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.
05 September 2019 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, News Velocity, the wildly successful University of Waterloo startup program launched in 2008, has announced a restructuring, and the launch of a new program called Concept, aimed at serving more on-campus students.… Read more 05 September 2019 | By Ryan McCartney in: Banknotes, Opinion This issue of Bank Notes talks about the realities of funding a company and the right and wrong ways of doing it, from seeking the right type of funding to being transparent about your business. Read more 04 September 2019 | By Alex Kinsella in: Opinion, Tech About Town We’re Communitech, your local innovation hub that helps tech companies start, grow and succeed. We also are seriously passionate about helping people connect and building a strong community. Here is a… Read more 03 September 2019 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News Chuck Howitt’s new book is called BlackBerry Town – How high tech success has played out for Canada’s Kitchener-Waterloo. Not only does it cover BlackBerry, but also other organizations such as OpenText,… Read more 03 September 2019 | By Craig Daniels in: Monthly tech roundup, News The tech community is plenty busy, even in the summer. With news from VueReal, SannTek Labs, Velocity, and many other organizations from the last month. Read more 30 August 2019 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News Trak Global, who acquired IMS last December, announced a US$50-million investment from London, UK-based Three Hills Capital Partners. They are very clear in accessing the talent pool and tech community… Read more 28 August 2019 | By Member News in: Member news Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) has announced a funding partnership with Ecopia Tech Corporation, to create the first comprehensive digital map of all of Sub-Saharan Africa. This will… Read more 22 August 2019 | By Melanie Baker in: M-Theory, Opinion In tech, there is this mindset that things must move up and to the right, signalling growth and moving forward. Life however, moves more in cycles, endings are as inevitable as change. People quit jobs,… Read more 22 August 2019 | By Craig Daniels in: Featured, News Praemo, a Kitchener-based startup that uses artificial intelligence to identify process problems for enterprise companies, announced a CDN$3.5-million Series A raise Thursday. They plans to use the cash… Read more 21 August 2019 | By Member News in: Member news PEER Group invites you to participate in the 2019 Plasma Car Races in support of KidsAbility Foundation. The Plasma Car Races is a corporate team-building event whereby teams of four race to the finish… Read more
What a Concept: Velocity unveils new on-campus program for budding entrepreneurs
Banknotes: Eliminating common fundraising mistakes
Connecting with your community
BlackBerry Town: Q & A with author Chuck Howitt
Tech roundup for August 2019
Intelligent Mechatronic Systems on the rise
Ecopia Tech Corporation receives CDN$6.7 million to map Sub-Saharan Africa
M-Theory: Life moves in cycles, not up and to the right
Praemo completes CDN$3.5-million Series A
PEER Group invites local tech companies to support KidsAbility at 2019 Plasma Car Races