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 Fall Newsletter 2010
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 Brought To You by the Letter "B"
By Brent Holliday, Technology Practice, Capital West Partners.
Brent can be contacted at brent@capwest.com
The acquisitions of companies in British Columbia lately, while part of a larger trend in the M&A space for technology companies, have a common thread. They seem to all start with the letter "B".
Click here to continue reading about the B's of BC's companies
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 The Out-of-Towners
By Bruce Edmond, Corporate Recruiters Ltd.
Bruce can be contacted at bruce@corporate.bc.ca
In our 30 years of helping BC companies, this year has seen the highest number of candidates recruited from across North America. In most cases, these candidates have had to relocate to Vancouver, which is not without its challenges. We would like to share our experience with readers who may be interested in acquiring employees from outside of the Vancouver area.
Click here to continue reading about our tips for hiring out-of-town candidates
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 Less Minutes Equals Less Mischief
By David W. Rowat, Strategic Catalysts Inc. David W. Rowat is Corporate Secretary and CFO for Clevest Solutions, Inc. David acknowledges Clevest’s Board of Directors for steering him in the right direction on the minutes. David can be contacted at dwrowat@stratcat.com
There is often an inclination to include reams of information when writing minutes for Board meetings. But this is one time where less is better, if you want to avoid mischief-makers.
Click here to continue reading about the benefits of brevity
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 Elimination of IT Worker Exemption
By Don Safnuk, Corporate Recruiters Ltd.
Don can be contacted at don@corporate.bc.ca
As indicated in this issue's article about attracting out-of-town candidates, there are sometimes critical reasons for hiring international employees. Our involvement in international recruiting necessitates we monitor the status of the Federal Government's "IT Worker" exemption policy, and how proposed changes to the policy will affect the local technology sector.
Click here to continue reading about changes to the exemption policy
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