How does a start-up compete for qualified, skilled people?

(Copyright © 2015 by Chesney Bradshaw, all rights reserved)
(Copyright © 2015 by Chesney Bradshaw, all rights reserved)

A specialised company that keeps factories and production lines running and installs new equipment has a hard time finding and retaining technical labour with the oil sands industry in British Columbia, Canada.

The company Neutron Factory Works can’t compete with their $45 an hour wages against $75 an hour oil patch wages.

If a small to medium-size business like this is challenged to find and keep staff, just imagine the difficulty for start-up or small businesses in virtually any sector who have much less to offer. Continue reading “How does a start-up compete for qualified, skilled people?”