It used to be that you had to have a critical mass of several thousand people to think about opening offices and branch plants elsewhere in the world. However, the landscape has changed and the field been levelled with collaboration technology so that almost any company can now be a multi-national.
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It is now almost common place for micro companies (Less than 10 employees) in Canada to have business development and technical teams in several other locations around the world. One company (Goupsia) at TheCodeFactory has their HQ right here at 246 Queen Street, development teams in south east asia and Latin America and strategic partners in the middle east and Africa. They meet regularly via Blindside Networks voice over Internet technology (which apparently works better than another more well known VoIP offering in developing countries) to connect and converse.
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Building a diverse multi-national team is achievable by companies of any size with collaboration technology. In the current global village it is easier than ever for different tribes to connect and collaborate.
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How many villages are in your company?
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Ian Graham

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