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Boost your impact innovation
with Esplanade Québec

Boost your impact innovation with Esplanade Québec

Join Quebec’s community of impact-driven entrepreneurs and get the tailored support you need to accelerate your project!

Explore our universe and meet our impact-driven entrepreneurs

In 2023 and 2021, we visited some of the entrepreneurs we support. Through a series of video capsules, discover their world, their projects, and their impact.

Currently at Esplanade Québec

New call for applications for the Science Impact program, combining entrepreneurship and research!

Non-profits, cooperatives, and startups, apply for a $10,000 grant to collaborate with researchers and propel your innovation forward.

 

Deadline: March 8, 2026

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New call for projects: Mouvement circulaire program

Benefit from tailored support for companies developing circular economy solutions, in the commercialization or growth phase, combining growth strategy and access to the best sector expertise.

 

Applications are now open and will be evaluated on an ongoing basis until spring 2027.

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Video Series: These Entrepreneurs Who Are Changing the World (FR)

 

Dive into the stories of 11 passionate entrepreneurs who have chosen to put social or environmental impact at the heart of their business model. They represent the future of entrepreneurship and are driving Québec’s socio-ecological transition.

Esplanade Québec supported them throughout their entrepreneurial journey.

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Discover our solutions and dive into impact entrepreneurship

Programs

Join our cohorts of entrepreneurs: intensive workshops to structure your project, connections to key partners in your sector, and tailored support from our coaches. There’s a program for every stage of your entrepreneurial journey!

Events

Our free workshops for entrepreneurs help structure your project, while our public events inspire you with the latest in Québec innovation, impact entrepreneurship, and the socio-ecological transition.

Community

Break the isolation and amplify your impact by joining our vibrant community of impact entrepreneurs, coaches, and experts committed to the transition!

Our innovation sectors

To accelerate the social and ecological transition, we’ve built our expertise around three priority innovation sectors, offering unique opportunities for entrepreneurs:

Community Health

We support entrepreneurs in health-related projects— prevention, accessibility, promotion of healthy lifestyles, and access to information. The first hub of its kind in Québec.

Food systems

Resilience, food security and autonomy, and sustainable agriculture are key issues our team specializes in, alongside our partners and entrepreneurs.

Environment and Climate Change

We specialize in supporting clean energy, circular economy, and sustainable mobility projects. Our goal: to combine social and environmental impact!

Our programs

 Join a unique support model where social and environmental impact is central to your business. Benefit from intensive workshops, tailored coaching, and privileged networking opportunities by joining our cohorts!

Find the type of support that’s right for you.

Collision

Program

Kick-start your impact project with Collision! Join a cohort of entrepreneurs facing similar challenges. Validate your idea and structure your project with 3 months of intensive workshops and up to 30 hours of personalized coaching!

Acceleration

Program

Scale your project, sustain your business model, and maximize your impact with Acceleration! 6 months of intensive workshops, up to 80 hours of expert coaching, and field-testing opportunities!

Mouvement circulaire

Program

Circular Movement gives you access to unprecedented support: a one-stop shop bringing together the best expertise in the circular economy, personalized strategic coaching, targeted workshops and a launch pad to propel the deployment of your circular solution in a real environment.

Transformation

Program

Take it to the next level and get investment-ready with Transformation. 4 to 8 months of support and up to 400 hours of coaching to scale your growth while staying true to your social or environmental mission!

Our Impact Since 2015

378

ventures accelerated

44

cohorts supported

+150

coaches and experts mobilized

Make your way toward impact

Beyond our programs, Esplanade also offers essential resources to help you grow and place impact at the core of your business model.

Resources

Our online tools

Accelerate your project right now with our online tools—freely available to all! Key tools for impact entrepreneurs to refine their social challenge, structure their impact, or develop their business model.

Networking

Our community

Join the Esplanade community. Whether you’re an expert, partner, or entrepreneur, stay informed about all our events, partnership opportunities, and networking activities.

Training

Our Events

Take advantage of our bi-annual and free workshops for impact entrepreneurs and get inspired at our public events focused on the socio-ecological transition, entrepreneurship, and the latest in Québec social innovation.

Our resources for partners

Are you a municipality, an accelerator, or a support organization? Let’s team up to maximize our impact.
We offer on-site impact workshops, tailored support for your startups, and integrate your territorial solution needs into our programs!

Our impact stories (FR)

 Get inspired by the success stories of our entrepreneurs!

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