BUD Fund increases by 12% in 1st half of 2020

Mr Mohamed D. Butt, the executive director of Hong Kong Productivity Council, mentioned in an event that the BUD Fund grant increased by 12% in the first half of 2020, compared to the same period in 2019. It showed that Hong Kong companies know more how to use government fund in markets outside Hong Kong. … Read more

Webinar: eCommerce content marketing & customer engagement

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As eCommerce has become the mainstream nowadays, the new generation marketing method such as content marketing is more and more important. So what is content marketing? How to gather customers with content marketing? Different from old-day marketing, we emphasize customer engagement today. Customers are not only consumers but also our brand representatives. The Hong Kong … Read more

Webinar: F&B Success

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In all circumstances, food and beverage (F&B) is a sector never-die. Besides quality, the owner is also critical for the success. The HKFYG Jockey Club Social Innovative Centre (SIC) event “Business Clinic” invites Calvin Tse, the founder and CEO of Kam Kee Cafe, and Jeff Law, the managing director of Top Soya Food, to share … Read more

How much revenue should a company have to apply for the BUD Fund?

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If you read BizMagnet Insights constantly, you must know that proof of substantive operation is essential for BUD application. Then, some may ask, “How much should a company make in a year to qualify as a BUD applicant?” $500,000? $2 million? Or even $4 million. Stop guessing, let us see how the professional BUD consultant … Read more

BUD Mainland – Support HK lawyers to practice in Greater Bay Area

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In the 21st meeting, the Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress decided to authorize the State Council to execute a pilot programme in the nine Greater Bay Area (GBA) mainland cities (Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Foshan, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Jiangmen, Huizhou, and Zhaoqing). The programme allows Hong Kong and Macau lawyers to practice in specific … Read more

Webinar: New IT system management & working mode under COVID-19

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COVID-19 epidemic returned to Hong Kong in July, and a lot of SMEs have gone back to the “Work from home” (WFH) mode again. In order to make works efficient, not only the IT system and facility, but also working mindset should change. As a management, are you ready? The Hong Kong Productivity Council invites … Read more

Webinar: Home economy, new retail

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Under COVID-19, we are all talking about online shops. But is it effective to open a website only? The CUHK United College Alumni Association invites two alumni to share their e-Commerce experience. The first one is Ricky Wong (1985/EE), the CEO of HKTV Mall. (BizMagnet: Online shop is one of hit TVP projects) Date: 2020/08/21(Fri) … Read more

Webinar: New China Foreign Investment Law 2020

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From 1st Jan 2020, China has a new “Foreign Investment Law” to replace the old one which was in force for near 40 years. The new law treats mainland and foreign businesses in equality. At the same time, certain administrative procedures are simplified to provide convenience to foreign investment in China. Expert from HKTDC Research … Read more

How the US sanction affects HK businesses to enter BUD markets

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Yesterday (2020/08/07), the US Treasury announced to impose sanctions on China and Hong Kong 11 officials who harm Hong Kong autonomy and human rights.These major officers include the Chief Executive Carrie Lam, the Secretary of Justice Teresa Cheng, the Commissioner of Police PK Tang etc. All Americans and American companies cannot deal with the sanctioned … Read more

Webinar: Why business needs inbound marketing?

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Inbound marketing is one of the hottest recent marketing strategies. Different from outbound marketing which keeps pushing advertisement to public intensively, inbound marketing pulls the customers attention via content, social media, SEO etc. The first advocate of inbound marketing is American company HubSpot, and BizMagnet is a government funding consultancy using inbound marketing. The HKFYG … Read more