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Start-up Supports in the Community
If you have a passion to become a business owner in Prince Edward Island, it is important to be aware of all the resources available to you - from government and in the community. Here is a list of non-government organizations that may valuable information and supports. Chambers...
Problematic Substance Use That Impacts the Workplace - A Step-by-Step Guide & Toolkit to Addressing it in Your Business/Organization
This toolkit was developed to assist workplaces in addressing problematic substance use.
Planning your Marketing Strategy
Developing a successful marketing strategy requires careful planning based on quality research. Much of that planning can and should happen before your product or service is ready for sale. Your marketing goal is to present your product or service in a way that will motivate as...
Rental Cost Assistance
The Rental Incentive Assistance contributes to rental costs for Prince Edward Island companies to establish a new business or to expand existing production capabilities. Assistance may be as: a contribution towards the cost of leasing additional space in any community in the...
Second round of McCain Fund grants approved
Residents and the regional economy stand to benefit after three businesses and the municipal government of Borden-Carleton were announced as grant recipients under the second round of the McCain Fund. The $2 million economic development fund was set up by McCain’s after the...
Feedback on the Development of a Provincial Climate Adaptation plan
Results from a collaborative engagement approach to hear from people on Prince Edward Island, Indigenous communities, municipalities, industry and experts about the impacts of climate change that they were most concerned with and actions proposed to address those impacts.
Immigration agents to help drive rural population growth
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...
Major investment in internet to benefit rural Islanders
Investing in Infrastructure Prince Edward Island will have the best province wide internet service of any province in Canada by 2021. The federal government and the province announced the $74 million project today in Tracadie Cross. “This project will allow Prince Edward Island...
Finding the right staff
In the beginning, you may choose to operate your business on your own or with a select number of employees. As your business gets established or begins to grow, you may need to hire additional staff to help you with the tasks of running your business. Character, commitment and...