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 […]
Most people strive to live a more balanced and fulfilling life, and the Holistic Wellness Training Centre on Ottawa Street in Summerside offers professional and personal programs to help people achieve their goals. About 40 people recently celebrated the grand opening of the Holistic Wellness Training Centre where they participated in some activities and had to opportunity to meet the two staff members, a yoga instructor, and an art teacher. In only about two years, this client went from the PEI PNP application stage to opening his centre and becoming an active part of the PEI community! He first submitted […]
Head to Toes Beauty: Refresh Your SoulOur client brought her extensive knowledge and experience in the beauty industry to Summerside when she opened the full-service salon, Head to Toes Beauty in June, 2021. This client was able to open her business just over a year after she had her Provincial Nominee Program: Business Impact Stream interview with the Office of Immigration. She received her Work Permit Support Letter about a week later, and her Work Permit followed two months after that. Due to pandemic-related travel delays, she arrived on PEI in the winter of 2021, and celebrated the grand opening […]
The client who owns Abacus Services Inc. is a Certified Public Accountant has a vision to bring cloud-based business and bookkeeping solutions to the many small and medium-sized businesses on PEI. This GBPEI client success story started in 2019 when she was first accepted into the PEI PNP Business Impact Stream. In June, 2019, she received her Work Permit Support Letter and four months later she was approved for a work permit! She and her family relocated to PEI in the spring of 2020 and started Abacus Services Inc, which has been in business for over one year. Although Abacus […]
The online store, iBox Educational Toys, by TJ Collectional Ltd is committed to success in more than one way. This store stocks toys at the perfect price point designed to help children learn and develop. This client started iBox Educational Toys in January 2021. iBox Educational Toys was created when the client combined his experience in merchandising and product development management with the concept of learning through play. This business idea was readily accepted, and the client was issued a Work Permit Support Letter in February 2020, which took only one year since we registered his EOI profile. […]
On PEI, the school year officially closes at the end of June, but that doesn’t mean learning has to. There are a variety of summer camps available for children and youth including ones focusing on arts, athletics, STEM, ecology and more. Attending summer camps helps kids explore their talents, interests and values through experiential learning. The structure of camps can also be an effective learning environment, which fosters academic or athletic achievement as much as it strengthens traits such as; self-confidence, independence, decision-making and leadership skills. Check out these summer camps today: University of Prince Edward Island(offers both athletic and […]
This is our second blog to share our successful case. Have you heard STEM Learning? STEM is an abbreviation for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. It is a curriculum based on the idea of educating students in the four specific disciplines. Rather than teach the four disciplines as separate and discrete subjects, STEM integrates them into a cohesive learning paradigm based on real-world applications. Our client first came to us at the end of 2018. She and her husband were very interested in immigrating to Canada and chose PEI as their second home. They wanted to open a […]
Have you heard of South Central Kitchen & Provisions located near the waterfront of downtown Summerside? You probably didn’t know that the beloved local sandwich shop is run by one of GB PEI’s clients! We would like to share her success story with you. She started her application with us back in Oct 2018. Everything went smoothly and she received her Work Permit Support Letter in Jun 2019, only taking 8 months! Upon receiving her Work Permit approval from IRCC, her family landed in PEI in Feb 2020. In accordance with the Performance Agreement she signed with the […]