There is a buzz of excitement on the corner of Water and Queen Street in Charlottetown and it’s coming from the newly created Startup Zone. The bright, open-concept work space was designed to promote entrepreneurial risk-taking and bold ideas, all in an environment that fosters a...
PEI-based icejam Merges Real-World Events into Mobile Games Mobile gaming is big business – world-wide! To be relevant and competitive, businesses in the gaming industry need to move fast to get ahead. The PEI-based company icejam is doing just that. The company is on the verge...
Islanders can see the inner workings of seven local businesses during Prince Edward Island’s first-ever PEI Open Business Day. Happening this Saturday, October 22, PEI Open Business Day is just one of the activities planned for Small Business Week 2016. “Small businesses are the...
A PEI company is carrying out work to help address energy and climate change challenges in northern and remote communities. Frontier Power Systems Inc. (Frontier), as a result of an investment of more than $1.8 million by the Government of Canada and the Province of Prince Edward...
Creating jobs for Islanders - Although PEI Mussel King President Esther Dockendorff would rather be behind the scenes, she's gotten a lot of requests lately to share the secrets of her mussel growing and shipping company's long-standing success. PEI Mussel King is a family owned...
Prince Edward Island is renowned for its seafood, and with today’s technology, people all over the world can enjoy fresh PEI lobster year round. Live holding tanks allow the lobster to be held longer while maintaining the same quality as the day it was caught. Operated by a...
In its efforts to be more open and accessible, the provincial government continues to remove barriers to doing business in Prince Edward Island. “Our Government remains committed to working closely with industry to reduce red tape, align regulations with other jurisdictions, and...
A trade mission to Ontario next week will likely be Prince Edward Island’s largest ever, expanding on business relationships built during the two provinces’ mission to India in February. “Canada’s largest and smallest provinces made some important connections with India and with...
Project Addressing Red Tape (ART) is a government-wide initiative of the Province of Prince Edward Island to streamline processes to increase PEI’s economic and business competitiveness without compromising public health, safety or the natural environment.
In November 2015 Prince Edward Island joined the Office of Regulatory Affairs and Service Effectiveness and entered into a joint burden reduction partnership with Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.