Exploring your entrepreneurial side through student clubs, coursework and by starting your own business offers unique and exciting challenges. At Â鶹AV there are several opportunities to receive funding, mentorship and guidance.
Â鶹AV Engineering Student Centre (MESC) has funding opportunities for New Projects.
The Faculty of Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship hub (The Â鶹AV EngInE), focuses on stimulating technologically-based innovation and entrepreneurship at Â鶹AV in collaboration with the Â鶹AV Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship, the Â鶹AV Invention Development and Entrepreneurship Assistance (IDEA) Group, the Quartier de l’innovation, and the Â鶹AV Innovation Constellation. Leveraging the Faculty of Engineering’s research and educational programs, the EngInE’s two-fold mission is  1) to help develop the next-generation of Â鶹AV technological innovators and entrepreneurs by providing education and advice, funding, and mentorship; and 2) to increase engagement and R&D collaborations between innovation-driven companies and the Faculty of Engineering by providing matching and facilitation services. The events that the EngInE hosts or co-hosts are geared towards inspiring, educating, and training students and professors in entrepreneurship and technological innovation, and connecting and networking with each other and the community.
Entrepreneurship Drop-in hour: Thursdays from 3:00-4:00 pm in MESC
- Questions regarding the Â鶹AV and Montreal entrepreneurial ecosystem?
- What to do with an idea that may have business potential?
- How to develop a technology?
- Need help developing your business model?
- Need help identifying resources for your start-up?
- Are you looking for start-up team mates?
- Are you looking to join a start-up team?
- Want to work in a start-up?
Minor in Technological Entrepreneurship (18 credits), including Faculty of Engineering courses:
- FACC 500-Technology Business Plan Design (3 credits)
- FACC 501- Technology Business Plan Project (3 credits)
Â鶹AV Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship is the hub of entrepreneurial activity at Â鶹AV. Their mission is to develop and support Â鶹AV entrepreneurs stemming from all 10 faculties, as they seek to build innovative companies with a purpose, through their Entrepreneurship Programs. The Centre has more than 450 active startups that collectively have raised $1+ Billion and created more than 6,000 new jobs. Â
SKILLSETS workshops (open to all Â鶹AV Graduate and Post-Doc Fellows)
- Intellectual Property
- Basic Business Skills
- Entrepreneurship
- Many others
is the student-run Â鶹AV Entrepreneurs’ Society. It is dedicated to promoting and celebrating the entrepreneurial spirit in Â鶹AV community and Montreal. Â
is a technological incubator in the Quartier de l’innovation, now welcomes applications from Â鶹AV students. This gives Â鶹AV students and graduates an opportunity to take their start-up to another level as well as to collaborate with undergraduates and graduate students from other institutions.
Â鶹AV currently works in partnership with the CEIM is an established incubator in Montreal which provides support to start-ups in the Quartier de l’Innovation.
is a not-for-profit initiative that acts as a launch pad for many entrepreneurs and start-ups. It offers meeting and work spaces, a cafe and hosts meet-ups and other events.
