2023-07-04
BOOSTcamp
Are you a woman interested in entrepreneurship? The BOOSTcamp is for you! This day is the first step of preparation in your entrepreneurial adventure. It’s a unique opportunity to equip and motivate you before launching your business.
Inspiration
workshops
encounters
exploration
workshops
encounters
exploration
Practical information
When
May 6, 2023 from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm + cocktail
For whom
Any woman interested in entrepreneurship, who would like to contribute to economic and social change in our society with a draft project or a more precise idea.
Format of the day
In person, a day to inspire and equip you to awaken the entrepreneur, the change agent in you.
Language of service
Mainly in French
Rate
$35 / person, including participation, lunch, snacks and cocktail
registrations are closed
What to expect?
Creating your startup is a bit like climbing a mountain. You start from the ground (of your idea) and by following a path (which can be personal, adapted to your desires) and guides (coaches, entrepreneurs and experts), it is quite possible to get to the top (success!). How to get there?
A dose of inspiration
Panels and discussions with experienced women entrepreneurs: successful women entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs who have participated in our Fondatrices program will share their experience, their daily life and their advice.
Good tools
We will give you tips and tricks to help you take action and introduce you to the Montreal entrepreneurial ecosystem (resources and organizations available to help you get started).
Great encounters
Small group sessions with peers about your business idea and opportunities to exchange with the participants, the women entrepreneurs present and the speakers.
Eligibility Criteria
Be a woman.
Be over 18 years old.
Have a business idea with an impact on society* (whether specific or not) in any sector of activity.
Plan to start a business in Montréal.
Be available to attend the day's activities.
* More details are available in the FAQ.
Exclusion Criteria
Projects that are already in the market place and have recurring sales.
Non-profit project ideas.
Sexual, religious or political project ideas.
Illicit or recreational drug related project ideas (therapeutic drug related project ideas are considered).
Bar project ideas.
Project ideas whose main activities are outside of Montréal.
Eligibility Criteria
Be a woman.
Be over 18 years old.
Have a business idea with an impact on society* (whether specific or not) in any sector of activity.
Plan to start a business in Montréal.
Be available to attend the day's activities.
* More details are available in the FAQ.
Exclusion Criteria
Projects that are already in the market place and have recurring sales.
Non-profit project ideas.
Sexual, religious or political project ideas.
Illicit or recreational drug related project ideas (therapeutic drug related project ideas are considered).
Bar project ideas.
Project ideas whose main activities are outside of Montréal.
Program of the day
You may be wondering what to expect on this day! Don’t worry, we’ll tell you all about our Fondatrices initiative and the day’s content.
With
- Sandrine Balthazard – Le Parloir – caves privées
- Ashley Werhun – Mentorly
- Linzi Shang – Gallea
- Annette Nguyen – Shwap Club
These 4 women with very different personalities and projects have one thing in common: they founded a startup from scratch, and are now seasoned entrepreneurs.
They will tell you all about this journey full of pitfalls and victories, and how they went from idea to success.
Before embarking on an entrepreneurial adventure, it is important to understand your WHY (what motivates you) and your idea. In this workshop using the “BMC YOU” method, you will have the opportunity to both practice the basic tool of a business start-up (the Business Model Canvas) and to do an introspection on your desires, your motivations, your entrepreneurial flame.
Explore an essential and much appreciated exercise in an entrepreneurial journey: peer-to-peer.
Gathered in sub-groups moderated by a coach, share your idea, your entrepreneurial motivation, your blocks. Leave this workshop realizing that you are not alone and with advice and encouragement that will boost you!
12:00 pm – Break for lunch
Practical workshop! After a description of the steps to create a startup, work on an entrepreneurial project as a group.
Inspired, motivated, loaded with knowledge and tools, and a clearer idea… what to do now?
Montréal is full of entrepreneurial support organizations, programs, and funding opportunities. Never think that to create your startup you are alone and obliged to finance everything from your pocket!
We’ll give you an overview of all the doors you can push to make your project a reality.
The first path to take, to facilitate the realization of your project and your entry into the entrepreneurial world, is our Fondatrices program. We are ahead of most of the entrepreneurial programs you could do next. We give you the first keys to get started!
And who better to talk about it than our former Fondatrices?
Stick around for a bit to celebrate this intensive day with a drink and some bites! Our Fondatrices Program Manager, as well as former Fondatrices will still be around to answer any questions you may have.
FAQ
- I have a business idea, vague or precise (regardless of the sector of activity).
- I want to validate if entrepreneurship is an avenue that could interest me.
- I want to learn and develop my network.
- I am looking for tools to get started.
- I want to develop my idea in Montréal.
- I want to start a for-profit business.
- I am motivated and available!
Not necessarily, if you are interested in entrepreneurship and want to know what the next steps are for you, this day will satisfy you.
Send an email to josee@startupmontreal.com to confirm with our team if it is still interesting for you.
Fun, meetings, inspiration, tools and a boost of energy to start your project. An investment in you and your entrepreneurial future.
Your project/idea must stand out by its originality while responding to a real market need. It must have a potential impact on society.
If you are not sure if you meet the profile we are looking for, don’t stay alone with your doubt, contact us to talk about it! Do not hesitate to ask your questions to josee@startupmontreal.com.
It is a pre-acceleration program for women designed to bring you to the realization of your business idea, starting in the fall of 2023.
Our mission
Less than 25% of entrepreneurs in Montréal are women and only 12% have a technological aspect. Startup Montréal wants to change these statistics by accompanying ambitious women towards the realization of their entrepreneurial dream. The FoundHers program focuses on both the development of human potential and the transformation of the idea into a business project.
If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at josee@startupmontreal.com.
Main partner
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Thanks to the diversity of perspectives shared and the warm welcome of the team, the event brought me immense comfort to embark on the entrepreneurial adventure by starting where I was, with myself. That is to say, simply an idea of a full-time working mother.Melissa Canseliet, Founder of Humanet
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A few weeks after I made the decision to start my own business, I attended Boostcamp with only my idea in mind. It was the very first event for entrepreneurs that I attended. It had the desired effect, I felt energized, ready to do anything to make a living from my business and become a successful entrepreneur.Florine Nottet, Founder and Director of the SYNERGILIBRE clinic