Young Entrepreneurs

start-up express is hong kong trade development council (hktdc)'s highly curated start-up development programme that targets start-ups offering innovative and tech products or solutions, as well as with strong desire to enter the international market. through a series of capability building, mentoring sessions, marketing activities, extensive publicity, and pitching opportunities, the programme aims to assist local start-ups in building connection, exploring markets, seeking business and funding partners, and enhancing brand awareness.  target participants  start-ups incorporated on or after 1st january 2019; start-ups raising less than usd10 million in funding; start-ups with a valid business registration in hong kong; start-ups with a focus on technologies related to art tech, fintech, health tech, prop tech, smart city, sustainability.   registration is open till 6 may 2024. for further details on the programme and registration method, please visit the official website. click here to view the details of the past winners.

...startup teams (in chinese version only). You are welcome to visit the exhibition and have a chat with the start-up entrepreneurs to learn more about business opportunities in the gba! "entrepreneur day 2023" - event details   date：7-8 december 2023 (thu - fri) opening hours：9:00 am to 6:00 pm venue：hall 1d-e, hong kong convention and exhibition centre fee: free of charge enquiry hotline: 1830 668 online registration for visitors: click here

unleash the potential for local young people and small and medium enterprises in the thriving greater bay area (gba). hong kong trade development council's  gogba one-stop platform offers comprehensive career and business information in the gba. apart from the new career and service providers features, the gogba go-to guides for instance, hope to help entrepreneurs and businesses with the first steps of setting up a business, handling taxation and completing related procedures. connect with business partners and access career information in the gba with just few clicks！ visit www.go-gba.com to know more! stay connected with our gogba wechat mini-program for the latest updates. (scan qr code in wechat)    

...startups and companies and interact with seasoned industry executives from the greater bay area (china)- immerse in a comprehensive entrepreneurship program and build a viable business plan and prototype to present the fintech idea to a panel of judges and the audience application by hong kong students application deadline: april 7, 2023 please refer to the website of mefti for more details.

...startup newbies to understand the jargons related to entrepreneurship as well as innovation and technology.

...startups to overcome business challenges and achieve stable development by providing various assistance including mentoring and co-working spaces.   accelerators refer to programmes that aim at assisting startups to achieve rapid business growth. They would usually provide assistance such as funding support and workshops to help startups to connect with large enterprises and attract investments.   more information: according to investhk’s 2021 startup survey, the total number of locations of co-working spaces, incubators and accelerators has doubled from 62 in 2017 to 124 in 2021 despite the challenges brought by the epidemic. For more information on incubation and acceleration programmes, please visit startmeup.Hk.   source: talent.Gov.Hk, startmeup.Hk the “inno-dictionary” series aims to facilitate startup newbies to understand the jargons related to entrepreneurship as well as innovation and technology.

...startup survey released by invest hong kong, hong kong's startup ecosystem remains vibrant despite the ongoing economic challenges of the global pandemic. Let’s go through the survey results. 1. Record high in the total number of startups the overall number of startups in the city reached a record high of 3,755, up 68% over 2017. 2. Number of employees recruited by startups bounced back the number of staff hired by startups in 2021 surged 29% to 13,804 persons, despite a year-on-year drop of 14% was recorded in 2020. 3. Continuous growth in locations of co-working spaces/incubators/accelerators since 2017, the number of co-working spaces/incubators/accelerators has doubled, up from 62 to 124 in 2021. 4. Increase in non-local talents in 2021, the percentage of non-local startup founders has increased 2% to 28%. 20.5% of them were from mainland china. 5. Most startups are engaged in the financial technology sector the financial technology sector ranks the top in terms of number of startups in 2021 with 472 such companies. The continued rise of digital behaviour has also fuelled specific startup growth in sectors such as the e-commerce and supply chain & logistics technology sector, in which the number of startups companies in the sector has increased from 385 in 2020 to 432 in 2021. Interested in starting your own business in one of the fast-growing industries? here below are some useful resources: startup how-tos: how to prepare for my entrepreneurship? startup how-tos: three pillars of e-commerce   reference: invest hong kong’s 2021 startup survey

team uplift, champion of the outlier csv challenge 2021 team uplift, the champion of the outlier csv challenge 2021, wished to improve the well-being of students. the team suggested to provide a mental health related training programme for school staff, and to develop a emotion-tracking app “motime” for students to record their mental health journey. the journey begins from the experience of a team member... one of the members of team uplift had suffered from emotional disorder. motivated by their peer’s experience, team uplift developed their solution to help other students in need. janice chin and sarah lai, who were interviewed by youth.gov.hk, said that their passion towards the competition and support from other team members had brought team uplift success! watch the interview video below for more about team uplift’s experience and tips for competitions! early this year, aiesec, an international student organisation, has held the outlier csv challenge 2021 with support from the social innovation and entrepreneurship development fund (sie fund). students from different tertiary institutions worked in teams to hack profitable yet socially impactful business models to tackle social issues in hong kong. we have interviewed with the three winning teams of the outlier csv challenge to understand how they won the cash prizes and internship opportunities with creativity!

team tech-kle, 1st runner up of the outlier csv challenge 2021 online learning has become a new normal amid the covid-19, yet the visually impaired (vi) community has been overlooked. tech-kle, the 1st runner up team of the outlier csv challenge 2021, assisted vi students in online learning by revamping the existing screen reader designs with three additional features: real-time controls, review logs, and smart filtering. invite the judges to close their eyes before starting the pitch... yannes kwok and anson chan, team members of tech-kle, shared some tips for pitching in the video. for example, at the beginning of their presentation, they invited the judges to close their eyes to immerse themselves in the problems faced by the vi students. watch the interview video below for more tips on pitching from tech-kle! early this year, aiesec, an international student organisation, has held the outlier csv challenge 2021 with the support from the social innovation and entrepreneurship development fund (sie fund). students from different tertiary institutions worked in teams to hack profitable yet socially impactful business models to tackle social issues in hong kong. we have interviewed with the three winning teams of the outlier csv challenge to understand how they won the cash prizes and internship opportunities with creativity!

team soscientist, 2nd runner up of the outlier csv challenge 2021 mahika khanna, a member of soscientist and a non-chinese speaking student, often encounters difficulties in job seeking. team soscientist proposed a “no labels: job search platform” to provide job matching service for people of diverse race with small-to-medium enterprises (sme). the solution has obtained the 2nd runner up in outlier csv challenge 2021. think out of the box to pitch your idea! isaac ng, another team member of soscientist, said there were various challenges in the course of the competition. for example, the team had to pitch the project to smes for partnership; to search for funding; as well as to convince the judges on the feasibility of the project. watch the interview video below for more about team soscientist’s strategies in pitching and their tips for competitions! early this year, aiesec, an international student organisation, has held the outlier csv challenge 2021 with support from the social innovation and entrepreneurship development fund (sie fund). students from different tertiary institutions worked in teams to hack profitable yet socially impactful business models to tackle social issues in hong kong. we have interviewed with the three winning teams of the outlier csv challenge to understand how they won the cash prizes and internship opportunities with creativity!