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SCMP Reporter

In January, Hong Kong hosted the annual StartmeupHK Festival showcasing the city’s thriving start-up ecosystem. And it is thriving, with government body InvestHK saying the number of start-ups in the city rose from 1,558 in 2015 to 1,926 in 2016, making Hong Kong the fifth fastest-growing start-up ecosystem and the 25th largest overall.
Hong Kong start-up boosters and doubters lock horns at StartmeupHK festival
Today we catch up with Beverley Cappleman, founder of The Strand in Central.
Cappleman moved to Hong Kong in 1990 and opened her business in 2011, focusing on beauty services for men and women. Today it is home to an expert line-up of therapists and colourists as well as playing host to internationally renowned stylists.


Beverley Cappleman of hair and beauty outfit The Strand has a head for business

Beverley Cappleman, founder of The Strand.

Introducing the teams behind Hong Kong start-ups - watch live as they tell their stories and join the conversation

We’ve set out to meet the people behind some of the companies in the city’s burgeoning start-up scene and hear their stories. First up: ex-New York lawyer Diane Younes and her mobile hair and make-up service, Sponge

A screen grab from Sponge, a mobile make-up service founded in Hong Kong by Diane Younes in November 2016 .

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Check out our second instalment of Groovers & Shakers on Facebook Live – a new series in which we shine a spotlight on some of the start-ups in the city and their founders, and find out what it takes to survive


Beverley Cappleman of hair and beauty outfit The Strand has a head for business

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Hong Kong start-up boosters and doubters lock horns at StartmeupHK festival