Taking the time to map out a realistic plan for your business before you open will pay off in the long run. Many successful entrepreneurs will agree that solid planning, both short-term and long-term, is the key to business success. The plan you begin to develop now will guide...
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...
Overview The availability of stable, high-speed Internet infrastructure is critical for access to essential resources and public services, and to enable economic growth and diversification. The Prince Edward Island Broadband Fund (PEIBF) provides financial assistance to local Prince Edward Island internet service providers (ISPs) for the installation of infrastructure for enhanced broadband services. Through this program, partnerships and collaboration are encouraged and support is provided for increased service levels, improved access and consumer choice for connectivity. The PEIBF...
At Confound Films’ office, atop Receiver Coffee on Charlottetown’s historic Victoria Row, there is a unique piece of furniture. It’s a coffee table made from the trunk of a 100-year-old maple tree that filmmaker Kyle Simpson remembers playing under in his grandparent’s Walthen...
Bolstering support for entrepreneurs promotes a stronger, diversified economy that creates more opportunity for job growth and innovation by turning ideas into viable new businesses. The governments of Canada and Prince Edward Island are supporting organizations such as JobSite...
Capital Acquisition Assistance supports Prince Edward Island businesses investing in technology, equipment, and infrastructure needed to grow their business and increase capacity and competitiveness. The program provides businesses with financial assistance to leverage other traditional and non-traditional financing and reduce risk. Who is eligible for Capital Assistance funding? To be an eligible applicant, a business must be located in Prince Edward Island and: be registered to conduct business and actively operating on Prince Edward Island; manufactures, processes, or develops goods or...
There are four common types of business ownership. Which structure you choose will depend on key factors; the nature of your business operation, whether you prefer to have full control of your business or want to share management responsibilities, and who you want to be...
Food Product Development Assistance is available to Prince Edward Island businesses to access professional and technical assistance in creating or improving a new food product or process. This assistance can be used to develop and test new and improved products and processes, and other technical development-related activities. Funding through this program is intended to support the engagement of expertise as the business moves its product or process from the earliest stage of development through to commercialization. Who is eligible for Food Product Development Assistance? To be an eligible...
The Enriched Investment Tax Credit complements the existing PEI Corporate Investment Tax Credit of 10 per cent. The tax credit is applied to certain capital investments made by manufacturing and processing businesses. Who is eligible for Enriched Investment Tax Credit? To be an eligible applicant, a business must be located in Prince Edward Island and: be registered to do business and actively operating in Prince Edward Island; manufactures, processes, or develops goods or services primarily for export; operates within one of these strategic sectors: bioscience aerospace and defence advanced...
The PEI Labour Rebate (PLR) supports the growth of Island businesses through a refundable labour rebate on incremental job creation. Employment growth must be linked to the development, expansion and/or commercialization of new products, processes, and services that will be sold primarily beyond the borders of PEI. Who is eligible for PEI Labour Rebate? To be an eligible applicant, a business must be located in Prince Edward Island and: be registered to conduct business and actively operating in Prince Edward Island; manufactures, processes, or develops goods or services primarily for export...