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Tech Industry Hiring In Canada Continues To Grow

YoungUpstarts

Since 2015, the rising interest abroad continues to contribute to steady growth. Information systems analyst and consultants start at a median salary of $74,048. The most sought-after hires are computer programmers and interactive media developers. This generated $16 billion in annual revenues in 2015.

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2021 was a record breaking year for Israeli startups. What now?

VC Cafe

Israeli tech investments 2015-2021 (source: IVC ). The government set a goal to increase the percentage of people employed in tech t0 15% but it cannot be achieved overnight. Several discussions on social media have founders asking if they should hedge their FOREX risk. Exits of Israeli startups in 2021 reached $82.4

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Why GE’s Jeff Immelt Lost His Job – Disruption and Activist Investors

Steve Blank

He sold off slower-growth, low-tech, and nonindustrial businesses — financial services, media, entertainment, plastics, and appliances. In 2015 Trian Partners, an activist investor, bought $2.5 In 2015, the 10 largest shareholders in a typical S&P 500 company held almost half of the company’s stock.) of the company.

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How to Become Your Own Boss in 2015 (Webinar Recap)

Up and Running

As CEO of Quintessence Group, Melinda educates entrepreneurs and Fortune 500 companies on subjects including small business startup, business development, and social media marketing. Social media is no longer an option, you must be a social media expert, too, or have some budget to hire somebody to help you.

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18 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Did Prior to Starting Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

It could be studying entrepreneurship in school or it could have been working with a government contractor or maybe someone had a sales job. Thanks to Tom La Vecchia, X Factor Media ! #2 It was definitely a huge leap to leave the corporate world (and the salary and security that comes with it) and start a company.

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Six Components Of A Positive Workplace Culture — And Why Your Company Needs One

YoungUpstarts

According to a recent report from Accenture, 60 percent of graduates from the Class of 2015 said they would take a pay cut to work for a company that had a “positive social atmosphere.” And if some of them share your company’s good deeds on social media, so much the better.). Shouldn’t work be fun anyway?

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Paying Lip Service to Developing Entrepreneurs

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

We hear lots of talk from government officials about developing entrepreneurs. There is very little respect for high level crafts and workmanship and every student is made to think the only option for them is college and a white collar salary job. Not everything can be funded through social media. in 1997 to 24.7