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.
22 April 2013 | By Communitech in: As social media continues to weave its way into the business world, it’s obvious that it’s become much more than a marketing tactic. As Brandtology has noted, social media is now the No. 1 emerging channel… Read more 22 April 2013 | By Trish Crompton in: Startups Waterloo based Kik Interactive has raised $19.5 million to further develop and help monetize its mobile messaging platform. The Series B investment round, announced Monday comes from Foundation Capital,… Read more 19 April 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Research In Motion has opened the hood and revealed the engine of its next wave of devices, and it’s called BBX. RIM’s BlackBerry and QNX mobile platforms, will power future versions of the company’s BlackBerry… Read more 18 April 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Startups, View from the ‘Loo In a world that seems ever more awake to the power of networks, why are we still hypnotized by hierarchies? Seth Godin, who spoke at Communitech Tech Leadership Conference last month, talks about networks… Read more 18 April 2013 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Startups WellRead has launched its web-based platform that aims to simplify how readers keep up with a large amount of daily data they receive through traditional news and their own social media networks. WellRead… Read more 18 April 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Small to Mid Size In February, FedDev Ontario awarded $6.4 million to Communitech, Waterloo Region’s commercialization hub for digital media, to oversee a project to monetize marine shipping data gathered by satellites… Read more 16 April 2013 | By Meghan Kreller in: Small to Mid Size Guy Kawasaki and Shannon Deegan will be coming to Waterloo Region as part of Communitech’s Level Up series. On May 24 and June 26, join us for high-energy power sessions focused on real business challenges… Read more 16 April 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Startups Waterloo-based Rebellion Media has acquired Incentivibe, marking the first acquisition from Communitech’s year-old HYPERDRIVE startup accelerator program. The news comes as HYPERDRIVE opens applications… Read more 12 April 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Startups On Thursday in New York City, the companies of HYPERDRIVE’s Cohort 2 were treated to another great day of startup inspiration from pros who know, including Joanne Wilson of Gotham Gal Ventures and Alexis… Read more 11 April 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: View from the ‘Loo Cohort 2 of Communitech’s HYPERDRIVE accelerator are in New York this week, plus another from Cohort 1, making contacts, learning from mentors, pitching investors, and seeing how things get done in the… Read more
Guiding Fans and Followers Through the Sales Funnel with Social Media
Kik raises $19.5 million in Series B round
BBX to power RIM's next-generation devices
View from the 'Loo: Networks matter more than hierarchies
WellRead launches platform to help you read what matters
Communitech and UTIAS: Tapping the potential of space
Level Up with Guy Kawasaki and Shannon Deegan
Rebellion Media acquires HYPERDRIVE startup Incentivibe
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View from the 'Loo: The world outside our door