Hong Kong social enterprise Cookie Smiles began baking and selling snaps and crunches in June this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, creating jobs for disadvantaged people and supporting local charities in the process.

A social-enterprise baker supports charities and provides training and jobs for disadvantaged people with its sweet treats.

Giving by the mouthful

Easy BUD, a simplified application process for the government’s Dedicated Fund on Branding, Upgrading and Domestic Sales (BUD Fund), was launched last month to cut the processing time for applications.

The government has launched a simplified application process for the BUD Fund to help local companies expand their business.

Easy BUD speeds up application

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Easy BUD speeds up application

Giving by the mouthful

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