On April 5, Marc Palud of Île-des-Chênes took first place in the Pembina Valley Business Entrepreneur Boot Camp Competition in Winkler. The two-day camp is a promotion of Innovate Manitoba and is designed to help entrepreneurs enhance their business skills, grow their companies, and network with other professionals.
At the end of boot camp, Palud pitched his business plan to a panel of judges in a Dragon’s-Den-style competition. Palud’s plan won them over, awarding him up to $6,000 in cash and prizes from camp sponsors.
In 2014, Palud secured exclusive distribution rights in Canada for a multi-functional fuel enhancer called Xp3. The product, invented by Mauricio Deicas in 1989 and manufactured in California, purifies and extracts more energy out of fuels, enhancing engine performance and reducing the polluting effects on the environment.
Xp3 is currently sold all over Manitoba in motorsport, marine, and heavy-truck shops. Palud serves as Vice-President of the Ritchot Regional Chamber of Commerce.
