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Road to a Bright Future

A recruitment expert says the Hong Kong job market is looking bright, thanks to the Belt and Road Initiative and the Bay Area Development.

28 June 2018

Hong Kong employment is set for a positive second-half of 2018 as the city continues to benefit from China’s growing economy and strategic initiatives such as the Belt and Road Initiative and the Greater Bay Area, according to a recent KPMG research. More

Topics: Business Management & Consultancy, Hong Kong, Mainland China, Belt and Road initiative, Bay Area

Back to Bricks and Mortar

A retail expert believes bricks-and-mortar stores are able to offer added value that online shopping can never deliver.

21 June 2018

E-commerce is often seen as a profitable alternative to running a physical store. More

Topics: Real Estate Services, Hong Kong, retail & distribution

Blockchain: The Way Forward

An entrepreneur believes Hong Kong offers the ideal platform to develop and apply blockchain technologies for trade among Belt and Road countries.

14 June 2018

Pindar Wong is Chairman of VeriFi (Hong Kong) Ltd, an Internet financial infrastructure consultancy, and Chief Architect of the Belt and Road Blockchain Consortium. More

Topics: Finance & Investment, Hong Kong, Belt and Road initiative, start-up

Bay of Hope

A new report finds positive sentiments towards the Bay Area among some accounting professionals.

05 June 2018

A new report from ACCA Hong Kong – the local arm of global accountancy body the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants – identifies how Hong Kong can carve its niche in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Bay Area, an ambitious plan to build a world-class city cluster by linking Hong Kong, Macau and nine cities in Guangdong Province.More

Topics: Accounting Services, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Bay Area, hk platform

Zero Sum Gain

What is it like running an environmentally friendly grocery store?

28 May 2018

Entrepreneur Tamsin Thornburrow opened possibly Hong Kong’s first zero-waste grocery store, Live Zero, in February 2018. More

Topics: Food & Beverages, Environmental Protection, Hong Kong, consumer trends, green consumerism

Wired to Win

The CEO and founder of Silicon Valley's BootUP Ventures explains what it takes to succeed in today’s start-up culture.

21 May 2018

Silicon Valley’s BootUP Ventures is a unique start-up ecosystem that aims to provide a one-stop platform for start-ups to get off the ground. More

Topics: USA, Hong Kong, start-up, sme

Time for Hong Kong's Start-ups to Scale Up

As the 10th edition of Entrepreneur Day opens, HKTDC Assistant Executive Director Stephen Liang shares his views on start-ups.

16 May 2018

The Hong Kong Trade Development Council’s (HKTDC) flagship event for start-ups, Entrepreneur Day, will be held 17-18 May at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. More

Topics: Information Technology, Computer & Peripherals, Hong Kong, Mainland China, start-up, Bay Area

Digital and Different

Mathematician, author and business coach Sabine Reppert wants to prepare companies for “the era of the 4th industrial revolution.”

07 May 2018

I founded my first coaching and consulting company in Germany in 2011 and I moved my business to Hong Kong in 2014.More

Topics: Business Management & Consultancy, Education & Training, Germany, Hong Kong, innovation/idea/concept, business tips

Paths to Success

A campaign wants to help entrepreneurs avoid common mistakes and focus on finding solutions.

02 May 2018

With more than 330,000 SMEs in Hong Kong, entrepreneurship plays an important role in Hong Kong’s economy. More

Topics: Books & Printed Items, Hong Kong, start-up

Peer Marketing

The role of key opinion leaders is growing in Hong Kong, offering strong potential for influencer marketing in the city.

25 April 2018

Hong Kong travel and wellness influencer Vivienne Tang spent 18 years in lifestyle publishing, with publications including Prestige, #legend and Asia Spa, as well as her own holistic online magazine, The Source Asia. More

Topics: Technology, Hong Kong, advertising, marketing

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