VENTURE HONG KONG

A Breath of Fresh Coffee

A business consultant is ‘consulting’ for his own brand of Japanese luxury café to chase his dream of elevating Hong Kong’s lifestyle.

03 August 2018

Following a lengthy career as a consultant for many household brands, Baniel Cheung decided to turn his hand to “consulting” for his own brand to fulfil his dream – opening a Japanese luxury café, named Kohee (coffee in Japanese). More

Topics: Food & Beverages, Hong Kong, Japan, leisure & recreation

Beauty and the Entrepreneur

Living with a skin disorder, an Australian-born Hong Kong entrepreneur turned her quest to overcome the challenge into a business and created a beauty and wellness venture.

27 July 2018

During her time working as an analyst at a private bank earlier in her career, Phoebe Song routinely dealt with different industries’ research and data. More

Topics: Health & Beauty, Hong Kong, start-up

Perfect Time for Tea

Premium and fresh products are the secret ingredients for contemporary Chinese tea salon Flamingo Bloom’s appeal.

19 July 2018

With an emphasis on fresh ingredients – all its menu items are made using freshly-brewed tea, fresh milk and fruit – Flamingo Bloom has proved a popular destination for those looking for flavourful healthy beverage options. More

Topics: Food & Beverages, Hong Kong, hk platform

Bespoke Butler at Your Service

A Hong Kong start-up has launched an app based service that helps busy city dwellers take care of their homes.

12 July 2018

Working 15-hour days in the banking and finance sector left three young Hong Kong entrepreneurs wishing they had a domestic specialist taking care of things at home. More

Topics: Catering Services, Hong Kong, consumer services

Stockholm Lifestyle Brand Expands to Hong Kong

Online Swedish watch brand TRIWA is opening a physical store in Hong Kong to boost growth.

05 July 2018

Since establishing the company in 2007, the four co-founders of TRIWA had steadily built an Asian following, predominantly through online sales. More

Topics: Watches & Clocks, Hong Kong, hk platform

Work, Rest and Play

A new co-working space inside a five-star hotel opens up a new segment in a thriving market.

03 July 2018

Is this the future of the office set up? More

Topics: Real Estate Services, Hong Kong, start-up

Thinking outside the Box

Two French ladies have a found a way to scale up their new venture by dressing up Hong Kong’s gentlemen with innovation.

22 June 2018

Having newly arrived from France, Chloe Berger and Magali Portes soon discovered that anyone with an eye for opportunity and a head for business can launch an entrepreneurial start-up in Hong Kong. More

Topics: Garments, Textiles & Accessories, Hong Kong, start-up

Delivering the Goods of the Future

Four young people want to turn letter boxes into secure lockers where you can receive anything from online shopping to laundry.

15 June 2018

Online shopping makes life easier in terms of time savings, but the convenience may stop at the delivery. More

Topics: Logistics & Supply Chain, Hong Kong, start-up, consumer trends

Fintech Goes Bionic

A Hong Kong-based fintech start-up aims to scale up through an accelerator programme.

04 June 2018

Fintech firm Prive Technologies has developed an award-winning software solution for wealth planning, powered by a bionic advisory engine. But it wants to go further – by joining an accelerator programme organised by a major bank.More

Topics: Banking Services, Finance & Investment, Hong Kong, start-up, Fintech

Fashionably Sustainable

Eco-friendly fashion competition The Redress Design Award has crowned Brit designer Kate Morris its latest victor.

30 May 2018

As the second largest industrial polluter on the planet - second only to oil, the global fashion industry has much to do to clean up its act, from responsibly sourcing materials to encouraging consumers to recycle garments. More

Topics: Environmental Protection, Garments, Textiles & Accessories, Hong Kong, green consumerism

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