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#lasaisoncirculaire
What is #lasaisoncirculaire?
#LaSaisonCirculaire is a 6-month incubation programme for project leaders in the circular economy. Launched by PULSE and SUEZ, it’s back for a fourth year!
The aim of the programme is to accelerate the ecological and economic transition by encouraging the identification and development of projects that act on the pillars of the circular economy.
#LaSaisonCirculaire offers an incubation programme to its winners, with support combining PULSE’s specialisation in SSE issues and SUEZ’s expertise in circular economy issues. PULSE and SUEZ have designed this programme to have a regional impact in the Île-de-France region, and more particularly in the Seine-Saint-Denis area. The programme will take place at the PULSE incubator, PULSE Montreuil (Montreuil, 93).
The call for applications for this 4th edition of #CircularSeason is open from 15 May to 11 June 2023. Apply to be one of this year’s 12 winning projects!
6 MONTHS TO GIVE
A BOOST
TO YOUR CIRCULAR ECONOMY PROJECT!
Find out more about the 6-month programme from which the winning entrepreneurs will benefit!
9 INDIVIDUAL COACHING SESSIONS
6 on entrepreneurship and 3 on the circular economy/ESS. Each project will be monitored by an entrepreneurship/impact coach at regular follow-up meetings. The support manager helps the entrepreneurs to diagnose their situation and needs, to identify solutions to their current challenges, to draw up an action and monitoring plan, and to direct them to the right people. These sessions are occasionally co-hosted by PULSE and SUEZ.
15 TRAINING COURSES AND GROUP WORKSHOPS
will be organised during #CircularSeason, including 6 specifically on circular economy topics. The themes of the training courses are chosen with the winners and according to their specific needs. The topics covered in these workshops concern entrepreneurship (canvassing, communication, financing, etc.), impact and the circular economy. They are given by external speakers and partners who are specialists in the issues addressed, in particular by the Social Innovation teams and SUEZ employees.
ACCESS TO SUEZ EXPERTISE
SUEZ, with its wealth of experience in resource management, has been involved since 2012 in the emergence of innovative solutions in local areas via its social innovation department. It has joined forces with PULSE in order to innovate, inspire and participate in the detection and emergence of low-carbon and socially just solutions in the Seine-Saint-Denis area, by sharing its expertise through the running of training courses dedicated to circular economy entrepreneurial models.
COMMERCIAL FINANCING AND DEVELOPMENT
The SUEZ and PULSE ecosystems are vast. We offer our incubatees numerous contacts with financiers, investors, partner companies and SOS Group establishments, which are sources of potential partnerships and business opportunities.
ACCESS TO A COWORKING SPACE
The programme will take place in the PULSE incubator in Montreuil (93), PULSE Montreuil, where the winners will have unlimited access to 300 m² of workspace accessible from Line 9 of the metro (Maire du Montreuil). Access 24/7, with meeting rooms, relaxation areas and a kitchenette.
INSPIRATIONAL EVENTS
With our partners, the programme is punctuated by inspirational pitches, round tables, testimonials, debates open to the public, visits to resource management sites and totem sites of the circular economy… Being a winner of #LaSaisonCirculaire also means benefiting from prime showcases, those of PULSE and SUEZ, as vectors of communication.
MENTORING PROGRAMME
Incubatees benefit from the help and strategic advice of one or more specialist mentors dedicated to their projects. In addition, each incubatee can call on one or more mentors from time to time to address specific issues.
SKILLS SPONSORSHIP
To support project leaders in their entrepreneurial projects, SUEZ is committed to involving its employees in the emergence of innovative projects via its skills sponsorship programme. In this way, each project will have the opportunity to share its needs in order to mobilise a SUEZ expert during the incubation period.
6 CO-DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS
Co-development is a learning approach based on interaction between participants and collective intelligence.
Schedule for the call for applications
15/05/2023 > 11/06/2023
call for applications
04/07/2023 > 05/07/2023
selection panel
14/09/2023 > 15/09/2023
launch bootcamp
15/09/2023 > 15/03/2024
duration of the programme
Eligibility criteria
THE PROGRAMME IS AIMED AT PROJECTS
- that aim to address one of the seven pillars of the circular economy/an environmental issue*, and
- of any legal form (commercial company, association, SCOP/SCIC, etc.), provided that they are economically sustainable. Registration is not a prerequisite, nor are ESS/ESUS criteria.
- have at least one founder working full-time on the project
- which offer a solution that has already been tested or is being prototyped
* projects in one of the following areas: eco-design, functional economy, responsible consumption, extension of useful life, recycling, re-use, repair, etc.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
FINANCIAL CONDITIONS:
We ask you to contribute €500 per project and per quarter (for example, for a project run by two co-founders, the fee is €84 per month per person).
CONDITIONS OF COMMITMENT FOR PRIZE-WINNERS:
Incubated prize-winners are required to be involved in the programme, through their attendance and participation in the workshops and various modules offered by the incubator. Taken together, this represents approximately 2 days’ involvement per month for each incubatee.
CONDITIONS RELATING TO APPLICANTS:
The programme is open to anyone living in the Ile-de-France region, in particular: women, young people under the age of 26, residents of disadvantaged neighbourhoods, jobseekers and people receiving minimum social benefits.
They have been through the programme
Taking part in the #LaSaisonCirculaire programme at PULSE Montreuil was an opportunity to join a group of committed entrepreneurs and facilitators and to draw inspiration from their experiences to take our idea forward. Thanks to PULSE, we were lucky enough to be surrounded by our super mentor, who continues to support us after the programme.
ÉLÉONORE TEYSSIER D’ORFEUIL
SIZO
#CircularSeason is a programme that has enabled us to benefit from connections and deepen our knowledge of the circular economy thanks to the knowledge of PULSE and the expertise of SUEZ. The PULSE Montreuil incubator is also a great place to get together and work as a team!
ADAM BENSLIMANE
KEDELAÏ
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FAQ
A tailor-made programme delivered by experts in the social and solidarity economy (PULSE) and the circular economy (SUEZ). Group training courses, a toolbox to strengthen your technical skills as well as your entrepreneurial posture. Structured meetings to strengthen your network, exchange ideas with inspiring personalities and join a community of entrepreneurs in the region.
Support will take place at PULSE Montreuil, the PULSE incubator in Montreuil (93), including workshops, training, inspirational events, meetings, etc. All individual coaching and mentoring sessions are designed to be face-to-face, but may be switched to digital in the event of force majeure.
The primary criterion for choosing between the candidates is the entrepreneur’s ability to bring his or her project to fruition. The second is the potential for economic sustainability of the project itself.
Incubated winners are expected to be involved in the programme, through their attendance and participation in the workshops and various modules offered by PULSE. Taken together, this represents an involvement of 2 to 3 days per month for each entrepreneur.
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