One great advantage of being an entrepreneur is being able to do something you are passionate about or love to do. How do you plan to turn your passion into profit? Can my idea become my business? Every new business starts with an idea. You will have to do your homework to...
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...
Amasipuk (2021), a work by Melissa Peter-Paul made of porcupine quills, sweet grass, birch bark and sinew The Prince Edward Island Art Bank collection was established in 1979 to support and encourage visual artists living in Prince Edward Island. The contemporary works of art collected by the PEI Art Bank Acquisition Program demonstrate the knowledge, craftsmanship and artistic skills of professional artists and creators working across the visual arts in the province. Works are acquired through purchase (when funding is available), donation, gift and bequest. In 2021, an Indigenous Art Bank...
The Prince Edward Island Art Bank collection was established in 1979 to support and encourage visual artists living in Prince Edward Island. The contemporary works of art collected by the PEI Art Bank Acquisition Program demonstrate the knowledge, craftsmanship and artistic skills of professional artists and creators working across the visual arts in the province. Works are acquired through purchase (when funding is available), donation, gift and bequest. The PEI Art Bank collection encourages artistic merit and excellence, stimulates awareness and appreciation in visual arts, and preserves a...
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...
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...
Federal-Provincial Program Participants in PEI Explore Export Opportunities Early in 2016, a dozen Island companies signed on for Grow Export, a new program designed to help PEI-based companies explore their export potential and learn more about the world of exporting their...
PEI is recognized as a cost-effective, business-friendly environment. Industry-specific, state-of-the-art infrastructure is available to foster innovation and stimulate growth in emerging, existing and cluster sectors. Airport Business Park The Airport Business Park offers fully...
As part of its Renewed Action Plan for Arts, Culture and Creative Industries in Prince Edward Island, Innovation PEI is thrilled to administer an Arts Awards program that celebrates excellence and artistic merit across the province of PEI. The 2025 PEI Arts Awards will take place on November 13, 2025. Award Categories Awards are presented in the following categories: The Leo Cheverie Cultural Connector of the Year Award (three awards given out in this category): Celebrates an individual, group or organization from PEI whose role as a champion of the arts has had a positive impact on creating...