by Jessica Hoyt | Aug 29, 2016 | Int'l HR, North America, Startups, United States, US, Visas, Visas & Immigration
Great news for our fellow startups! The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) proposed a new rule, the International Entrepreneur Rule, which would allow certain international entrepreneurs to come to and stay in the US without the need for a visa. You can...
by Jessica Hoyt | Aug 11, 2016 | Data Privacy, EU, Europe, North America, United States, US
On July 12, 2016, the European Commission adopted the EU-US Privacy Shield, and as of August 1, companies can self-certify their compliance under the Privacy Shield. The Privacy Shield is the successor to the EU-US Safe Harbor Framework, which was invalidated by the...
by Anke Corbin | Feb 6, 2016 | Accelerators/Incubators, Business Expansion, Startups, United States, US
TAKING THE PLUNGE: I left a great job at a technology company in the summer of 2015 to start my own company. It’s something I’ve been wanting to do for a while, and I did it to solve what has been a major pain for me at several companies where I’ve worked....
by Jessica Hoyt | Feb 2, 2016 | Business Expansion, Cyber Security, Data Privacy, EU, Europe, United States, US
A new transatlantic data transfer agreement was announced today between the EU and the US. The new EU-US Privacy Shield will replace the Safe Harbor agreement, which was invalidated by the European Court of Justice last October. This announcement came two days after...
