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Alternative Quebec
agricultural youth fund
May 25th 2013
Food Farms Fish and Finance Forum
Paul Lecomte, agronomist
Director General
Alternative Quebec agricultural youth fund
Context
Limitations in capital access
Barriers to entry
Starting and transfer
Small regional enterprises
Financing tools
Support and logistics
Alternative Quebec agricultural youth fund
25 M$
FSTQGovernment
of Quebec
CRCD
25 M$
25 M$
Partners
FIRA
Advisory commitee
Support young agricultural entrepreneurs with
business start-up, development or transfer
project with alternatives financial solutions
and venture capital
Mission
Organization
5
Launched March 11, 2011
Staff :
• 1 manager (full time)
• 3 advisors and
• 2 assistants / technicians
Networked with partners and market councelors
Des solutions à l’accès à la propriété pour la relève agricole
6
Types of project
Business start-up
Development
Transfer
Alternative Quebec agricultural youth fund
7
Customers profile
18 to 39 years of age
Must have completed or obtained official recognition
of education (level III minimum)
$ 30 000 business volume or more at maturity
Legal entities:
Individual, company, corporation, cooperative
Own at least 20 % shares of the company
Des solutions à l’accès à la propriété pour la relève agricole
8
FIRA’s benefits
Organizational
Projects planning
Financial
Access to additional funds
Equity
Access to farm without buying
Alternative Quebec agricultural youth fund
Alternative Quebec agricultural youth fund
9
Business Plan
Description / vision / planning
5 years projections
Coaching plan
FIRA’s benefits
Addition to down payment
Priority creditors leverage
No payment of principal or interest for 3 years
allowing to start the project and improve liquidity
Loan
11
Loan
We top up down payments
Up to $ 250,000 for 15 years
Leverage creation through second mortgage loan
Attractive rates for risk capital
12
Qualification
Must provide equal amount of funds
Entrepreneurial profile
Viable project with reasonable conditions to succeed
Loan
Alternative Quebec agricultural youth fund
13
Equity
Up to $ 500,000
Over a 15 years horizon
Minority participation of FIRA
Expert partners available to enterprise advisory board
Contribution to financial structure
Alternative Quebec agricultural youth fund
Equity examples
Purchase and rental
15
Property acquisition by FIRA
Up to 15 years leases
Tenant ability to terminate lease yearly
Tenant exclusive right of redemption
Fair rent
Avoids the immobilization of start up capital
Eases youth access to agriculture
Purchase and rental
16
Benefits
Exclusive right of redemption through entire lease
Minimizes down payment needs
Establishment / progressive expansion
Des solutions à l’accès à la propriété pour la relève agricole
Paul Lecomte, agr.
Chief executive officer
1400, boul. de la Rive-Sud
Saint-Romuald (Québec) G6W 8K7
Phone : 1 855 270-FIRA (3472) (Toll free)
Fax : 418 834-FIRA (3472)
Email : paul.lecomte@lefira.ca
Alternative Quebec
Agricultural youth funds
Visit our website
lefira.ca

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Paul Lecomte

  • 1. Alternative Quebec agricultural youth fund May 25th 2013 Food Farms Fish and Finance Forum Paul Lecomte, agronomist Director General
  • 2. Alternative Quebec agricultural youth fund Context Limitations in capital access Barriers to entry Starting and transfer Small regional enterprises Financing tools Support and logistics
  • 3. Alternative Quebec agricultural youth fund 25 M$ FSTQGovernment of Quebec CRCD 25 M$ 25 M$ Partners FIRA Advisory commitee
  • 4. Support young agricultural entrepreneurs with business start-up, development or transfer project with alternatives financial solutions and venture capital Mission
  • 5. Organization 5 Launched March 11, 2011 Staff : • 1 manager (full time) • 3 advisors and • 2 assistants / technicians Networked with partners and market councelors
  • 6. Des solutions à l’accès à la propriété pour la relève agricole 6 Types of project Business start-up Development Transfer
  • 7. Alternative Quebec agricultural youth fund 7 Customers profile 18 to 39 years of age Must have completed or obtained official recognition of education (level III minimum) $ 30 000 business volume or more at maturity Legal entities: Individual, company, corporation, cooperative Own at least 20 % shares of the company
  • 8. Des solutions à l’accès à la propriété pour la relève agricole 8 FIRA’s benefits Organizational Projects planning Financial Access to additional funds Equity Access to farm without buying Alternative Quebec agricultural youth fund
  • 9. Alternative Quebec agricultural youth fund 9 Business Plan Description / vision / planning 5 years projections Coaching plan FIRA’s benefits
  • 10. Addition to down payment Priority creditors leverage No payment of principal or interest for 3 years allowing to start the project and improve liquidity Loan
  • 11. 11 Loan We top up down payments Up to $ 250,000 for 15 years Leverage creation through second mortgage loan Attractive rates for risk capital
  • 12. 12 Qualification Must provide equal amount of funds Entrepreneurial profile Viable project with reasonable conditions to succeed Loan
  • 13. Alternative Quebec agricultural youth fund 13 Equity Up to $ 500,000 Over a 15 years horizon Minority participation of FIRA Expert partners available to enterprise advisory board Contribution to financial structure
  • 14. Alternative Quebec agricultural youth fund Equity examples
  • 15. Purchase and rental 15 Property acquisition by FIRA Up to 15 years leases Tenant ability to terminate lease yearly Tenant exclusive right of redemption Fair rent Avoids the immobilization of start up capital Eases youth access to agriculture
  • 16. Purchase and rental 16 Benefits Exclusive right of redemption through entire lease Minimizes down payment needs Establishment / progressive expansion
  • 17. Des solutions à l’accès à la propriété pour la relève agricole Paul Lecomte, agr. Chief executive officer 1400, boul. de la Rive-Sud Saint-Romuald (Québec) G6W 8K7 Phone : 1 855 270-FIRA (3472) (Toll free) Fax : 418 834-FIRA (3472) Email : paul.lecomte@lefira.ca Alternative Quebec Agricultural youth funds Visit our website lefira.ca