Small Business

17 May 2013

It's Saturday in Sheung Wan and Simon Squibb is explaining the rules of the game for the third time this morning - there will be 15 minutes for the pitch, during which the judges stay silent,...

4:55AM

With Hong Kong's FringeBacker, achieving big dreams just a click away

7 May 2013

Syrus Kwan Siu-fung flips through his sketchbook, pausing sporadically to name people and places. There is his friend Stephen walking the Tsing Ma Bridge as if it were a tightrope.

11:46AM

4G seen to widen Asian SMEs' reach

18 Apr 2013

The launch of high-speed 4G services will help remove limits on internet use in Asia and give smaller businesses greater outreach to customers, according to industry experts.

5:33AM

Boao Forum study shows small enterprises lack financial support

7 Apr 2013

Lack of financing support from big banks is a major obstacle for small enterprises trying to upgrade production and expand into new markets in today's challenging market conditions, a government...

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The slow death of small businesses in Hong Kong

3 Apr 2013

Over the past decade, car-repair shop owner Benny Chan has seen more than 70 per cent of his small-business peers disappear as his neighbourhood fills up with high-end Western bars and Japanese...

5:07AM

Hong Kong planners must cater to noodle shops amid unsavoury rent rises

16 Mar 2013

There is nothing quite like the great wonton and noodle shops in Hong Kong. They are not fancy places, but have been in the same location for ages - beloved local institutions with lifetime...

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Opinion

Tom Holland

Attempts to diversify China's reserves have been a disaster

4:45AM

Howard Winn

China is like the EU; provinces are its member states

5:26AM

Microsoft's online Office targets small firms

Microsoft has expanded its collaboration with Hong Kong Broadband Network (HKBN) to deliver Office 365, the "cloud computing" version of its popular productivity software, to thousands of small...

7:47AM

Hong Kong's small businesses and the 'fu er dai' phenomenon

Can small business survive these days? This may be a common question in a city like Hong Kong, where the so-called "real estate monopoly" can be blamed for almost everything.

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Call for last orders after 45 years

The 45-year-old Kam Kee Cafe in Shau Kei Wan will be closing next month after the property owner asked for a 150 per cent increase in rent.

2:37AM

Investors have cash to snap up firms

Fewer salaried professionals are becoming businesspeople as fewer companies are going up for sale in a good economy and when they are, it is mostly investors who are buying them rather than white-...

10:53AM

Small firms not getting enough support, says survey

Most heads of small businesses in Hong Kong believe they do not get enough support from government, a survey has shown.

10:21PM

Boost your business in cyberspace

Before, during or after you launch your company, an effective website to go with it is vital to success

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