On April 17, 2020, the Government of Canada announced $250 million in funding for the Innovation Assistance Program (IAP) to assist Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). IRAP IAP provides a wage subsidy to eligible employers for up to 12 weeks. SMEs pursuing technology-driven innovation who have been unable to secure funding under the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) are eligible […]

This April, Startup Zone is hosting a series of “Wellness Webinars” to facilitate important conversations about the impacts of COVID-19 on the mental health of entrepreneurs, and seek advice from local experts on how we can prioritize our mental (and physical) well-being during these times. Our third Wellness Webinar will be a “Fireside Chat with CMHA […]

During this difficult time for small businesses, it is more important than ever to put marketing on the forefront. It is also important to understand how the changing digital landscape in our world right now will affect how we market our businesses, and what type of content we should be promoting while the world is […]

Throughout the COVID-19 crisis, Startup Zone has been hosting a variety of webinars focused on how to do business as an entrepreneur during this time. To kick off April, we are trying to shift our lens from crisis-management to planning for the future. As a follow-up session to Permjot Valia's "Planning for Now" session at […]

  Whether we are leaders for a team, leaders for a company, or leaders for ourselves, now is a more important time than ever to take a step back and equip ourselves with conscious leadership skills to best respond to the "new normal" for us and our businesses.   In Julie Ann's "Introduction to Conscious […]

During COVID-19, Startup Zone is hosting a series of “Wellness Webinars” to facilitate important conversations about the impacts of COVID-19 on the mental health of entrepreneurs, and seek advice from local experts on how we can prioritize our mental (and physical) well-being during these times. Our third Wellness Webinar will be a “Conversation with an HR […]

ICTC'S Work Integrated Learning Program (WIL) Info Session & Conversation on Summer Hiring Join the conversation about how student wage subsidies can help you take your business to the next level for little or no cost this summer. ICTC’s Atlantic Regional Coordinator and UPEI’s Co-op Education Program Job Development Coordinator will discuss the Provincial and […]

During COVID-19, Startup Zone is hosting a series of “Wellness Webinars” to facilitate important conversations about the impacts of COVID-19 on the mental health of entrepreneurs, and seek advice from local experts on how we can prioritize our mental (and physical) well-being during these times. Our fifth Wellness Webinar will be "Redefining Productivity: Tips for Working […]

During this difficult time for small businesses, it is more important than ever to put marketing on the forefront. It is also important to understand how the changing digital landscape in our world right now will affect how we market our businesses, and what type of content we should be promoting while the world is […]

Startup Zone is excited to begin offering one of Code Mobile's first digital coding workshops: Intro to HTML & CSS!   HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is the standard markup language for web pages. CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) describes how HTML elements are to be displayed. Combined, HTML and CSS are the basic programming languages for […]