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Le Parachute
Would you jump out of a plane without a parachute?

a portal for the well-being of entrepreneurs
Discover resources focused on well-being, personal growth and professional development on the education portal leparachute.ca
The website features a variety of articles, videos, practical tips and tools on:
- mental health
- productivity
- motivation
- career and interpersonal relations
support for entrepreneurs
Getting support
As part of Le Parachute, entrepreneurs can obtain up to 5 hours of free psychological support.
This support is offered through your support organization, if it is a Le Parachute referral organization.
Are you an entrepreneur in the Mauricie region? check out the Tête Première program, which offers a range of services - including access to psychological support.
financial assistance for awareness-raising events
The call for proposals is now closed. More details to come on the organizations funded and the events that will be supported by this funding.
eligibility criteria
The event(s) must meet at least one of the following criteria:
- Raising awareness: the event should help raise public awareness of the mental health of entrepreneurs
- De-stigmatization: the event should help break down the taboos surrounding entrepreneurs and innovative companies (entrepreneurial model, entrepreneurial profile, etc.).
- Promoting debate: the event should encourage debate and/or share inspiring stories to normalize mental health issues, failure, and other challenges faced by entrepreneurs.
- Community impact: the event must reach a considerable number of entrepreneurs in the community (order of magnitude of 30 to 100 entrepreneurs, depending on the region and event).
organizer obligations
- offer at least two (2) seats for the Le Parachute team main or its Le Parachute representatives at the event.
- provide an opportunity for the team or its representatives main or its representatives Le Parachute
- partnership recognition Le Parachute: organizers must identify Le Parachute as an official partner of the event and promote Le Parachute tools as support resources for entrepreneurs.
- on site at the event (verbal mention and on-screen display)
- in at least three digital communications on two different media (social media, newsletter, etc.)
- post-event reportFor each event, organizers must provide main:
- number of contractors present
- a photo (or several, if you feel like it!)
- a report on Le Parachute's visibility in the partner organization's digital communications (statistics, screenshots, URLs, etc.)
- (optional, but welcome!) a short testimonial from the participants
sponsorship application procedure
Information to be provided:
- information on the organizing body (name, contact person)
- event description (name, date, location)
- objectives and expected results (impact, the "why")
- estimated number of entrepreneurs expected
- how Le Parachute will be named at the event (we're open to creative proposals!)
About us
Parachute: changing the paradigm
consult
Supporting and nurturing collective action, highlighting movements and thus changing the paradigm on the psychological health of entrepreneurs.
- position the psychological health of entrepreneurs as a strategic asset rather than a source of risk.
- bring together people concerned with the well-being of contractors, notably through a national event on mental health
intervene
Among support professionals
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- provide support professionals with the tools they need to identify psychological health issues among entrepreneurs, and thus provide them with better support.
- provide access to communities of practice and training courses for support professionals
With contractors
- offer concrete, direct help to entrepreneurs across Quebec to look after their psychological health.
- offer banks of hours with psychology professionals and peer-aid circles across the province
raise awareness
Raising public awareness of the human well-being behind innovative companies.
- share informative content thanks to monitoring work
- support awareness-raising activities across Québec
- make the most of existing resources in the field
financial partner
become a partner
To find out more or to register your interest: