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Start-up businesses can apply to Ignition Fund 

https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/start-businesses-can-apply-ignition-fund
2019-05-16
Applications are now open for Innovation PEI’s 2019 Ignition Fund competition, which offers up to $25,000 to launch or expand a business in Prince Edward Island. “The Ignition Fund is an excellent option for businesses looking to turn their new and innovative ideas into reality,” Economic Growth,...
Matthew Doiron on a paddleboard

Stand up guy expands Souris paddle board business

https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/stand-guy-expands-souris-paddle-board-business
2019-03-01
The first time Matthew Doiron stepped on a stand-up paddle board he said he knew it was going to change his life. “I had goosebumps; it was a Eureka moment,” the 35-year-old owner of East Coast Paddle Adventures said. “That day, I thought ‘I’m going to share this with as many people as I can.”...
Five people lined up beside each other in front of extraction equipment

Province supports new jobs at cannabis processing facility

https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/province-supports-new-jobs-cannabis-processing-facility
2019-02-21
The provincial government will support 32 new jobs at Dosecann, a cannabis oil extraction company in the Biocommons Industrial Park in Charlottetown.  “Dosecann is on the leading edge of cannabis oil extraction and product manufacturing and is primed to enter the marketplace when Health Canada...
Daniel Ikechukwu Ohaegbu

Studying and celebrating strong, diverse communities

https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/studying-and-celebrating-strong-diverse-communities
2019-02-14
Island entrepreneur Daniel Ikechukwu Ohaegbu is working hard to build the Island’s multicultural community while researching some of the barriers that make it difficult for newcomers. Ikechukwu Ohaegbu immigrated from Nigeria five years ago to study psychology at UPEI. After graduation he began...
Michelle Vail

Small business grants gives room to grow

https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/small-business-grants-gives-room-grow
2019-02-01
The recently renovated spa at the Delta Prince Edward Hotel and Convention Centre is a tranquil oasis inside a bustling hotel. Dim lights, peaceful music and essential oils welcome clients in the waiting room where they are offered a 'cloud chair' and a refreshment. The peaceful space is...
Island filmmaker Jeff Eager, centre, has profiled three Island athletes in three new documentaries.

Surprising Strength - Filmmaker showcases unique Island athletes

https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/surprising-strength-filmmaker-showcases-unique-island-athletes
2019-01-24
Island filmmaker Jeff Eagar has had a lifelong love affair with sport. As a varsity basketball player, a marathoner and now a daily yoga practitioner, he sees sport and movement as a 'pillar of life.' That’s why he wanted to introduce three highly successful Prince Edward Island athletes...
Joel MacDonald and Kyle Simpson

Who says you can’t do it here

https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/who-says-you-cant-do-it-here
2019-01-11
At Confound Films’ office, atop Receiver Coffee on Charlottetown’s historic Victoria Row, there is a unique piece of furniture. It’s a coffee table made from the trunk of a 100-year-old maple tree that filmmaker Kyle Simpson remembers playing under in his grandparent’s Walthen Drive home. It's...
Jenna MacMillan

PEI's Club Red Productions hits LA's Red Carpet

https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/peis-club-red-productions-hits-las-red-carpet
2018-11-09
After an evening of networking and celebrating on the roof of the West Hollywood Hotel, Prince Edward Island filmmaker Jenna MacMillan was rushing to catch a flight to the Cabo International Film Festival. “It was amazing,” she says enthusiastically about the Scripted Summit Industry Conference...
Minister Chris Palmer with Ignition Fund Grant recipients

Start-ups to benefit from Ignition funds

https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/start-ups-to-benefit-from-ignition-funds
2018-09-27
Creating jobs for Islanders -, With the Ignition Fund grant it received from the provincial government last year, Island start-up company Exit Speed Inc. was able to get patents for its products, a web site, and a marketing plan. The company – which helps baseball and softball players perfect their...

Island company revolutionizing construction businesses

https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/island-company-revolutionizing-construction-businesses
2018-09-10
Bolstering support for entrepreneurs promotes a stronger, diversified economy that creates more opportunity for job growth and innovation by turning ideas into viable new businesses. The governments of Canada and Prince Edward Island are supporting organizations such as JobSite 360 Contractor...
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