Presenter of International Startup Festival: Videotron Business Solutions Proud to Partner with Quebec Entrepreneurs

MONTRÉAL, QUÉBEC--(Marketwired - July 10, 2013) - Videotron Business Solutions is pleased to present the 3rd International Startup Festival. From July 10 to 13, 2013, hundreds of founders, innovators and entrepreneurs from around the world will invade Montréal's Old Port for four days of inspiring discussion and enlightening speeches on the future of entrepreneurship.

"It is an honour to be the official presenter of this major event, which gives local creators an opportunity to exchange ideas, be inspired and present their innovative ideas to entrepreneurs from around the world," said Jean Novak, President of Videotron Business Solutions. "Videotron Business Solutions believes it has a responsibility to encourage and support our business leaders of the future."

Supporting and inspiring the next generation

Videotron Business Solutions has long used its expertise to support the Québec business community and help groom the entrepreneurs of the future. For example, Videotron Business Solutions recently launched an interactive forum for business people; the "Take Care of Business" blog (www.takecareofbusiness.ca) is packed with tips and advice on best practices for entrepreneurs.

Videotron Business Solutions is a Québec company that provides innovative business solutions, high-performance products and peerless service to more than 100,000 businesses. One out of two small and medium-sized Québec businesses trusts Videotron Business Solutions⁽¹⁾ to meet its telecommunications needs.

Videotron (www.videotron.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of Quebecor Media Inc., is an integrated communications company engaged in cable television, interactive multimedia development, and Internet access, cable telephone and mobile telephone services. Videotron is a leader in new technologies with its illico interactive television service and its broadband network, which supports high-speed cable Internet access, analog and digital cable television, and other services. As of March 31, 2013, Videotron was serving 1,849,200 cable television customers, including 1,500,300 subscribers Digital TV. Videotron is also the Québec leader in high-speed Internet access, with 1,397,300 subscribers to its cable service as of March 31, 2013. As of the same date, Videotron had 420,900 subscriber connections to its mobile telephone service and was providing cable telephone service to 1,274,000 Québec households and organizations. For the eighth consecutive year, Videotron was ranked as Québec's most respected telecommunications company by Les Affaires magazine, based on a Léger Marketing survey.

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⁽¹⁾ Léger Marketing survey, October 2012