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💡 Real entrepreneurs start out of passion and are driven by a mission. Very few do it just for the money – Sylvain Carle
Impact Week is one of the initiatives of the campaign “Startups: the impact reflex”. The campaign, as well as the programming of this week of activities is the result of a collaboration between several actors of the innovative entrepreneurial community of Montréal, including District 3, Esplanade Québec, IDEOS, Maison de l’innovation sociale, Polytechnique Montréal, Startup Montréal, in partnership with Gouvernement du Québec.
The goal: to develop a real reflex in our ecosystem to reconcile social, environmental and economic impact among startups.
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💡 8 richest people in the world hold 50% of the world’s wealth, this is unheard of. Joseph El-Khoury
Workshop by IDEOS HEC Montréal on the social and environmental issues we face daily.
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Tools: Design thinking method, effectual approach, Empathy Map Canvas, Theory of Change, the 5 dimensions with 23 skills and qualities (Being, Thinking, Relating, collaborating, acting).
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Inspire, share, bring innovative proposals on the topic of aging.
Immersive and inspiring Conference by District 3:
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Moderator:
Jonathan Chaloux, Strategist, Facilitator, Coach
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💡 There can be no such thing as a sustainable organization in a world that is not!
Inspire, share, bring solution tracks in the face of the climate crisis!
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Facilitated by Ghani Kolli of Crédo Impact
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💡 Each entrepreneur has 2 minutes to present a project, without visual support, just like in an elevator.
Notman House, in collaboration with Esplanade, is hosting Pitch4Good, a pitch competition highlighting individuals focusing their innovations on solutions that contribute to a better world, according to the SDGs. Innovative ideas by 6 finalists selected to pitch in front of our jury and meet (future) entrepreneurs who are building our impact community in Québec.
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💡 The question to ask yourself: what can I influence to make things happen? – Hugo Steben
Integrate impact into the business model of the startups you support? It’s possible!
Presentation of the tools used daily by the Maison de l’Innovation sociale and Ideos – Pôle gestion in order to integrate or develop, in the business models of startups, the social and/or environmental impact. And also, how to integrate them into your coaching programs?
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💡 We need to target other indicators, not just quantitative ones, but we also need to integrate eco-responsible behaviors into our business strategy – Virginie Francoeur
Scientific strategies were proposed with an emphasis on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). This event is designed for entrepreneurs and decision-makers from the innovation community who want to develop their understanding of impact measurement and tool up.”
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💡 Deciding in uncertainty is bad enough, but deciding in the illusion of certainty is catastrophic!
Integrate impact into the business model of the startups you coach? It is possible!
The theory of change and the Impact Gap Canvas (IGC): two essential tools in the support of impact companies. Presentation of the tools and immediate application, based on your reality and your business model.
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💡 The innovator must come out of his or her economic innovation shell and understand how his or her solution fits into the healthcare system -Olivier Demers-Payette
The 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗰𝘀 𝗱𝗲 𝗹’𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 is a series of events organized by 𝗘𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗤𝘂é𝗯𝗲𝗰, Québec’s first social and environmental impact entrepreneur gas pedal. These events highlight the entrepreneurs supported by l’Esplanade, through a series of pitches.
Dscussion between 𝗘𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗲𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘇, journalist at the newspaper 𝗟𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗳𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀 and 𝗢𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀-𝗣𝗮𝘆𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲, scientific coordinator at the Bureau – Methodologies and Ethics (BMÉ) of the INESSS.
Pitch of 5 Québec innovations that want to solve key health issues in Québec and that have been accompanied by l’Esplanade.
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💡 A successful business is one that maintains the possibility that human life and other life forms will flourish on this planet for generations to come.” – John Ehrenfeld
The Flourishing Business Canvas is an innovative tool used by companies and startups to focus on people while reducing negative environmental impacts. Come and discover the tool and a concrete implementation.
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💡 Funding is a day 1 adventure that never ends – Alain-Olivier Desbois
You are wondering about impact investing and its tools to succeed in financing?
🎯 Objectives of the webinar
Moderated by Alain-Olivier Desbois, impact investment expert
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💡 The key objective of a good pitch is to drive action! – Joseph El-Khoury
How to convince investors and potential customers of an idea, product or service with social or environmental impact? Sharing a communication structure and tips to improve your pitches.
With the participation of a startup alumni who participated in the IDEOS cluster’s Social Impact Course.
Speaker: Joseph El-Khoury, Project Manager – Ideos – Social Impact Management
💡 “Canadian banks and financial institutions have an interest in going beyond ESG analysis. Let’s not wait for regulation, let’s move forward” – Axel Bonaldo
💡 “In the absence of standards [for impact scoring among startups], it is better to start small, but start somewhere” – Catherine Bérubé
Now it’s our turn to find out with this conversation between the investment world and impact startups.
The opportunity to discover solutions / thoughts on financing and impact investing, for startups, investors and other actors of the Montréal startup ecosystem.
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💡 “Failure sucks, but it educates.” – Nathalie Riviere
From stories of companies that fail, to deals with partners that fail, to products that need to be recalled, we tell it all.
Testimonials from three impactful startups:
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