


Support programs for disabled entrepreneurs

Action zones
Île-de-France
France
The project
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h'up entrepreneurs accompanies and represents disabled entrepreneurs throughout France, to liberate their power to act and transform their environment into one of opportunity.
2 800
contractors disabled people supported since the creation of our association in 2008
65
%of entrepreneurs supported feel more legitimate in leading an entrepreneurial project
91
%of companies created by h'up beneficiaries are still in existence 2 years after their creation
Solution
h'up entrepreneurs represents and accelerates the success of entrepreneurs with disabilities. Thanks to its expert team, and the mobilization of 450 certified coaches and volunteer project experts, nearly 320 people with disabilities were supported in their entrepreneurial projects in 2023, with the aim of doubling this number by 2025.
In order to remove the barriers to accessing entrepreneurship, support programs combine coaching, mentoring, group formats and networking.
Pedagogical differentiation is based on (1) agility and adaptation to each situation, (2) a long support timeframe, (3) complementarity with existing players and (4) placing the subject of Disability at the heart of entrepreneurial questioning, notably thanks to the strength of peer-to-peer exchanges with "role models" (h'up community of over 3,000 disabled entrepreneurs throughout France).
In order to remove the barriers to accessing entrepreneurship, support programs combine coaching, mentoring, group formats and networking.
Pedagogical differentiation is based on (1) agility and adaptation to each situation, (2) a long support timeframe, (3) complementarity with existing players and (4) placing the subject of Disability at the heart of entrepreneurial questioning, notably thanks to the strength of peer-to-peer exchanges with "role models" (h'up community of over 3,000 disabled entrepreneurs throughout France).
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The money will be used for
Support for entrepreneurs in the various programs (selection of entrepreneurs and volunteers, diagnosis of entrepreneurial project, follow-up meetings with entrepreneurs)Implementation of disability compensation actions: responses to the specific needs of entrepreneurs (LSF translation, support for visually impaired people, etc.)Organization of entrepreneurial networking events

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Action zones
Île-de-France
France
Why we love it?
H'up entrepreneurs has been working for over 15 years to help people with disabilities turn their differences and their ability to adapt into a force for their own autonomy. As experts in their field, the association has carried out an in-depth analysis of the problem and the solutions to be offered, and has a real ambition to bring about systemic change.
Disability is a departure from the norm, a walking laboratory of innovation. What better way to get started?

Hamou Bouakkaz
Chairman of h'up entrepreneurs
2024 promotion
h'up entrepreneurs is a certified association meeting these six criteria:
Financial stability
Innovation
Ambition
Governance
Transparency
Systemic impact
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