Latest news about business, commerce and government policy. Government business grants such as BUD Fund, TVP Fund etc change rapidly in recent years.
Announced in the 2021-22 Budget, the government will enhance the Special 100% Loan Guarantee of the SME Financing Guarantee Scheme (SFGS) to relieve further SMEs’ cash flow pressure. The improvement measures are as follows: Maximum amount of loan: the total amount of employee wages and rents for 18 months, or HK$6 million, whichever is lower … Read more
Announced in the 2021/22 Budget, the government proposed to improve further the BUD Fund, including the following measures: Additional injection of $1.5 billion Expansion of geographical coverage to 37 economies (previously 20 economies) Increase of the funding ceiling for each company to $6 million (previously $4 million) According to sources, the Secretariat of the BUD … Read more
Previously the Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced that the government seeks injection approval to the Anti-epidemic Fund before Christmas. The fourth round of the Anti-epidemic Fund will assist those sectors impacted by the social distancing measures. For instance, restaurants, beauty salons, fitness centres etc. The application is simple and even raised by the government. Nevertheless, … Read more
In a recent survey, the Consumer Council found that many home renovation suppliers provide very vague quotation leading dispute or even incomplete works. Among the 11 renovation companies, only 2 can provide a detail quotation while the remaining 9 provided quotation vague or even without content. It is very hard to compare among the competitors … Read more
Up to now (8/11/2020), the US presidential election doesn’t have a final projection yet. Democrat candidate Joe Biden won most of the swing states and more than 270 electoral votes. Republican candidate Donald Trump (the present president) doesn’t agree to lose and about to appeal to the Supreme Court. It is likely that another case … Read more
As technology advancing, such as 5G, smartphone and big data evolution, the entire retail industry change rapidly. At the same time, the COVID-19 pandemic accelerates e-Commerce by around 5 to 10 years. Many who never trusted e-Commerce has to purchase online nowadays. The Retail Innovation Conference organized by the Hong Kong Retail Management Association (HKRMA) … Read more
The US President Donald Trump announced in his Twitter account that he and the First Lady Melania test positive for COVID-19 (formerly known as Wuhan Pneumonia). The latest COVID-19 update of BizMagnet. BizMagnet government fund consultant is professionally to help companies to apply for government funds. Our service includes BUD consultation, TVP consultation and other … Read more
Today is the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese calendar, known as the Mid-Autumn Festival. BizMagnet wish you a happy holiday. BizMagnet government funding consultant is professionally to help companies to apply for government funding. Our scope includes BUD fund consultation, TVP consultation, and other funding such as Export Marketing Fund, ReTAAS … Read more
The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) ‘s mechanizing platform “HKTDC Sourcing” will launch new interface and function next month. There are more than 2 million registered buyers and 100 thousand suppliers on the platform, connecting more than 20 million businesses annually. You can apply for government fund subsidy to use the HKTDC sourcing platform. … Read more
The Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) released the latest figures of “Dedicated Fund on Branding, Upgrading and Domestic Sales” (BUD Fund) in a press release. Due to the US-China conflict, the Chief Innovation Officer Dr Lawrence Cheung reflected that a lot of manufacturers moved their factories from mainland China to Southeast Asia (ASEAN members) and … Read more