The National Bank Accelerator - HEC Montréal's mission is to support, support entrepreneurs and accelerate innovative business projects, particularly from students and graduates from HEC Montréal, Polytechnique Montréal and the Université Laval. 'Montreal university. The program is also open to off-campus entrepreneurs.

The National Bank Accelerator - HEC Montreal is intended to be a "laboratory" experimentation space for entrepreneurs carrying innovative projects and professors/researchers at HEC Montréal (in a perspective of knowledge transfer).

The National Bank Accelerator - HEC Montréal works to create economic and social value in the companies it supports and the business ecosystem in Quebec. The Accelerator plays a key role in the value chain by using its expertise and that of its partners in the creation, recovery, and spin-off of companies serving innovative entrepreneurs.

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  Identify candidates with significant entrepreneurial skills and select projects with high potential for development, wealth creation and employment;

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  Accompany and support candidates on the technical, technological, financial and strategic aspects related to their business projects;

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  Use the best resources (eg experts, entrepreneurs, mentors, coaches, professionals, university professors) to maximize the chances of success of projects;

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  Provide spaces for creativity, productivity and innovation

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  Promote good practices in entrepreneurship and management;

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  Establish collaborations, partnerships and maintain the business networks necessary for the proper functioning of resident enterprises and their sustainability;

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  Monitor projects and candidate entrepreneurs and act as a catalyst to increase the potential for success and to foster business continuity.

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La mission de l’Institut d’entrepreneuriat Banque Nationale HEC Montréal est de favoriser et de soutenir la création et la reprise d’entreprises. L’Institut appuie le développement d’entrepreneurs innovants par des activités pédagogiques et de formation, par la création et la diffusion de recherches de pointe, ainsi que par l’accompagnement et le réseautage. L’institut offre notamment des activités dans le but d’identifier, d’évaluer et de mettre en lumière les enjeux auxquels sont confrontés les créateurs d’entreprises et les propriétaires de PME du Québec. Ses activités reposent sur quatre piliers: 1. Un observatoire de recherche de la dynamique entrepreneuriale québécoise et de bonnes pratiques; 2. Un accélérateur de projets d’entreprises innovants; 3. Un centre de transfert des connaissances et des formations sur mesure. 4. Un espace de réseautage et de grande diffusion.