Let’s Start Up Community
Choosing the Let’s Start Up Pathway also means becoming part of a dynamic support network!
BCF GRANT
A $5,000 grant to support participants and graduates of the Let’s Start Up Pathway who have launched their own business
Are you a graduate of the Let’s Start Up Pathway, or currently completing it? The BCF Grant is for you!
Application period: December 1, 2024, to March 11, 2025.
If you missed the information session, it is mandatory to schedule an appointment with one of our coaches before submitting your application. To do so, please contact them at the following address before January 15, 2025: coaching@fondationlisewatier.com.
The Let’s Start Up Community
The Lise Watier Foundation provides a dynamic support network for women participating in the Let’s Start Up Pathway. You will have the opportunity to connect with an engaged community, where strong relationships are built through networking activities, inspiring meetings, and an exclusive Facebook group. This network enables collaboration, combats isolation, and fosters ongoing motivation.
This community is exclusive to participants in our programs.
Services for Participants of the
Entrepreneurship Program
AN OFFER FROM NATIONAL BANK
Open a business account and receive $350*!
To take advantage of this offer, contact Marielle Boyer at mboyer@fondationlisewatier.com
*The cashback will be deposited no later than 2 months after the account is opened into the account opened under this promotion. The benefits granted under this offer cannot be transferred, combined, or paired with other financial programs, promotional offers, or benefits from National Bank and are not retroactive. The offer may be changed, extended, or withdrawn at any time without notice.
LET’S START UP ENTREPRENEURSHIP BCF GRANT
For a third year in a row, BCF has awarded a $5,000 grant to recognize the entrepreneurial journey of a Let’s Start Up graduate. This year, Stéphanie Cliche, the founder of La Conciergerie : Traçage de lignes marquage – peinture, will benefit from this financial aid to propel her business forward.
The application period for the next edition of the Let’s Start Up Grant will open in December 2024. Stay tuned!
THE CONCORDIA GRANT
In 2024, Concordia awarded this $5,000 grant to Chloé Seyrès, owner of Skatespace, a roller skating school located in Montreal. This financial assistance will help her propel her business forward.
The application period for the next edition of the Let’s Start Up Grant will open in May 2025. Stay tuned!
Program Partners
