Business View Magazine | December 2020

279 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE DECEMBER 2020 NI AGARA FALLS , ONTAR IO BVM: Is entrepreneurialism alive and well? BVM: “Yes. We’ve got a great partnership with the Niagara Falls Ryerson Incubation Hub in our downtown. It’s right across the street from the GO Train station and one block from the Niagara River, which is about a three-minute drive to the tourist core. So, you start to realize how important its location is and it will be very significant going forward. This is going to be a great way to incubate ideas and create an entrepreneurial village in our downtown area. “We’ve had quite a few success stories already and we’re just getting going. Ryerson University is the number one ranked incubator in the world and our direct partnership with them links us with all their other locations around the globe. That, coupled with new and emerging technologies companies in our business park, is creating a whole new list of opportunities for businesses that are willing to pivot with what’s happening in the world today.” BVM: How would you sum up the best attributes of life in Niagara Falls, Ontario? Mayor Diodati: “If you haven’t been to Niagara Falls in the last 10 years, you haven’t been to Niagara Falls. Being one of the great tourist attractions of the world, people don’t realize the excellent quality of life in a city that’s so well known. We still have that small town feel, where people will get out of their car to push you if you’re stuck in the snow, and they know you at the local shops. Yet, we have all the big city amenities because of the millions of tourists that come here. Niagara Falls offers a buffet of opportunity with two distinct faces – the tourism powerhouse and the cozy community that people love to call home.”