Entrepreneurial Women Lean Startup Application

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Application Deadline: April 23, 2026 by 11:59 p.m. EST

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You testify that the information provided in your form is true and accurate to the best of your knowledge. You will provide McGill Dobson Entrepreneurial Women Lean Startup organizers any supporting documents requested to support the information and statements in your application. You understand and agree that providing false or unverifiable information will result in cancellation of your participation in all the program’s events.
All material and information submitted in relation to the McGill Dobson Entrepreneurial Women Lean Startup Program should be non-confidential in nature and you hereby agree that your information may be made available to the public. The McGill Dobson Centre assumes no responsibility to protect intellectual property rights issues that may arise. It is the individual team’s responsibility to protect their intellectual property. Also, it is the individual team’s responsibility to ensure that there is no violation of intellectual property rights belonging to third parties.
By participating on the Lean Startup program you hereby grant to McGill University: the right to film, tape, sound record and/or photograph specific activities in connection with the program, and the right to use your name and/or likeness, voice, photographs and/or video footage of you, biographical information provided by you and/or any statement made by you concerning the Entrepreneurial Women Lean Startup program, in connection with publicizing the program and/or the Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship.
All team members agree that you are the authorized representative from your team and that you will be completing the registration form.
You testify that your company has a McGill affiliated team member (student, faculty, staff or alumni of 10 years or less.)
Your team is made of 2-5 members and includes at least one technical member.
Your team will participate in ALL workshop and mentoring activities and will be committed to developing a comprehensive Business Plan that will be reviewed and discussed at a 1-on-1 mentorship with an assigned expert.

I agree *

I agree to the Terms and Conditions listed above

1. General information

1.1. What is the name of your company or working title of your project? *

1.2. Please enter a 30-word public description of your company or business idea. *

1.3. Please enter an Executive Summary of your company or business idea (Introduction, identified problem and your solution, your business model, discuss your market/potential market, and introduce your team) *

1.4. Which of the following four choices best describes your company? *

We have an idea without any form of working prototype and/or service

We have a very basic prototype of our product and/or service

We have a fully functioning product and/or service, with no customers/clients/beneficiaries

We have a fully functioning product and/or service, with customers/clients/beneficiaries

1.4. Which of the following four choices best describes your company? *

We have an idea without any form of working prototype and/or service

We have a very basic prototype of our product and/or service

We have a fully functioning product and/or service, with no customers/clients/beneficiaries

We have a fully functioning product and/or service, with customers/clients/beneficiaries

1.5. When did you start working on your startup project? *

Month

Day

Year

1.6. In which sector does your company primarily operate (select the main one)? *

1.7. Is your company a: *

1.8 Is your company incorporated? *

Yes

1.8.1 When was your company incorporated (month and year)?

Month

Day

Year

1.9 Currently, in which country are your company's main operations (if applicable)? *

1.10 In which city and country is your company headquartered (if applicable)? *

1.11 Do 50% or more of your Founders identify as women? *

Yes

2. Communication platforms

2.1 Do you have an active website? *

Yes

Website Link *

2.2 Do you have an active Facebook page? *

Yes

Indicate Facebook page link *

2.3 Do you have a LinkedIn page? *

Yes

Indicate LinkedIn page link *

2.4 Do you have an active X (formerly Twitter) handle? *

Yes

Indicate X (formerly Twitter) handle *

2.5 Do you have an Instagram handle? *

Yes

Indicate Instagram handle *

3. Intellectual Property

3.1. Do you have, or are you in the process of obtaining, any of the following? *

Patents

Industrial Designs

Trademarks

None of the above

Select all answers that apply to your company.

3.2. Please specify (number, type, dates).

4. The Entrepreneurial Women Lean Startup Program

4.1 Explain why are you interested in participating in the Entrepreneurial Women Lean Startup Program? What do you aim to gain from this experience? *

4.2 How could the Entrepreneurial Women Lean Startup Program help you in achieving your entrepreneurial milestones? *

4.3 Where do you see your start-up/entrepreneurial journey in 5 years? *

5. Team composition

5.1 How many members are working full time on this project (more than 35 hours a week)? *

5.2 How many members are working part time on this project? *

All teams must select “I Agree” to the following statement to finish the registration process.

Declaration

By submitting this Registration Form, you testify that the information provided in your form is true and accurate to the best of your knowledge. You will provide McGill Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship any documents requested to support the information and statements in your application. You understand and agree that providing false or unverifiable information will result in cancellation of your participation in all 2026 McGill Dobson Centre for Entrepreneurship events.

I agree *

I agree

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