Backpacks for Kids Sends 127 Kids to School in the Dominican Republic Fibernetics in-house charity provides school supplies for the underprivileged CAMBRIDGE, ONTARIO--(July 28, 2015) - Fibernetics is very proud to announce that due to their in-house charity, Backpacks for Kids, 127 Dominican children have been provided the necessary supplies allowing them to attend school [...]
A grassroots charity was started four years ago by Pete Cross who runs the Fibernetics Contact Centre in the Dominican Republic, and John Stix, Backpacks for Kids just had its most successful day ever! Learning that kids couldn't attend school without the proper supplies or uniforms, they two friends decided to pool some spare cash and [...]
Categories: CEO OF THE YEAR AWARD & BEST EMPLOYER BRANDING CAMBRIDGE, ONTARIO--(July 22, 2015) - Fibernetics is very proud to announce that it has been named as finalists in two categories for the annual Canadian HR Awards. The Aird and Berlis HR Champion – CEO of the Year Award and the Award for Best Employer [...]
By John Stix (Originally published on LinkedIn) Fibernetics started out over ten years ago powered by an entrepreneurial spirit that, in short order, took us from a fringe player in Canadian telecommunications, to one of the largest and most robust networks in the country, servicing hundreds and thousands of customers coast-to-coast. It was exciting. Everyone [...]
How do you unwind at work? If "unwind" is a completely foreign word to you - keep reading. Fibernetics is speaking directly to you! According to Forbes.com, the long-term impact of stress and its influence on creativity and business can be detrimental. Do you want your employees to be more creative and business-savvy? Then [...]
Fibernetics is a young company, and because of that, we have a young workforce. Yet, there are a few grizzled vets sprinkled into the mix here and there. One of the first to join Fibernetics was Dave Majury, who came out of retirement to help us out. Dave is a true telecom veteran having worked in [...]
By way of introduction, Jennifer Copeland is the newest Fibernetics employee, having started on Monday. Her role is to help the Creative Team with all of our social media channels, content development and expanding the reach of all Fibernetics brands and affiliated companies. Out of the 100 applicants or so who sought her position, she [...]
Fibernetics President John Stix is opening up the Founder Institute summer session tonight, mentoring entrepreneurs on their journey to create the next great company. Here's is what the Founder Institute brings to the table, and what John will provide this class: Starting a company is an arduous and lonely journey, and technology entrepreneurship is a constantly [...]
John Stix was asked to be a Mentor at the Toronto Founder Institute this summer. The Founder Institute carefully recruits approximately 25 Mentors per Semester, who are normally the CEO or Founder of a successful startup. These Mentors are selected based on their expertise on a topic in the curriculum, and their mandate is to [...]