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Accélérateur ESS Accélérateur ESS

Solidary economy players, multiply your impact!

 

ACCELERATOR PROGRAM

Language : French

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Program overview

The Accélérateur ESS is aimed at French players in the social and solidarity economy (SSE) who want to change scale and multiply their social and environmental impact. For 24 months, accelerated structures benefit from support based on three pillars: mentoring, consulting, training and networking.

Accélérateur ESS

Format: Hybrid
Duration: 2 years
Language(s): French
Next start(s):
Place(s): Paris

Objectives

The Accélérateur ESS aims to support the leadership teams of SSE organizations in their development ambitions by offering bespoke, high-quality guidance and privileged access to HEC Paris's academic resources and networks.

Our Manifesto: Excellence Driving Impact!


You need to be prepared, and to do so, it's best to surround yourself with the right people. L'Accélérateur ESS offers a two-year program that mobilizes a wide network of experts and provides personalized support.

We understand that every company is unique. Today, you are anticipating an acceleration of your development projects and feel the need for support to envision the future of your company calmly. Our program adapts to your needs: change management, structuring your strategic development, and transforming your company.

As a pioneer of the SSE in France, you have a direct impact on the life of our society. You are attuned to contemporary issues and face challenges that are still too little explored: integrating people far removed from the job market, including individuals with disabilities, addressing environmental challenges... We help you amplify your impact on all your stakeholders: employees, partners, clients, suppliers, ...

Your company culture places the human at the heart of your actions. Our support aims to enhance the skills of the people behind the accelerated company for the benefit of the business project. Scaling up requires a change in mindset from the leader and their close circle.

You are an SME director who feels the need to gain perspective and compare your vision of the future with other viewpoints. We create a space of trust where you can speak freely. The experts of the ESS Accelerator hold up a mirror to you with kindness, but without compromise.

Because social and solidarity entrepreneurship is the essential asset to build the resilience of our society,

Together, let's combine excellence and commitment in the service of impact.


The curriculum

Initiated and supported by the Île-de-France Region (France) since 2018, the Accélérateur ESS is a Social Enterprise Accelerator which has been operated by HEC Paris since 2019. The program, which is both individual and collective, is built on three pillars:

  • Mentorship & Consulting: Guidance from HEC Paris experts alongside the leadership team, personalized diagnostics, a roadmap, and consulting missions conducted by HEC Paris students.
  • Training (masterclasses, thematic group sessions, and immersive experiences)
  • Networking: Connect within the Accelerator cohort and the HEC Paris community.

déroulé du programme de l'Accélérateur ESS HEC Paris Ile-de-France

Our accelerated companies

Discover the companies supported by the SSE Accelerator since 2018.

All the companies cohorts
 

partenaires du programme

Key facts

+70

structures supported since 2019

6

cohorts

+200M€

in sales generated since 2018

+6000

jobs represented in supported structures

WHO CAN APPLY?

The criteria to join the Accélérateur ESS program are as follows:

  • Be a social and solidarity economy organization (adapted companies, work integration social enterprises, supported employments (ESAT in France), social utility companies, associations, cooperatives).
  • Have at least one location in the Île-de-France region (France).
  • Demonstrate a development potential and the ability to scale up.
  • Have a revenue of more than €500,000 in 2023.
  • Have a workforce of more than 10 employees OR serve more than 10 beneficiaries.


I AM INTERESTED* 

*You can complete the form in English if it's more suitable for you.

Application process

The selection process consists of three steps:

Pre-selection

Remote pre-selection interview from September 23 to 27, 2024

Jury selection

October 2024

Welcome!

Welcome seminar on the HEC campus from November 5 to 6, 2024

JOIN THE NEXT COHORT OF THE SSE ACCELERATOR!

Interested in joining the Accelerator? Leave us your contact details via the form, and our team will get back to you to discuss your application. You can complete the form in English if it's more suitable for you.

Application period: From June 3 to September 20, 2024

I AM INTERESTED

Contact

Have a question? Reach us at: accelerateur-idf@hec.fr

logo du programme Accélérateur ESS en partenariat avec la région Ile-de-France

The Team

Hervé Angelini
Hervé Angelini
Chief Operating Officer
Emma France
Director of Impact Development
Nathalie Riond
Nathalie Riond
Academic Manager
Tatiana Martic - Accélérateur ESS
Tatjana Martic
Lead Program Manager
Juliette Lompech
Program Manager
Isabelle Soeung Mockel
Isabelle Soeung Mockel
Program Builder
Anne Vansteelant
Anne Vansteelant
Program Builder
Sarah-Noëlle Madani
Communication Officer

Partners

Partners of HEC Paris SSE Accelerator program, committed towards impact-driven projects (social and solidarity economy)

NEWS

L'accélérateur ESS Paris Ile-de-France

The Region and its partners support through this program the major players in a more inclusive and sustainable Parisian economy.

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