The community of practice corresponds to best practices in knowledge transfer: focused on user needs, it relies on social interaction, mobilizes different types of knowledge, and combines various strategies.
In Laval, our community of practice brings together 12 partners and collaborators who work with young entrepreneurs. Through coordinated and joint actions, they work together to meet the needs of our entrepreneurs. Learning and innovation are at the heart of these meetings.
The goal is to mobilize the entrepreneurial ecosystem in order to create a stimulating and innovative environment conducive to the emergence, development, and growth of businesses run by young entrepreneurs (aged 18-39).
Highlights
The 2018 and 2021 Portrait of Entrepreneurial Dynamism in Laval highlighted the fact that young people aged 18 to 34 have the highest rate of intention (28.1%), but have shown a marked decline in their efforts to start a business since 2018 (43.1%) and 2021 (53.5%).
It was with this major challenge in mind that Laval's Young Entrepreneurs Community of Practice was created.
An active community of practice
Boot camps
Members of the Young Entrepreneurs Community of Practice mobilized and collaborated to offer Bootcamps to support the development and start-up of their businesses. Two Bootcamps took place: the first focused on validating business ideas through a unique, collaborative experience. The second, with testimonials and expert clinics, was designed to help participants take action and discover the keys to success. A pitch competition rounded off the Bootcamps, giving young entrepreneurs the opportunity to present their projects.
Nearly thirty young entrepreneurs were present and 15 projects were unveiled.
Developing the knowledge of the young entrepreneurs' community of practice
This journal was produced by Carrefour jeunesse-emploi de Laval based on Laval économique Entrepreneur's Journey Laval économique for Bootcamps. The Entrepreneur's Journal was created to help young entrepreneurs in their journey into the world of entrepreneurship.