The pillars of our support
Our Levers for Action
Maximizing your impact
Commercializing your products
Preparing for funding
Building partnerships
Support Pathways
Guidance at Every Stage of Your Project
Do you have an entrepreneurial project with a social and/or environmental impact? Discover our mini8 Impact Webinars and the Collision, Acceleration, and Transformation programs—each designed to support you through the essential phases of your impact journey.
mini8 Impact Webinars
Are you in the ideation phase of your impact project?
Collision program
Is your project somewhere between the validation and structuring phases?
Acceleration program
Are you launching your product, entering the market, or actively seeking funding?
Circular Movement program
Are you an organization in the commercialization or growth phase and developing a circular solution?
Transformation program
Is your high-impact project ready for rapid growth and scaling?
Our Focus Areas
Benefit from Our Three Areas of Expertise
By participating in our programs, you gain access to expertise across these three key sectors, thanks to:
The expertise of our partners—major Quebec players in food systems, community health, and the environment
Opportunities to test your solution in real-world settings
The possibility to form partnerships with sector actors and/or fellow cohort participants
Join Our Ecosystem of Solutions
378
organizations supported
+150
coaches and experts mobilized for you
44
cohorts guided
82%
alumni survival rate after 5 years
People and Tools to Propel You Forward
Coaches & Experts
We’re fortunate to work with a dedicated team and a wide network of impact-driven coaches and experts, all here to support entrepreneurs and organizations.
Expert Coach – Systems Change
DANIELA PAPI-THORNTON
Expert Coach
Business Coach
GUY GERVAIS
Business Coach
Business Coach – Health
CHRISTOPHE GOFFOZ
Business Coach
Business Coach – Funding, Circular Economy & Food Systems
CLAIRE LANCTOT
Business Coach
Business Coach – Food Systems
ALAIN-OLIVIER DESBOIS
Business CoachTools
Discover the essential tools and resources we develop to support you, impact entrepreneurs!
Working on mapping exercises really helps us ask the right questions. We tend to think in terms of solutions, but the real work lies in understanding the problem.
Partners
At the heart of a social innovation ecosystem
Are you partners?
Through a series of four services, Esplanade supports its ecosystem partners (entrepreneurship support and/or funding organizations, sectoral bodies, regional stakeholders in Québec, etc.) who wish to give greater importance to social and environmental impact in their model.
Une approche centrée sur votre impact
Learn from impact experts
The support offered through our programs helps you develop a deep understanding of impact, beyond just measurement, positioning it as a core element of your project.
Benefit from the expertise of our team and coaches to develop an innovative business model that maximizes your social impact while ensuring your organization’s sustainability.