8 Things you need to think about before hiring internationally
Posted in: Featured
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.
16 May 2013 | By Trish Crompton in: Today, Pebble announced $15 million in Series A funding from Charles River Ventures. The smart watch maker that initially received funding via Kickstarter will use this latest round to increase the size… Read more 13 May 2013 | By Trish Crompton in: Locally based TribeHR, announced Wednesday a successful first quarter of 2013. The company’s customer base has recently expanded to more than 30 countries globally. Along with the increased sales of their… Read more 09 May 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: View from the ‘Loo BigRoad, based in Waterloo’s Accelerator Centre, is a software-as-a-service business aimed at a tough-to-crack, old-school and decidedly unsexy industry. Kitchener-based Thalmic’s futuristic MYO is a hardware… Read more 03 May 2013 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Hannah Chapplain was a musician venturing into entrepreneurship and used a different method than many. Rather than try to make it in on genre, she tried about 15. This is not a common process but by doing… Read more 02 May 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: View from the ‘Loo Cora Developments next big project to break ground in Waterloo’s David Johnston Research + Technology Park: the International Business Centre, a 110,000-square-foot facility for startups and companies… Read more 26 April 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Startups Professionalism, polish, pizzazz – all were on full display as 10 Communitech HYPERDRIVE startups and two special guest entrepreneurs pitched to a packed house at Demo Day on Thursday. A standing-room-only… Read more 25 April 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins talks to us after his keynote speech at Communitech’s recent Tech Leadership Conference. Heins is well-positioned to talk about tech leadership, given the situation he confronted… Read more 24 April 2013 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Startups May's UpStart breakfast will feature Kelly Frey of BigRoad Inc., Stephen Lake of Thalmic Labs and Jeff Nugent of Contingent Workforce Solutions. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. We believe… Read more 24 April 2013 | By Communitech in: Maplesoft, one of the leading technology companies in Waterloo Region, is celebrating 25 years of incorporation this year, and the company celebrated the anniversary Tuesday with an event for its staff,… Read more 23 April 2013 | By Communitech in: Communitech’s five-year digital strategy is producing big results after just three years, according to a report card released today. Recent work with Deloitte Consulting has pegged the 2012 economic impact… Read more
Awesome Funding News for Pebble and Auvik Networks
TribeHR Announces Record Quarter with More Than 100 Percent Growth in Social HR Software Sales
View from the 'Loo: A big year for BigRoad, Thalmic Labs
The artist as entrepreneur
View from the 'Loo: It's about the soil, not the building
Demo Day 2: Bigger, bolder, better
View from the 'Loo: The tech leadership of Thorsten Heins
Start your day with us at May's UpStart breakfast
Maplesoft celebrates 25 years of incorporation
Communitech's $107M digital strategy delivering ahead of schedule