Accelerator
Are you a fashion business owner looking to grow your company? Would you like to bounce ideas, learn, and collaborate with fellow entrepreneurs? What about picking the brain of industry experts and receiving mentorship from seasoned coaches? Most importantly, are you ready to commit yourself and your business to a strategic development plan from January to November, 2023?
If you answered “yes” to all of the above, then the EN MODE CROISSANCE accelerator is for you.
Submit your application by completing the form here.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
To be eligible to the EN MODE CROISSANCE program, you must:
- Be a mmode member in good standing (annual membership : $60 + tax);
- Be the sole or partial owner of your company;
- Have been in operation between 2 and 5 years;
- Have an annual turnover and sales revenue adding up to less than $250,000;
- Submit your application by January 12th, 2023, 11:59 p.m. (EST).
PLAN & STRUCTURE
- Program duration: January to November;
- Monthly group workshops (for a minium of ten workshops) covering different thematics with fashion experts and/or renown entrepreneurs;
- Twinning with seasoned mentors;
- Personalized coaching;
- Potential meetings with key fashion industry players;
- Co-development sessions with peers;
- Assistance and support from the mmode team;
- Special access to fashion events and trainings, including events from mmode’s partners;
- Increased exposure through mmode’s network.
If you have any questions regarding the programs or the application process, please email Louis Arsenault, project manager, at louis.arsenault@mmode.ca.
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The 2022 cohorts of the mmode accelerator program
Among dozens of applications received, the 18 entrepreneurs with high potential below have been selected to be part of the 2022 cohort of the mmode Accelerator!
Founders, CEOs, owners and/or designers, these entrepreneurs will benefit from a tailor-made program that meets their individual business needs and goals. This includes matchmaking and several meetings with a seasoned mentor from the fashion industry, coaching sessions with experts, group workshops with renowned guests, co-development activities and more!
Cohort #1
ANTOINE BOLDUC (LinkedIn) - PRESIDENT, ATYPIC
- Mentored by MAXIME DUBOIS (LinkedIn) - ALTITUDE SPORTS
GUILLAUM CHAIGNE (LinkedIn) - OWNER AND DESIGNER, GUILLAUM CHAIGNE
- Mentored by ALEXANDRE TÉODORESCO (LinkedIn) - LES 7 DOIGTS
DORSA BABAEI (LinkedIn) - FOUNDER AND DESIGNER, DORSALI
- Mentored by MARIE-CLAUDE ROULIER (LinkedIn) - VOLPRIVÉ INC.
EMILE RACINE (LinkedIn) - ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, RACINE
- Mentored by ANDY NULMAN (LinkedIn)
CORINNE BOURGET (LinkedIn) & NIKI JESSUP (LinkedIn) - COFOUNDER AND ACCESSORY DESIGNER / COFOUNDER, ATELIER HOTELMOTEL
- Mentored by NATHON KONG (LinkedIn) - NATHON KONG
PILAR AGUECI (LinkedIn) - FOUNDER AND DESIGNER, PILAR AGUECI
- Mentored by FRÉDÉRIK GUÉRIN (LinkedIn) - CLUB TISSUS
NICOLAS BILODEAU (LinkedIn) - FOUNDER AND DESIGNER, NICO
- Mentored by PASCAL LABELLE (LinkedIn) - PASCAL LABELLE DESIGN
MAGALIE BILLARDON & MÉLANIE LOUBERT (LinkedIn) - CO-OWNERS AND DESIGNERS, MAMÉ
FLAVIE LECHAT (LinkedIn) - FOUNDER AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR, FLAVIO
- Mentored by CHANTAL LÉVESQUE - SHAN
STÉPHANIE LAGUERRE (LinkedIn) - FOUNDER AND DESIGNER, MARC ALEXANDRIN
- Mentored by DEBORAH CHERENFANT (LinkedIn) - GROUPE BANQUE TD
Cohort #2
ANDREW BAGHDI (LinkedIn) - GENERAL DIRECTOR, ATELIER DAMASK
LAURENCE BÉDARD (LinkedIn) - FOUNDER AND DESIGNER, TWENTY COMPASS
MELISSA BOLDUC (LinkedIn) - CEO AND DESIGNER, MELOW
- Mentored by FRANCIS GUINDON (LinkedIn) - QUARTZ CO. ET WANT LES ESSENTIELS
ARIN GINTOWT (LinkedIn) - CEO, ELIZA FAULKNER
- Mentored by REGINA DE AMORIM RIEH (LinkedIn) - MAISON MARIE SAINT PIERRE
KATRIN LEBLOND (LinkedIn) - PRESIDENT, KATRIN LEBLOND
- Mentored by PATRICK FORTE (LinkedIn) - IRIS SETLAKWE
DANIELLE DÉRY (LinkedIn) - COFOUNDER AND PRESIDENT, PERLIMPINPIN
- Mentored by JOHANNE BOIVIN (LinkedIn) - JOANEL INC.
About En mode croissance
This first accelerator dedicated exclusively to Quebec’s fashion sector aims to propel the growth of high-potential companies. Leveraging the expertise of its rich ecosystem and an unparalleled network of key industry players, mmode offers this highly customized program focused on the specific needs and development of participating entrepreneurs.
How the Accelerator Works
En mode croissance aims to help make participant businesses more competitive and profitable across markets, speeding up the implementation of winning strategies to drive innovation and growth. For the equivalent of one or two days per month during a 12 month period, selected candidates will undertake a highly personalized program focused on their specific development needs. Following a thorough business diagnosis and psychometric tests carried out by professionals, participants will benefit from a tailor-made pathway to address their individual business needs and objectives. This includes being paired and several meetings with a seasoned mentor from the fashion industry, coaching sessions with experts and workshops with renowned guests. Many other opportunities for sharing and developing knowledge and management skills will be created, among other things through peer co-development sessions.
Objectives
- Accelerate the growth of high potential entrepreneurs and companies;
- Ensure that the next generation of fashion business leaders is strong, competitive and well positioned to grow;
- Disseminate knowledge and stimulate participants' ability to innovate;
- Promote the development of specific management skills;
- Transfer know-how and interpersonal skills;
- Multiply synergies and business opportunities;
- Accompany each participant in a personalized manner.
▶️ ENTREPRENEURS & MENTORS - 2019/2020
For more information about the program, please contact:
Ana Marinescu
Program Manager cohort #1, En mode croissance - mmode Accelerator
Lara Émond
Program Manager cohort #2, En mode croissance - mmode Accelerator
An initiative made possible thanks to the support of:
