Datathon Analytics
Datathon Analytics is a student-led start-up that organizes technology focused conferences and events. Our goal is to provide people with [...]
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07, 2018
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07, 2018
Filling the Void: Economic Development in Post-Industrial Niagara (Policy Brief #34)
The general trend of economic downturn and major social challenges for many once prosperous cities and regions over the past [...]
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05, 2018
Creating an Age-Friendly Business Guide (City of Thorold)
An age-friendly business provides goods, services and/or spaces creating an age-friendly environment more welcoming to our aging population and the [...]
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05, 2018
Age-Friendly Niagara Network: Implementing the Niagara Aging Strategy & Action Plan (NASAP) Focused Action Priorities (2018-2019)
This two-page roadmap describes the governance structure of the Age-Friendly Niagara Network, as well as the 2018-2019 focused action priorities across [...]
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05, 2018
Race to the Top: Developing an Inclusive Growth Agenda for Canada
This report seeks to provide guidance to policymakers looking to put Canada on a path towards more inclusive growth. It [...]
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04, 2018
Cannabis Legalization: Government Choices Interact with Business Realities to Help or Hinder Policy Goals (Policy Brief #33)
"The Niagara Community Observatory (NCO) has partnered with Michael J. Armstrong, an associate professor in the Goodman School of Business [...]
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03, 2018
Improving Prosperity for Niagara’s Women Business Owners (Final Report)
Small business has been proposed as the way forward for our region to address Niagara's high unemployment rate as [...]
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11, 2017
Living in Niagara – 2017 Report: Action Themes Arising
The Living in Niagara – 2017 report aims to support evidence-informed planning in the Niagara context by offering data to [...]
29
11, 2017
Scaling Up Niagara: Issues and Approaches to Improving SME Productivity and Growth (Policy Brief #29)
Brock University's Niagara Community Observatory and Niagara College's Productivity and Innovation Lab have partnered to undertake a research project investigating [...]
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09, 2017
Niagara Cycling Tourism Centre Research Project: Executive Report
The Niagara Cycling Tourism Centre is dedicated to providing extensive resources to visitors looking to explore Niagara by bike. The [...]
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07, 2017
The Corporation of the City of Port Colborne Age-Friendly Needs Assessment
Port Colborne's age-friendly needs assessment builds upon the existing needs assessment and action plan developed by Age-Friendly Niagara Community Network. [...]
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07, 2017
Age-Friendly Needs Assessment Surveys Report: City of Thorold
The goal of this report is to provide the Thorold City Council with the direct feedback from the members within [...]
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06, 2017
Impressions of the Impact of the Arts on Quality of Life and Well-Being in Ontario: Ontario Arts Council Survey Findings
This report, based on a random survey of 1,004 individuals, shows that Ontario residents recognize the important contribution of the [...]
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05, 2017
Ontario Economic Report 2017
The Ontario Economic Report (OER) is an annual policy document aimed at spurring growth and prosperity in Ontario. The report details policy [...]
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04, 2017
Start a Summer Company: How Students Can Get Money and Advice to Run a Summer Business
Learning how to run your own student business is one of the best summer jobs you can have. You get [...]
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03, 2017
The Strongly Sustainable Revolution: Using the Triple Bottom Line Approach to Business Development
There’s a quiet business revolution taking shape in Niagara. New and experienced entrepreneurs, with business ideas ranging from food services [...]
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03, 2017
Call to Action to Build a Food Systems Network for Niagara
People working in Niagara’s food continuum are developing shared understanding and common language to describe how a healthy, secure, sustainable [...]
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03, 2017
Food Systems in Niagara Map
Food Systems In Niagara is a complex topic that represents the cycles and interconnections of growing, distributing, eating and recycling [...]
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11, 2016
What Niagara’s Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) Point Means for Business – Event Recording
This is an event recording of the November 2, 2016 webinar with presenters Paul Connor and Connie McCutcheon. 23 participants joined [...]
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08, 2016
Potential for Social Enterprise to Boost Niagara’s Economy
In Niagara we enjoy an abundant quality of life. In recent years our local economy has seen some major transformation. [...]
