What Entreprendre Sherbrooke does

Entreprendre Sherbrooke is a private, paramunicipal economic development organization headquartered in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 2021, the organization coordinates regional economic development activity in the Sherbrooke area, with a stated focus on building an innovative, inclusive, and green economic ecosystem. It serves three primary constituencies: social enterprises seeking sustainable business practices, early-stage startups requiring mentorship and ecosystem support, and regional businesses across commercial development, agribusiness, and tourism. Service delivery centers on business mentorship, startup support, and coordinated program design rather than on a discrete software or technology product.

The organization's flagship initiative is Sherbrooke Innovante, a strategic alliance formed with the City of Sherbrooke on November 26, 2025. The alliance formalizes a co-development mandate spanning six verticals: commercial development, agribusiness, tourism, social economy, talent attraction, and sustainable growth. Sherbrooke Innovante functions as both a program brand and a coordinating structure, allowing Entreprendre Sherbrooke to convene municipal, federal, and private stakeholders under a single regional economic development umbrella. There is no disclosed technology platform, application, API, or proprietary product; the value proposition is institutional coordination and convening rather than technology-enabled service delivery.

The revenue model is government-funded rather than commercial. In 2022, Entreprendre Sherbrooke received a non-repayable contribution of $469,956 CAD from Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED), structured as a three-year commitment to support social enterprise, startup, and mentorship programming. No pricing model, customer contracts, or commercial revenue streams are disclosed, and the organization's operating geographies are explicitly restricted to the Sherbrooke region. Given the absence of disclosed renewal funding, audited revenue, or commercial monetization, financial visibility is limited and funder concentration is structurally elevated.

Name

Entreprendre Sherbrooke

Legal name

Entreprendre Sherbrooke

Website

https://entreprendresherbrooke.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Entreprendre Sherbrooke is a Sherbrooke, Quebec-based paramunicipal economic development organization that supports social enterprises, startups, and regional businesses through mentorship and the Sherbrooke Innovante alliance with the City of Sherbrooke.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Economic Development Services

NAICS

Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Economic Growth, Livelihoods & Private Sector Development (BPADAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Marketing, Branding & Sales Skills (EDAMAHAG), Rural Livelihoods & Economic Empowerment (BPAGABAA), Education, Skills & Workforce Development Aid Programs (BPADABAE)

Keywords

• Economic development services
• Startup mentorship programs
• Social enterprise support
• Regional business incubation
• Green economy initiatives

Headquarters

HQ city

Sherbrooke

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: Non-repayable contribution from Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED) to support the organization's initiatives over a three-year period. The funding enables continued operations supporting social enterprises, startups, and business mentorship programs in the Sherbrooke region.

Core offering

Entreprendre Sherbrooke is a paramunicipal economic development organization that delivers business mentorship, startup support, and social enterprise development programs to businesses in the Sherbrooke region. It operates the Sherbrooke Innovante strategic alliance with the City of Sherbrooke, coordinating regional economic development across commercial development, agribusiness, tourism, and social economy verticals with a focus on inclusive and green growth.

Product overview

Entreprendre Sherbrooke is an economic development organization that operates the Sherbrooke Innovante initiative—a strategic alliance with the City of Sherbrooke—to promote innovative, inclusive, and green economic development in the Sherbrooke region. The organization supports social enterprises, startups, and provides business mentorship services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sherbrooke Innovante Initiative A regional economic development program coordinated with the City of Sherbrooke covering six key areas including commercial development, agribusiness, tourism, and social economy; designed to attract talent and foster sustainable, inclusive, and green growth for businesses operating in the Sherbrooke region.
• Business Mentorship Services

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• City of SherbrookeflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 November 2025The City of Sherbrooke and Entreprendre Sherbrooke have formed a strategic alliance called 'Sherbrooke Innovante' to promote economic development through innovation and collaboration. The initiative focuses on six key areas including commercial development, agribusiness, tourism, and social economy, with goals to attract talent and foster sustainable growth in the Sherbrooke region.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• Développement économique Canada (DEC) - regional offices: Federal regional development organizations supporting economic diversification, business growth, and innovation across Canadian regions. Comparable as ecosystem participant and potential partnership counterpart rather than direct competitor.

Direct peers

• Esplanade Montréal: Quebec impact hub supporting social entrepreneurs and social economy enterprises with incubation, training, and network access. Closely comparable in serving the social enterprise segment targeted by Entreprendre Sherbrooke.
• OSEntreprendre: Quebec-wide organization promoting entrepreneurship through awards, training, and visibility programs for entrepreneurs at all stages. Directly comparable in its focus on entrepreneurship promotion and startup support within Quebec.
• Futurpreneur Canada: National nonprofit providing financing, mentorship, and resources to young entrepreneurs aged 18-39. Comparable in delivering structured mentorship and capital access to early-stage entrepreneurs.
• PME MTL: Network of five Montreal borough-level economic development organizations supporting entrepreneurs and SMEs with mentorship, funding connections, and growth services. Closely parallels Entreprendre Sherbrooke's mandate of localized business support and entrepreneurship development.
• Québec International: Economic development agency for the Québec City region supporting business growth, foreign investment attraction, and entrepreneurship. Comparable in mission, structure, and Quebec regional economic development focus.
• Sherbrooke Innopole: Sherbrooke's municipal economic development agency supporting high-growth startups, SMEs, and innovation-driven sectors. Operates in the same city and shares the mandate of regional economic development, making it the most directly comparable organization to Entreprendre Sherbrooke.

Broad incumbents

• Investissement Québec: Quebec's provincial economic development and investment agency operating across the entire province with capital, advisory, and tax credit programs. Operates in the same broader space of Quebec regional economic development but at much larger scale.
• BDC (Business Development Bank of Canada): Crown corporation providing financing, advisory, and capital to Canadian entrepreneurs and SMEs. Comparable in serving small businesses and entrepreneurs with growth capital and advisory, though at national scale.
• Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED): Federal development agency that funded Entreprendre Sherbrooke and operates programs across Quebec supporting business growth, innovation, and community economic development. Comparable as the upstream funder and policy-setting institution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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