VENTURE HONG KONG

Navigating Asia’s yacht market

Hong Kong entrepreneurs have many ‘how I made it’ stories – this one simply dropped anchor and set everyone else sailing.

03 October 2019

Ardent yachtsman Mike Simpson was cruising around Asia when he sailed into Hong Kong’s harbour – and decided to stay. More

Topics: Logistics & Supply Chain, Hong Kong, sea travel

Hong Kong exporters face challenges

Businesses are urged to look to countries such as Myanmar and Cambodia as the Sino-US conflict bites.

26 September 2019

As the trade dispute between the United States and Mainland China heats up and global economic growth slows, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) has again lowered its export forecast, saying the city’s exports will decline 4% by value this year. More

Topics: Logistics & Supply Chain, Myanmar, Cambodia, transport, logistics

Special measures give boost to SMEs

Hong Kong companies are being offered a wide range of funding and support services as they battle continued headwinds.

19 September 2019

Hong Kong’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are facing strong headwinds in the face of the ongoing Sino-US trade dispute and a softening in the global economy. More

Topics: Association & Government, Hong Kong, sme

Digital globe-hoppers

A US-based travel comparison site found trip-hungry Hong Kong to be the ideal city for its APAC headquarters.

12 September 2019

Transport-hub Hong Kong is an ideal gateway for those wishing to experience the Asia-Pacific region, which is one of the reasons travel-services comparison site KAYAK plumped to base its regional headquarters in the city. More

Topics: Tourism & Hospitality, Hong Kong, start-ups, travel app

Blockchain pioneer picks Hong Kong

A French crypto security leader identifies the city as a “natural” base for its regional headquarters.

05 September 2019

Hong Kong was “absolutely the right choice” as Ledger’s Asia Pacific (APAC) home, the regional head for the French crypto-security giant Benjamin Soong asserted nearly one year after its October 2018 market entry into Asia. More

Topics: Banking Services, Finance & Investment, Hong Kong, Fintech, Blockchain

Fun goes global from Hong Kong

Students’ desire for a quick way to share funny moments has spawned a global phenomenon.

29 August 2019

Transforming a little idea into an international platform that entertains millions of global netizens, 9GAG – founded by Hong Kong young people – encourages peers to be bold and walk their own ways. More

Topics: Media, Hong Kong, start-ups, social media

Hiring tool for gig economy

An innovative solution uses AI to constantly improve matching between those seeking work and potential employers.

22 August 2019

The “gig” economy is expanding in Hong Kong as employees in the city are seeking greater control over their working hours while employers want more flexibility in their hiring arrangements. More

Topics: Business Management & Consultancy, Hong Kong, start-ups, AI

Budgeting for beginners

App makers aim to give children a good grounding in money management by starting from a young age.

15 August 2019

Hong Kong techpreneurs Teresa Chan and Chester Szeen believe in an early start when it comes to managing money, and have developed an app to do just that. More

Topics: Finance & Investment, Education & Training, Hong Kong, start-ups, Fintech

Framework for success

Two entrepreneurs who met by chance in Hong Kong are disrupting the global optical business, one face at a time.

08 August 2019

3DNA is a retail technology company that simplified the eyewear-creation process, from concept to design to production, letting practitioners deliver one-of-a-kind custom glasses to each and every customer. More

Topics: Eyewear, Hong Kong, optical fair

Matchmaker links corporates to banks

Hong Kong start-up aims to help SMEs find the right banking services at the best price.

01 August 2019

Wherever they are, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) may sometimes find the banking world hard to navigate and often confine their use of corporate banking services to account opening.More

Topics: Banking Services, Hong Kong, success story, start-ups

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