VENTURE HONG KONG

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, Case Studies

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, Case Studies

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, Case Studies, start-ups

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, Case Studies, start-ups

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, consumer trends, Case Studies

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

Optimising Spaces

The shared economy idea has moved to the office rental market in a city that seems to be always short of space.

23 May 2018

Entrepreneurial ex-lawyers Jacky Lo and Eunice Wong saw for themselves how frustrating it can be for a start-up or smaller SME to find flexible and affordable office space in Hong Kong.More

Topics: Real Estate Services, Hong Kong, business trends & opportunities, Case Studies

Reinventing the Bill

A Hong Kong fintech firm is trying to reinvent e-payment, from taxis to Chinese New Year Fairs.

14 May 2018

When you take a taxi, you pay cash. That is how everyone has been doing it, until now. More

Topics: Finance & Investment, Information Technology, Hong Kong, consumer trends, retail & distribution

The Art of Happiness

Creative paper sculpture for tea boxes and other products is turning packaging into an art form that makes people smile.

11 May 2018

A flower-shaped paper sculpture pops up as the tea paper box is opened; a small box for dried fruits turns into a jigsaw puzzle with interesting patterns. More

Topics: Design Services, Food & Beverages, Hong Kong, Middle East, HKTDC Platform, retail & distribution

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