Co-work Co-win Training Centre Limited, which was established by one of GB PEI’s clients, successfully hosted a grand opening for the social enterprise. It generated a lot of buzz in Summerside last Friday. The Mayor of Summerside, a Member of the Legislative Assembly, and other representatives from the city, community organizations and chambers of commerce, as well as about 50 guests attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony. The client’s dedication to launching the business with such vitality and care will remind people of the quote by American business CEO Thomas Watson Sr., “To be successful, you have to have your heart in […]
Co-work Co-Win Training Centre Limited is a social enterprise, which provides workforce solutions. This GBPEI client is combining his experience working in governmental social welfare departments with his entrepreneurial spirit to bring an employment-based social enterprise to PEI. Co-work Co-win Training Centre Limited is a social enterprise because it’s a company with a social goal. Social enterprises strive to make a profit while also addressing a need or a solution to a problem in a community such as, housing, food insecurity or job training. This client was able to start this business, located on 271 Water Street, in the summer […]