It was a pleasure working with faculty and students to begin work on our selected projects

We were absolutely amazed with the professional presentation, quality of informative content, insights and recommendations that the group put into this project. The students and the professor were great to work with. I would highly recommend other companies work with McMaster University.

The students didn't seem motivated or engaged in the project. They attended the first kick-off call and then never checked in during the semester about the deliverable. I had two teams working on the project, one of them didn't have a final call to explain their recommendations and the other one gave a very brief and rushed explanation of their work. Compared to student teams from other universities that I have worked with, the quality of the end product here was very disappointing. I wouldn't recommend using Riipen credits in this project.

We had a great experience working with McMaster Center for Continuing Education. We appreciated the professor’s openness to chat with us before the course started to make sure it was good fit for both of us. Moving forward, we welcome the opportunity to get the professor’s input and perspective on student work throughout the duration of the course. From a technical perspective, it would be helpful to ensure that deliverables sent to clients work before the end of the semester/quarter. Finally, we would have liked to have more frequent phone calls with the students and recommend establishing those expectations and lines of communication at the beginning of the course.

We asked the McMaster students to figure out how we could engage citizens and NGOs to evaluate a prototype climate change application we are planning. They performed detailed market campaign research, analysis, and planning for an experiential marketing event centered around an environmental cleanup, in partnership with an NGO. They established the marketing objectives and plan before, during, and after the event. The helped us establish a budget, and determined the desired communication approach to NGOs and participants. They worked backwards from the expected event date to indicate clearly what steps needed to be taken and when. All along they demonstrated enthusiasm, good research and writing skills, creativity and insight throughout the project. They were always pleasant, professional, keen to understand our project goals and objectives, and willing to go the extra mile to help achieve them. We were very happy with their project result and report, which we feel is exactly what we need to undertake an experiential marketing campaign for the prototype.

Overall this project was exactly what I was looking for. I found the team to be responsive to my needs and easy to work with.

Running a small business is being continually drawn down into the details. It was very helpful to have a capable group allow us to see our business and how we relate to the market from a 30,000 foot perspective. The report encourages us to review our margins and pricing and gives us a variety of options to consider in engaging with potential customers to expand our market share.

Great experience. We explored interactive mentoring curriculum options and launch a survey at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdcS7v4jz1fcNrPfDNuw4xwENtFp2T3saW-4rUC8qFYP7eh7A/viewform - now launching the first client using a generic curriculum for La Trobe University at https://mentoring.latrobe.edu.au Thanks!

Everyone was professional and they went over and above my expectations. This was NOT an easy task. It was met with enthusiasm and a willingness to learn. My website was very large and a BIG task to redesign. Now I have something that is clean, clear and easily accessed. Very Pleased with the outcome. The team was amazing, Thank YOU!

Excited participants expanding their knowledge and experience. Very hands-on. Our report contained important information to help us move forward but there was still the impression that social media is the be-all and the end-all. It can be very effective if there is in-depth knowledge on the methods of participation. But not all products can just be posted. Some products fall under more regulations thus e-commerce is restricted until regulations are met, thus understanding regulations is key to understanding how to market. Marketing is not a one-size-fits-all. Our experience is to measure the suggestions and ensure that they have been well researched.

It was pleasure to work with this students! We definitely will benefit from the insights about our market, competitors and social media strategies that we received. Our company will be all the better for it!

I was fortunate enough to have two teams of mature students with great suggestions and energy. Thank you.

This group developed an VERY thorough report covering every aspect as detailed in their course description. They researched the overall market as well as my local competition and offered various strategies to grow on all levels, including a list of resources they used in their research. I am extremely grateful and satisfied!

The Riipen partnership with the Marketing 101 course at McMaster was rewarding for us here at Paqt and helped to give us a good perspective about how students view the market appeal of our service. The instructor Chris was very clear at the outset about the project expectations and setting the groundwork well for working with the student team. This was a pleasant and gainful experience and we would certainly sign up for other McMaster Riipen courses in the future.

The students from McMaster University went above and beyond in their project with us. Thanks to their research and analyses, we were able to significantly reduce our risk and better spot meaningful opportunities in a well-established sector. I highly recommend working with the great students and McMaster University.

Students conduct themselves as professionals and show a great deal of knowledge pertaining to onboarding foundations. It was a pleasure working with this group!

The course project was a letdown. I didn't feel there was support coming from the professor of the class nor did it feel like there was anybody keeping the project on track at the university side. What we ended up with was a watered down presentation that didn't address our core business challenges. The positive of this: the students themselves were eager, hungry to learn, and generally very curious people – that in itself was a breath of fresh air.

Fantastic program connecting highly capable students with enterprise firms to assist in formulating relevant plans based on business challenges and issues.

Professor Munro was professional, communicative, and pleasant! We would love to work with McMaster again in the future.

Excellent work by the students and great communication and guidance with the project coordinator, Caitlyn Beattie. Highly recommend McMaster University.

Great to work with!

I was somewhat underwhelmed by McMaster Universities CE program. We were (as an org) very excited when chosen by them, to have a set of business students help us verify a hypothesis. However, after the initial Professor (who selected us) was unable to deliver the course - it seemed our selection was 'somewhat contingent' on the students choosing us for their project. Which thankfully, they did. What was somewhat underwhelming was how 'disconnected' the instruction was from the organizations involved (outside of the Students). We had NO response from the instructor - when we relayed to the student/team that the regular on-cadence meetings were not 'occurring', nor did we have any reach-out from the instructor on our inputs, or feedback provided - e.g., based on the draft proposal that was provided to us (approximately 4 weeks prior-to final submission). While I believe the students did their best - it wasn't clear how much input or guidance they were getting from the instructor. This, based on the interaction and work-product received.

Summer is full of opportunities for students as organizations open their doors. Kishman Solutions is involved with providing students opportunities to hone their talents and interests. This year, we partnered with McMaster University (one of the top ranked universities in Canada!). With their professor’s guidance, ten students studied our company and evaluated our products: Kishman Solutions Webstore ™, Ashiro Rentals, Eventsmaster ™, and our Travel Booking System. If you want to learn more, or to see what we did last year when we collaborated with the Government of Canada click here:

The class easy to work with. They fulfilled my project as described. The contact was minimal which is greatly appreciated, but thorough.

The McMaster students were very easy to communicate with, professional, punctual and respectful. Students had lots of questions that were relevant to the project and shared their knowledge and experience willingly. I wish all the students well.

Guido DiCesare is by far one of the best educators I've had the pleasure of working with. He is committed to providing his students with practical learning experience and with his help I was able to assemble a team of amazing students that exceeded my expectations.

A great experience working with talented students.

This response has already been supplied, so forgive the repetition. Sadly,, the student failed to show up, she had to return to India and has not been able to return.

Really enjoyed taking part in this program. Everyone was excellent to work with, would happily do this again.

Caring and professional with clear goals and guidance