Business accelerators and incubators actively contribute to the development of entrepreneurship in Québec and its promotion abroad.
Network
Mission
Our mission is to improve the cohesion and efficiency of the business incubator and accelerator ecosystem and to increase its impact in the development of entrepreneurship and innovation in Québec.
- Foster collaborations between accelerators, incubators and other ecosystem actors by ensuring more efficient sharing of resources, knowledge and good practices developed in the network
- Grow the number and quality of entrepreneurial projects supported, raise the level of service offered and increase the value created by the network
- Consolidate the network’s representation and advocate the role and impact of business acceleration and incubation in the entrepreneurial ecosystem
Team
Management Team
Mitacs internship
Monica Simionato – Reasons for the abandonment of entrepreneurial coaching programs for startups
Supervised by Étienne St-Jean, UQTR
Rosanna Schropp – A typology of startup support programs across the province of Quebec
Supervised by Kerstin Kuyken, ESG UQAM
Kaoutar Bensitel – Qualitative Study on the business models of support structures
Supervised by Kerstin Kuyken, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
Paul Madrennes – Qualitative portrait of the startup ecosystem of the National Capital region
Supervised by Patrick Cohendet, HEC Montréal
Soumaya Meddeb – Qualitative study on scientific entrepreneurship in Québec
Supervised by Étienne St-Jean, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR)
News
MAIN and CAIN announce partnership to mobilize BAIs for the performance measurement framework of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
09/22/2021
The Canadian Accelerator Incubator Network, (CAIN) has chosen MAIN as a partner to support the mobilization of Quebec business accelerators and incubators (BAIs) as part of the Performance Measurement Framework for Business Accelerators and Incubators (BAI PMF) project. In July, CAIN was awarded the contract to manage the Canadian BAI ecosystem data project — a project that the organization will also lead with consultant Chris Diaper.
Ambitious $29 million project to accelerate the growth of 375 Quebec startups by 2023
01/30/2021
While its Sommet des accélérateurs is underway, Mouvement des accélérateurs d’innovation du Québec (MAIN Québec) announces the renewal of its coaching service for innovative and technological SMEs (PMEit). This project, totalling more than $29M, is made possible thanks to the support of the ministère de l’Économie et de l’Innovation, who granted a $12.5M subsidy over three years.
Quebec startups experiencing rapid growth thanks to PMEit coaching service
11/17/2020
The Mouvement des accélérateurs d’innovation du Québec (MAIN) is proud to announce the initial partial results of its coaching service for innovative and technological SMEs (PMEit). The project was designed and implemented with several Quebec accelerators thanks to financing from the Ministère de l’Économie et de l’Innovation, and managed by MAIN. Between 2018 and 2020, PMEit facilitated coaching for 171 Quebec startups in their commercialization phase, hailing from 15 different administrative regions. Overall, the companies received more than 53,000 hours of intensive, customized coaching to help them reach their growth phase faster.
