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.
23 September 2013 | By Kayleigh Platz in: Featured, Startups Chris Shinn didn’t think he’d start a company, but, by the end of the weekend evening, he was founder of Art Everywhereand in first-place. Art Everywhere, a website and app to help you buy original art,… Read more 23 September 2013 | By Trish Crompton in: Featured, Startups Katherine Barr, a general partner at Mohr Davidow Ventures from Silicon Valley, was at the Communitech Hub last week. This year Barr was named co-chair of the C100, which a non-profit organization helping… Read more 23 September 2013 | By Trish Crompton in: Featured BlackBerry’s proposed $4.7-billion sale to a consortium led by Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. is a vote of confidence in the value of the Waterloo-based smartphone maker. We believe this transaction will… Read more 19 September 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Startups, View from the ‘Loo As one of Canada’s most familiar and accomplished network news anchors, Kevin Newman has been around – and been moving around – long enough to see trends come and go, programs launch and die, experiments… Read more 19 September 2013 | By Communitech in: Featured, Opinion According to the recently-released 2011 National Household Survey the Kitchener-Cambridge-Waterloo census metro area (CMA) has passed the Ottawa CMA for percentage of residents working in software & IT… Read more 18 September 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: Featured, News, Startups I Think Security has taken a further step into the consumer market with a Kickstarter campaign to fund its latest product: the Qi4BOX, which secures Dropbox users’ files. The $30,000 crowdfunding campaign,… Read more 17 September 2013 | By Trish Crompton in: Featured, Startups Waterloo-based 2G Robotics is gaining worldwide exposure after helping in this week’s salvage of the Costa Concordia cruise ship off the coast of Italy. Monday was a huge win for the 20-month project as… Read more 17 September 2013 | By Meghan Kreller in: Startups Startup Smackdown is an ever-popular startup competition in the Waterloo Region. It’s a fast pitch competition, where startups are called to the ring to pitch in front of a panel of judges. They will critique… Read more 13 September 2013 | By Trish Crompton in: Fluxible User Experience (UX)conference is being held this weekend. Davis Neable, one of the Fluxible’s organizers dropped by the Hub the other day and here is what she had to say about her visit. Read more 12 September 2013 | By Anthony Reinhart in: View from the 'Loo Anthony Reinhart talks about the break he took from Communitech when his twin daughters were born. He discusses how fast things have developed at Communitech and in the Waterloo Region. The region is in… Read more
An artful end to Startup Weekend
Perspectives of a Valley VC: Q+A with Katherine Barr
$4.7B purchase offer proves value of BlackBerry
View from the 'Loo: Kevin Newman starts up, again
Guest post: Gary Will on BlackBerry's place in Waterloo Region tech
I Think Security turns to Kickstarter to fund Dropbox protection device
Waterloo's 2G Robotics plays key role in Costa Concordia salvage
Garry Tan is ready for a smackdown … are you?
Fluxible, inspired by the space and energy of the Hub
View from the 'Loo: Crazy, but a good crazy