Start/Grow Your Business
| If you are thinking about starting or expanding a business in Prince Edward Island, contact Innovation PEI today. |
Small Business Expansion has become an important part of the diversifying economy in Prince Edward Island, Canada. The province enjoys a friendly business climate and a government committed to turning business ideas into successful business operations.
Innovation PEI's Business Development Division provides coordination and delivery of information and assistance to new and existing business in Prince Edward Island. Specifically, the division provides counselling, financial assistance, business guidance and entrepreneur education.
Business Advisory Services
Our experienced team of business development officers is ready to support your efforts to expand your business, improve productivity and increase your profitability.
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Prince County |
| Stephen Reaman sjgreaman@gov.pe.ca |
Summerside: Office: (902) 888-8006 Fax: (902) 432-2634 Alberton: Office: (902) 853-0105 Fax: (902) 853-3839 Central Bedeque: Office: (902) 887-3400 Fax: (902) 887-2400 |
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Queens County |
| Rupert Sweetapple rcsweetapple@gov.pe.ca |
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Kings County |
| Preston Llewellyn pkllewellyn@gov.pe.ca |
Montague: Office: (902) 838-0609 Fax: (902) 838-0610 Souris: Office: (902) 687-7082 Fax: (902) 687-7091 |
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Self Employment Program |
| Allison Ramsay ajramsay@gov.pe.ca |
| Charlottetown: Office: (902) 569-7797 Fax: (902) 368-6301 |
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Prospecting & Innovation I.C.T. |
| Julie Alford jealford@gov.pe.ca |
| Charlottetown: Office: (902) 894-0381 Fax: (902) 368-6301 |
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Prospecting & Innovation Bioscience |
| Joan Turner Adams jtadams@gov.pe.ca |
| Charlottetown: Office: (902) 569-7584 Fax: (902) 368-6301 |
We organize and/or facilitate the delivery of a series of training and educational opportunities each year to provide you with best practices in areas such as:
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Evaluating the potential value of your innovative product idea
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Marketing & Sales
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Strategic Planning
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Human Resource Development
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Financial Management
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Management & Operations
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| The Department of Innovation and Advanced Learning is focussed on strengthening and diversifying the Island economy by investing in people, innovation and infrastructure. | Skills PEI manages the delivery of training and skills development programsfunded by the Canada-Prince Edward Island Labour Market Development Agreement (LMDA) and Labour Market Agreement (LMA). |
The purpose of the LaunchPad program is to support eligible start-up companies or established companies from other jurisdictions that seek to set-up operations in Prince Edward Island.
The goal of the LaunchPad program is to improve new business success rates by offsetting operating costs of business and providing ongoing business counseling, as required. The office space component of the program may be based in the Holman Centre in Summerside and the Atlantic Technology Centre in Charlottetown but is not limited to these locations.
Eligible applicants must demonstrate potential to create new jobs and wealth in the Province of Prince Edward Island. Other eligibility criteria may apply.
For more information and eligibility on the LaunchPad Program contact Innovation PEI.
Business Financing
The challenges and risks associated with business development are often most prevalent during the start-up and expansion phase. Innovation PEI is here to help.
We work with businesses and entrepreneurs to create jobs and build a stronger economy.
As a developmental lender, our Lending Services division works collaboratively with traditional financial institutions and other government agencies to administer a wide array of financial tools to help you start up, expand and modernize your business.
As a developmental lender, Finance PEI can work with innovative and generally higher risk projects than that of the conventional lenders. By utilizing a non-formula approach to lending, Finance PEI strives to maximize development opportunities for the province while balancing financial risk of the project with the projected economic return.
For more information, contact Finance PEI.
This information has been taken from website "Innovation PEI"