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.
06 January 2014 | By Trish Crompton in: Featured, Startups Niger Little-Poole, a second-year student at Columbia University, won the Dandy 60 Day Challenge for his app called PictureThis which he said is "like a scavenger hunt meets Instagram meets Reddit." Read more 24 December 2013 | By Communitech in: Member news LoyaltyMatch OnDemand is the first loyalty management and gamification platform for merchants who accept Bitcoin. It uses eCommerce, social commerce and POS systems to encourage Bitcoin commerce and promotes… Read more 20 December 2013 | By Communitech in: Member news WOLFconnect, a front office management solution software from Lone Wolf Real Estate Technologies, has incorporated single sign-on functionality to open the data pipeline and improve efficiencies for its… Read more 19 December 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: View from the 'Loo A look-back at 2013 at Communitech, including highlights from BlackBerry, Thalmic Labs, and eSentire, as well as Communitech programs and events. Read more 19 December 2013 | By Melanie Baker in: Featured, M-Theory, Opinion Rob Drimmie, Development Manager at Apps Factory shares how he builds teams with co-op students who are just gaining work experience for the first time. Read more 16 December 2013 | By Communitech in: Member news Aeryon Labs in Waterloo has experienced significant growth, and has announced that they will be moving offices to bring 60 employees under one roof again. Read more 13 December 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, Small to Mid Size Michael Haughton is a professor at Wilfrid Laurier University who has recently teamed up with Communitech's DATA.BASE program to track the data behind ship movements and make harbours more efficient. Read more 12 December 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: View from the 'Loo Mike McCauley co-founded BufferBox, a student-led startup that was acquired by Google. He discusses the acquisition and the future of BufferBox. Read more 12 December 2013 | By Tina Venema in: Uncategorized Kyle Goomansingh, a policy analyst from the Manitoba Government stumbled on the Communitech Apps Factory competition and decided to pitch his idea for an app that would allow people to communicate in dark… Read more 11 December 2013 | By Trish Crompton in: Featured, Small to Mid Size In 1988 Campana Systems Inc., an enterprise software provider focused on the healthcare and auto club industries was founded in Waterloo Region. Campana was a precursor to what is now a vibrant tech community… Read more
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