Entrepreneurship Program
This program is designed to help you develop, validate, and test your entrepreneurial idea, enabling you to create a robust plan to launch or enhance your business.
Entrepreneurship Program
Certified by Concordia University, our Entrepreneurship Program provides a comprehensive and structured pathway to guide aspiring entrepreneurs through every stage of building a successful business.
The training is designed to meet your specific needs by offering:
- Practical knowledge
- Opportunities for hands-on experience
- Access to key external resources
- Connection to a community of entrepreneurs
- Access to microcredit
These tools are designed to enhance your confidence as an entrepreneur, minimize startup risks, and maximize your chances of success by providing you with a comprehensive and strategic perspective on entrepreneurship.
Program Objectives
By the end of this program, you will be able to:
- Validate your business idea: Engage in group discussions and reflections on your business idea or opportunity, covering the foundational elements of a business project (including stages of a business plan).
- Develop your project: Create a comprehensive description of your project along with the products or services you plan to offer, including your company’s mission, vision, and values.
- Conduct your market study: Analyze the target market for your business, identifying your target clientele, assessing the competition, and determining your business’s competitive advantages.
- Define your marketing and operations plan: Formulate marketing strategies tailored to your specific context and understand the costs associated with production.
- Initiate your financial plan: Familiarize yourself with essential accounting concepts and acquire the tools needed to develop a realistic financial overview of your business.
Duration and Commitment
- Duration: 10 weeks
- Schedule: Daytime (in person)
- Support Format: 10 group workshops + individual meetings
- Commitment:
- 3 hours of workshops per week
- 10 hours of preparation per week
Admission Criteria
Prerequisite: Skills Development Program
To participate in our Entrepreneurship Program, it is essential to first complete the Skills Development Program from the Lise Watier Foundation. This program is designed to equip you with the necessary tools to maximize your entrepreneurial potential and ensure solid preparation for the next steps in your journey.
“After a few tentative attempts to advance in my professional journey and explore entrepreneurship, I finally felt ready to take the plunge, without really knowing how to go about it. The Let’s Start Up Pathway helped me define a motivating and accessible professional project, and to acquire highly relevant skills and knowledge to achieve it. It’s been several years since I completed the pathway, but the support from the Let’s Start Up community remains unwavering—it’s still my greatest support during moments of doubt and difficulty in my entrepreneurial journey.
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