Discover the 2021 cohort
16 women join the third edition of the Founders program.
The program is completely virtual and in French
This intensive program is conducted over a period of up to 17 weeks, in 2 courses. After the first course (Boost, over 5 weeks), 10 participants from the cohort whose projects showed the most outstanding progress will be selected for the second course (Lift, 12 weeks).
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For women
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At least 18 (no age limit)
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Have an innovative business idea*
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Startup at the idea stage**
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Live in Greater Montréal and planning to start the business in Montréal
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*What do you mean by an “innovative project”?
Your project/idea must stand out for its originality while meeting a real market need. It must have a potential impact on society.
The innovation can take several forms, in the product/service, commercialization strategy, production process, procurement, marketing strategy…
If you aren’t sure that your project is innovative or meets the profile sought, don’t ponder your doubts alone. Contact us to discuss them! You can discuss them with the Program Coordinator, France Gosselin, at fgosselin@montrealinc.ca
**What is the idea stage?
You’re in the early days of an idea or a business project? You haven’t taken serious steps yet to validate its feasibility or you recently took the first actions to validate the idea with people around you.
If you aren’t sure of your eligibility, don’t ponder your doubts alone. Contact us to discuss them! You can discuss them with the Program Coordinator, France Gosselin, at fgosselin@montrealinc.ca
What are the exclusion criteria?
How do you choose the participants for the Boost course?
Criteria
We accept multisector projects.
How do you choose the participants for the Lift course?
From the Boost cohort, 10 participants will be selected to the next phase of the program (the Lift course).
We select the projects that were the most outstanding for their progress during the Boost course, and for the progress of the entrepreneurs themselves (learning, progress achieved, leadership shown)
Only 15% of the entrepreneurs in Montréal are women. Montréal inc. wants to change the statistics by supporting ambitious women in making their entrepreneurial dream a reality. The program is geared both to the development of human potential and the development of the idea into a business project.
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