Technology Voucher Programme (TVP) grants 75% of the cost of IT projects for local firms. The maximum grant is HKD 600,000 for each eligible company.
Under the Anti-epidemic Fund of the HKSAR Government, the Employment Support Scheme (ESS) had two phrases, June to August and September to November this year. Companies accepting the ESS subsidy cannot cut jobs during the period. Therefore some enterprises such as Cathay Pacific didn’t apply for the second phrase. The ESS completed on 30th Nov … Read more
Global e-Commerce boosts rapidly in recent years, and the COVID-19 pandemic makes it necessary of human life. Nowadays many retailers extend their business to the Internet. However, as a retailer, are you ready to this new era trend? The HKPC Academy provides regular free online seminar to enhance local SMEs’ technology recognition and competitiveness. This … 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
In early time, Facebook, the mother company of WhatsApp, launched the “WhatsApp Payment” service in Brazil. Recently, our TVP consultant often receives inquiries from local SMEs about customer relationship management system (CRM) supporting WhatsApp. It is because the instant messenger has a very high coverage in Hong Kong. Almost all smartphone users register WhatsApp to … 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
TVP applicants often ask BizMagnet consultancy if there is any shortcut for quotations required by the TVP office. Time is money, once a business meets a suitable supplier, it will sign the agreement and go ahead. It is not so common to do a in-depth comparison. However, government departments, public institutions and government funded projects … Read more
COVID-19 pandemic (formerly known as “Wuhan pneumonia”) spread globally and changes the habit of mankind. The incident moves e-Commerce forward for 5 to 10 years that some people never tried online shopping have started to buy daily stuff on the Internet. We can see the tremendous booming of Amazon and HKTVmall. An early investigation also … Read more
In the coming webinar by GS1 Hong Kong, experts will discuss how Hong Kong businesses perform digital transformation under the COVID-19 pandemic. The measure helps to seek new customers and strengthen customer loyalty. Business mixed with new economy model, for instance e-Commerce platform, digital marketing, O2O integration etc can implement the omni-channel marketing. Items such … 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 Retail Technology Adoption Assistance Scheme for Manpower Demand Management (ReTAAS) is a government fund that helps retailers to use manpower management technology and enhance productivity. All non-listed retailers are eligible to apply for the ReTAAS. ReTAAS sponsors 50% of the project cost with cumulative maximum $50,000. (Maximum number of application is two) The followings … Read more
