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Ignition Fund deadline approaching
2016-07-26
The deadline for applications to the Ignition Fund is Friday, July 29, 2016. This support offers up to $25,000 through Innovation PEI to launch or expand a business in Prince Edward Island. With this investment of seed capital, entrepreneurs can develop their ideas into tangible...
New private dog training school opens
2016-07-21
Image caption: Duke Ferguson, CEO of Unleashed Potential K9 Academy and Minister Richard Brown, Workforce and Advanced Learning celebrate the new certified professional dog training school located in the Stratford Business Park.A new certified professional dog training school, Unleashed Potential...
Finding the right ingredients for success
2016-07-19
People who seek out gluten-free products have had more reason to lick their lips over the last ten years, thanks to Duinkerken Foods Inc. Brenda and Wayne vanDuinkerken created the popular flour and baking mix brand, and are now looking to diversify the product line and increase...
Equipment upgrades at MacAusland’s Woolen Mills
2016-07-18
With roots dating back to 1870, MacAusland’s Woolen Mills Ltd. is one of the longest-operating businesses on Prince Edward Island. Since 1932, they have been keeping people from all over Canada and the United States warm with their traditional blankets made from 100% virgin wool, their core...
What Happens After the Catch
2016-07-14
Seafood is big business in this small province, and companies like Royal Star Foods Ltd., South Shore Seafood Ltd., Acadian Supreme Inc., and Annand Clams are keeping up with industry trends and demand for PEI’s high quality foods. PEI’s food’s sector has become a leading driver in increased...
Ignition Fund winner set to launch product
2016-07-13
Mont Carmel resident and Innovation PEI Ignition Fund 2014 recipient, Mathieu Gallant is looking forward to continuing the PEI cheese making tradition through his new company Island Artisan Cheesehouse. Commercial cheese making on Prince Edward Island dates back to the 19th century and has been key...
Here They Grow!
2016-06-27
IO Solutions Call Centre Inc. opened its Head Office and operations center in Bloomfield in August 2012. Just under four years later, the company is now ready to expand into a second PEI location.
Bobby Morrissey, Member of Parliament for Egmont, on behalf of the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister...
Federal and Provincial Governments Support Community Capacity Building
2016-06-22
PEI communities possess unique and valuable characteristics. Residents in these areas want to maintain the qualities that define them and at the same time seek economic opportunities that will ensure long-term growth and sustainability. For more than 20 years the Central Development Corporation (...
Investment increases province’s lobster holding capacity
2016-06-06
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, June 6, 2016 – There will be more space available in Prince Edward Island to store live lobsters so they are as fresh as possible when they are processed and sent around the world.
“The food industry requires extensive physical...
Upstreet Craft Brewing expanding
2016-06-01
Less than a year after opening its doors, Upstreet Craft Brewing is expanding to meet the growing demand for its beers in Prince Edward Island and beyond.
“The success of its products and brand has already allowed Upstreet Craft Brewing to gain interest from off-Island markets,” Economic...