The Ignition Fund is a competitive-based fund for entrepreneurs seeking startup capital for a new innovative business venture or to develop and launch a new innovative product. The fund invests seed capital that will allow successful applicants to turn their ideas into a tangible...
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...
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...
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,”...
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...
A young Island couple’s candle business is on fire since landing a big order from retail giant HomeSense. Megan and Sage Grady run their burgeoning Lighters Candle Co. from their West Royalty garage in Charlottetown and - thanks to a grant from the provincial government’s...
Until now, Gabriel and Deidre Mercier couldn’t produce enough sheep’s milk at their small Rustico farm to bring their artisanal cheese and yogurt to market. That will change now that the Merciers – and entrepreneurs from nine other Prince Edward Island businesses – will receive...
More Island businesses are transforming their ideas into reality thanks to Innovation PEI’s Ignition Fund. Donnie Arsenault, Founder of Grayson PS, and four other startups are doing their part to help innovate PEI’s key economic sectors like construction, agriculture, fisheries...