Partner of business school incubators (NEOMA, EDHEC, X-HEC Entrepreneurs, IMT, Audencia...), the Fondation Le Roch-Les Mousquetaires has chosen KEDGE Business School to organize its business plan competition "Coup de Pouce" on the Bordeaux and Marseille/Toulon campuses. 

Through this competition, it encourages young entrepreneurs by awarding three prizes (per campus) to the most promising startups:

In addition to the financial endowment, the Fondation Le Roch-Les Mousquetaires mobilizes its press relations agency to highlight the activities of the finalists and winners of the competition (press release and organization of meetings). 

• Be between the ages of 18 and 35;
• Be following one of the courses offered by KEDGE Business School or have graduated for no more than 2 years;
• have created a company for no more than 2 years or be in the process of creating a company. 

If you have passed the MVP stage and are in the early stages of business development, you have the profile to apply.

• Step 1 : Read the competition rules and the information note
• Step 2 : Fill in the application form before 10 April 2023. To register, go to: https://startup-entrepreneurship.kedge.edu/program/competition-coup-de-pouce-2023/register
• Step 3 : If your application is pre-selected, you will have an oral defense (dates available in the rules) 

Eight candidates, per campus, are selected to participate in the finals to be auditioned by a jury of experts according to the following format: 5 minutes of pitch, 10 minutes of questions and answers.