Communication/brand image
Accounting/finance
Design/graphics
Web development
Taxation
Intellectual property management
Human resource management
Business intelligence
Marketing/distribution
Business plan/strategic planning
Finding private funding
Public relations
Legal services
Distribution support
The Nursery
The Nursery is a one-stop shop to help you understand the ecosystem and direct you towards the right resources, based on your needs, to accelerate the transformation of your ideas into solutions.
Our team is here for you. The sector-specific referral service helps you find the right experts, business partners, equipment, suppliers, financing, and so much more!
The Business Nursery: a driver of growth
From start-ups to corporations, all the services and partners focusing on the transportation and logistics ecosystem are available in one location. Regardless of your needs, the Business Nursery is there to support you in your growth.
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Services hub
Access a directory of suppliers and experts available and ready to support you in your growth challenges.
Confidently choose a business partner thanks to the CIM pre-qualification process and benefit from special pricing.
List of available services
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Continuum program
Are you a startup or a SME and are you no longer sure what to focus next?
Comme meet our team. They will help you identify the next steps in your journey and guide you through the Quebec ecosystem with complete neutrality.
After analyzing your needs and ambitions, they will suggest a clear roadmap to help you navigate the partners in this ecosystem.
Admissibility criteria
Statups must :
Be registered in Quebec, with a Quebec address
Have an established business model, based on an innovative transportation or logistics product or service
Have at least 2 co-founders or full-time employees
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Open innovation
No good ideas are born in isolation. The mobility ecosystem is booming around the world. Why not take advantage of this pool of talent and ideas?
Open innovation is a proven practice that allows all types of organizations to collaborate with external partners, often start-ups, instead of limiting themselves to their internal resources.
Regardless of your needs, you will remain in control of the process and be involved in all steps of the promotion and collaboration parts. Our team will support you and help you find partners among its vast international network.
Support services
Defining objectives
Defining the terms and conditions
Managing and monitoring the challenge
Promotion across different platforms and with partners
Invitation and qualification of participants
Business intelligence / identifying potential participants
Turn your ideas from concept to market thanks to the Projects Nursery
It can take a lot of resources to turn your idea from concept to market, especially if you have no support. An innovative project requires close attention in order to become a real business opportunity.
Are you in search of a partner with extensive experience in managing and coordinating collaborative innovation projects?
Our team of innovation project managers is there to support you in the planning and implementation of your projects, from R&D to marketing.
Customized services
Project identification and planning
Coordinating the project and stakeholders and managing the timeframe and work plan
Identifying infrastructure needs and other resources needed to carry out the project
Customized networking with ecosystem partners
Research and support in the project funding process
Monitoring the project’s development and accountability
Helping to interpret and assess the demonstration project’s results
Helping to identify the testing activities to be conducted and evaluated
Coordinating with the client’s technical teams and other stakeholders, adjusting the defined experimentation plan
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