Category Archives: Business & Commercialization Innovation

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Business & Commercialization Innovation Centre: How can we help your small business grow?

The Business & Commercialization Innovation Centre (BCIC) offers a suite of services to help businesses learn, begin, and grow. If you are a new business, we can support with market research – helping you understand the market you’re entering from market growth rates, growth factors, and consumer behaviour within the industry. We can also support go-to-market (GTM) strategies. The GTM strategy supports the core elements … Continue reading Business & Commercialization Innovation Centre: How can we help your small business grow? »

Business & Commercialization Innovation

POSITION AVAILABLE: Media Assistant with our Business & Commercialization Innovation Centre team

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Media Assistant The Media Assistant will work on several applied research projects assisting small and medium sized businesses to solve real-world problems relating to marketing and promotions. The successful candidate will meet regularly with Research Leads, Research Program Managers, and Industry Partner(s) and will work individually and as part of a team to complete project deliverables. Projects will include working on short and long form … Continue reading POSITION AVAILABLE: Media Assistant with our Business & Commercialization Innovation Centre team »

Business & Commercialization Innovation

NOW HIRING: Business Research Assistant with our BCIC team

Business Research Assistant The Business Research Assistant will work on several applied research projects assisting small and medium sized businesses to solve real-world problems relating to marketing and promotions. The successful candidate will work individually and as part of the Business & Commercialization Solutions Innovation Centre (BCIC) team to complete project deliverables. Some projects include, but are not limited to: promotions planning, market research, competitive … Continue reading NOW HIRING: Business Research Assistant with our BCIC team »

Business & Commercialization Innovation, Research & Innovation

New innovation centre name, same food and beverage excellence

Food & Beverage Innovation Centre

In an effort for continuous improvement in all our processes, in our outreach, and in our partnership experiences with the community and industry, R&I announces a new name for the former Canadian Food & Wine Institute Innovation Centre – now called the Food & Beverage Innovation Centre (FBIC). This name change better reflects the alignment with our academic partners at Niagara College, but also clearly … Continue reading New innovation centre name, same food and beverage excellence »

Business & Commercialization Innovation, Research & Innovation, Where Are They Now?

NC grad gained key marketing skills working with R&I

Andrea Lopez is a 2020 graduate of Niagara College’s Business Administration, International Commerce & Global Development program. She worked with the Business & Commercialization Solutions team as a Business Research Assistant from May 2019 to April 2020, helping solve business needs relating to operations management, sales and marketing. Andrea is now employed with Wavemaker in Toronto, Ont., as a Junior Analyst, Data & Analytics. Tell … Continue reading NC grad gained key marketing skills working with R&I »

Business & Commercialization Innovation

These marketing pros work together to achieve success for SMEs

You’ve heard the phrase before, “It takes a village.” Well, in the case of the newly announced Business & Commercialization Innovation Centre (BCIC), it takes a team, consisting of Paula Reile, Research Program Manager; Helen Duffy, Research Lead; Garrett Zimmer, Research Lead, and several students to help small- and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) succeed. After several years of offering business and commercialization solutions through the Research … Continue reading These marketing pros work together to achieve success for SMEs »