8 Things you need to think about before hiring internationally
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Expanding your team into new markets means adding people on the ground with the right mix of experience and knowledge. But hiring the right people where you need them comes with its own set of challenges — from complying with local employment laws to implementing international payroll and benefits.
10 June 2014 | By Samantha Clark in: As part of the Junior Achievement Be Entrepreneurial program,the students had seven minutes to pitch their business ideas, followed by an eight-minute question-and-answer period from the “Dragons.” The… Read more 09 June 2014 | By Communitech in: Member news The United Way of Kitchener Waterloo & Area has teamed up with FunRaisers, a Kitchener-based startup to reinvent fundraising. When people purchase the FunRaiser offers through United Way mobile app or… Read more 05 June 2014 | By Trish Crompton in: Enterprise At Communitech’s Tech Leadership Conference on May 29, Caputo led a packed breakout room through the story of Cisco’s shutdown of PixStream, the digital video distribution startup where he had worked,… Read more 05 June 2014 | By Anthony Reinhart in: View from the ‘Loo Kevin Lynch talks about what Canada needs to do to grow more successful companies at Communitech’s Tech Leadership Conference on May 29. Lynch pointed to the prevalence of a local rather than global mindset… Read more 04 June 2014 | By Samantha Clark in: Featured Ron Neumann says a change in perspective can make all the difference when a business is trying to solve a problem during his Tech Leadership Conference breakout session on May 29th. Read more 04 June 2014 | By Briton Burgio in: Uncategorized Apps4Learning is designed to encourage not only secondary students but also elementary students to start and continue to take technology courses in high school. On June 2, the BEP hosted the launch party… Read more 03 June 2014 | By Sam Trieu in: Startups On June 19, Communitech and BMW Grand River will award a grand prize of $25,000 at the first annual Ultimate Technology Prize Pitch Competition. Read more 02 June 2014 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Featured Lunch with Dr. Anita Sands, following her session at Communitech’s Tech Leadership Conference on May 29, to talk about leaders, an organization’s capacity for change and what early signs of disruption… Read more 29 May 2014 | By Angela Larraguibel in: Startups YMCAs of Cambridge & Kitchener-Waterloo Employment Services are running a Lunch and Learn for Employers to learn about how the YMCAs can help with your hiring and recruitment needs. Read more 29 May 2014 | By Anthony Reinhart in: View from the 'Loo Sitting down with Adam Belsher, co-founder of Jad Saliba, former Waterloo Region Police turned entrepreneur, to talk about Magnet Forensics, their fast-growing digital forensic evidence company. Read more
High school students face (entrepreneurial) dragons
United Way KW launches FunRaising mobile app with a Communitech Startup
Culture as strategy: Tech Leadership Q&A with Sandvine's Dave Caputo
View from the 'Loo: Kevin Lynch on what Canada can learn from Waterloo Region
No BS meetings: Tech Leadership Q&A with Ron Neumann of VistaShift
Learning? There’s an App for that….
Communitech and BMW Grand River awarding a $25,000 Ultimate Technology Prize. Applications are open.
Capacity for change: Tech Leadership Q&A with Dr. Anita Sands
YMCA Employer's Lunch and Learn June 3 at the Waterloo Region Small Business Centre
View from the 'Loo: Magnet Forensics poised to tackle 'billion-dollar market'