Category Archives: Research & Innovation

Research & Innovation

Watch now: HESIC & SoilOptix® success story video has landed

Niagara College’s Horticultural and Environmental Sciences Innovation Centre (HESIC) is proud to officially launch our latest success story video with SoilOptix®.  SoilOptix®, a high-definition top-soil mapping company in Ontario, uses precision agriculture technology to help farmers understand and improve the distribution of nutrient and texture in their fields. Before working with HESIC’s experts, SoilOptix®’s previous process took a data analyst about eight hours of work. … Continue reading Watch now: HESIC & SoilOptix® success story video has landed »

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Mubashshira Nur brings her passions to the table in her role as Marketing Research Associate

Mubashshira Nur is passionate about a lot of things. In her current full-time role as the Marketing Research Associate with Niagara College’s Business & Commercialization Innovation Centre (BCIC), Nur has been able to marry her passion for marketing, research, and branding together to help small- and medium-sized enterprises in Ontario, and across Canada, bring their businesses to the next level. Before her current role, Mubashshira … Continue reading Mubashshira Nur brings her passions to the table in her role as Marketing Research Associate »

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Saying ‘yes’ to opportunities at NC as a student, pays off in career in marketing for Felipe Reis

Felipe Reis is a 2020 graduate of Niagara College’s Business Sales & Marketing program. He worked with the Business & Commercialization Innovation Centre as a Marketing Research Assistant from November 2019 to May 2020, helping research and present marketing and business strategies to well known brands, and helping develop social media campaigns and more. Felipe is now employed with Thorold company Norgen Biotek in the … Continue reading Saying ‘yes’ to opportunities at NC as a student, pays off in career in marketing for Felipe Reis »

An Expert's Perspective, Business & Commercialization Innovation, Research & Innovation

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? »

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Mamaraderie is a business built on the foundations of connection and community for moms

Being a mom isn’t an easy job. And trying to do it alone makes it even harder. Ela Wojciechowska and Shelbi De Silva learned that firsthand when they started having children of their own and decided they wanted to do something about it. Before the pandemic, they were both entrepreneurs who had separate businesses. Then the world changed. The moms who used their respective businesses … Continue reading Mamaraderie is a business built on the foundations of connection and community for moms »

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R&I staffer leads global development project in Latin America showcasing NC’s applied research approach

Niagara College has been awarded two new contracts for global development projects due to its unique approach to applied research and support of the Pacific Alliance Education (PA) for Employment program.  Over the past five years, NC was involved in projects in Colombia, Peru, Mexico, and Chile as part of the PA program, a global development investment managed by Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan). Focusing … Continue reading R&I staffer leads global development project in Latin America showcasing NC’s applied research approach »