On Feb. 2nd, members of the Island business community came together to celebrate the 2022 Greater Summerside Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards at the Loyalist Country Inn. The event, sponsored by Innovation PEI, honoured finalists and winners in eight different categories: Business Excellence in an organization with 1-10 Employees, Business Excellence in an organization with 11+ employees, New Business of the Year, Innovator of the Year, Community Impact, Employee of the Year, Accessibility & Inclusivity, and Lifetime Business Achievement.

The winner of the Business Excellence Award (1-10 Employees), sponsored by Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham, was BioSpa (Quannessence Skincare). BioSpa is a PEI company that manufactures and distributes a novel professional skincare line – Quannessence Skincare – with botanical based technologies that improve skin conditions and assist in reducing the effects of aging.  Guided by traditional knowledge and cutting-edge science, each product is exclusively made on Prince Edward Island and several of the ingredients used in the products are derived from PEI-based extracts.