A BUD applicant company should authorize a representative for contact, and it is usually the company owner or staff. Whenever the BUD Office encounters ambiguity of the application, it will contact this representative for clarification. To our BUD consultant‘s experience, no matter how fine the BUD proposal is, the Office has to inquire to certain extent. A quick and accurate response to the inquiry is very important for a smooth application, otherwise it may risk an application failure.
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Email in the past; Call now
From time being, the BUD Office mainly used email to communicate with the applicant representatives, and BizMagnet government funding consultant advised clients to pay extra attention to mailboxes. No only the inbox but sometimes the incoming mails might drop into the spam folder. If the applicant couldn’t response in time, it may delay the progress. However, recently, our clients reflect that the BUD Office tends to call the office number or the mobile of the contact person in office hours.
Pay attention to calls with 2788 and add contacts
Incoming calls start with “3” are often rejected. Fortunately the telephone number prefix of the Hong Kong Productivity Council is “2788”, and the case officer will tell you his/her identity. BizMagnet advise clients to receive all calls starting with “2788” and add the number of case officer to the contact list. Clients who cannot pick up the phone should reply as soon as possible. Unavailable phone may delay the application progress.
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