Creating jobs for Islanders - Savvy business owners create wow factor in their new business set within historic building Why do entrepreneurs do what they do? For husband and wife team Marly and Greg Anderson, they say … ‘it just feels right’. With over a decade of experience in...
Creating jobs for Islanders - Operations Manager Gary Compton of Compass Aquaculture Solutions has seen first-hand how the province’s Ignition Fund can help accelerate a business plan. Compton says his Mount Stewart company is closer to commercializing its shellfish farming...
The provincial government today took direct action to increase Prince Edward Island’s population by attracting more immigrants to the Island. Government has issued a Request For Proposals for immigration agents who will work to attract immigrants – especially in rural areas of...
Somru Bioscience Inc. is an emerging biotechnology company dedicated to developing antibody and immunoassay solutions for research, diagnostic and therapeutic applications. The technology developed by Somru helps its clients bring affordable life-saving bio-therapeutics to the...
Creating jobs for Islanders - Aman Sedighi says there are abundant opportunities for immigrant entrepreneurs in rural Prince Edward Island – a fact the provincial government wants to tell more people about. Sedighi runs A-OK Gardens in Brookfield – a 15-acre organic farm – and...
It will soon be easier for Prince Edward Island employers and job seekers to connect with one another. The province’s employment assistance services are being integrated to make service more consistent, reduce duplication, and improve assessment tools and access to training. The...
Creating jobs for Islanders - A new $4 million angel investment fund will help jump-start local businesses at a phase of their development when they need it the most and help drive economic growth and prosperity for Prince Edward Island. As part of the 2017-2018 provincial budget...
Creating jobs for Islanders - A local company is diversifying its operations to include the manufacturing of aerospace parts and components. Thanks in part to support from the governments of Canada and Prince Edward Island, this new business line at Tronos is expected to create...
Investing in Infrastructure - Sandi Lowther knows that transportation challenges often make it difficult to fill key tourism-related jobs on the Island’s north shore. Lowther and several other business owners in the Cavendish area have collaborated with the provincial government...
More workers in Prince Edward Island will get training support for in-demand jobs, thanks to additional funding support from the Government of Canada. Rodger Cuzner, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, and Member of Parliament...