréal, get it cleaned and return it to you. Emeline Annabelle, a business on Monkland Avenue, provides a space to learn traditional quilting and to hold handicrafts workshops. Cartouche Media is a Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-based business that produces video clips to promote products and services. Affutjob was started up by a young entrepreneur of African origin who has developed an interactive site to help young African graduates in Montréal find jobs in Africa.