Jim is a consultant and active mentor for small and medium size business start-ups. Involved with a number of organizations within his community and across Quebec, Jim helps businesses to source the proper training, financing and motivation to get up and running and to grow and expand, including teaching best practices for purchasing and negotiation techniques.
Jim is also a financial supporter of community economic development projects in Thailand, Sri Lanka, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Columbia, Malawi, Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic and El Salvador.
Current community involvement
Fondation de l’Entrepreneurship
Certified mentor
Centre local de développement de Deux-Montagnes (Réseau M)
Mentor
L’Hirondelle (Montreal)
Mentor
Fondation Canadienne des Jeunes Entrepreneurs
Mentor
Fonds communautaire d’Accès au micro-crédit
Animator, Group Mentoring Program
Chambre of Commerce and Industry of St-Eustache, Deux-Montagnes and Ste-Marthe sur-le-Lac
Member
Centre de santé et de services sociaux du Lac-des-Deux-Montagnes
Board member, (2 years)
Loan Review Committee for the Fonds communautaire d’Accès au micro-crédit
Member
Centre local de développement de Deux-Montagnes
Member of the Self-employed Worker finance review committee
Laurentian English Services Advisory Network (4 Korners Family Resource Centre in Deux-Montagnes)
Member
Community Connections
Journalist
Professional memberships
- Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec
- Ingénieurs Sans Frontières (Québec)
- Réseau des ingénieurs du Québec
Past involvement
Economic Development Committee for the city of Deux-Montagnes
Member, (1 year)
