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The Trade and Industry Department (TID) will participate in the World SME Expo to be held at Hall 1 of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from tomorrow to Saturday (December 1 to 3).
This annual expo, organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), provides a platform for service providers to promote their services and business solutions to Hong Kong's small and medium enterprises (SMEs), and help SMEs explore international market opportunities.
As one of the supporting organisations and major exhibitors, the TID will showcase the department's work and support services to SMEs, including the Support and Consultation Centre for SMEs (SUCCESS); the SME Funding Schemes; the Hong Kong Awards for Industries; the Working Group on Industrial, Commercial and Professional Sectors under the Basic Law Promotion Steering Committee; brand development and promotion; the Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement; and free trade agreements. In addition, business professionals and expert consultants will be invited to provide free on-site one-on-one business advisory services to visiting SMEs on questions concerning business start-up, marketing, legal and accounting matters.
During the expo, representatives of the TID will also speak on the support services for SMEs at three seminars. Details are as follows:
Date and Seminar Presentation Venue
Time Topic by the TID
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December 1 Business Outlook SME Export Seminar
(Thursday) and Opportunities Marketing Room C
11am- in the Fund
12.15pm Middle East
December 2 Start a Business: SUCCESS's SME
(Friday) How to Become Services for Forum
10.30am- an Entrepreneur Business
11.15am Start-up
December 3 Industry Upgrade SME Loan Seminar
(Saturday) and Transformation Guarantee Room D
2pm- in Mainland Scheme
3.15pm China
A high-level conference entitled "A Breakthrough in Brand Awareness Strategies for the Mainland Domestic Market", to be held tomorrow (December 1), is one of the highlights in this year's expo. At the conference, Hong Kong entrepreneurs with rich experience in domestic sales and online marketing experts will share with SMEs their successful experience in brand building in order to tap into the Mainland market, as well as strategies to make effective use of online platforms for marketing. The conference, jointly organised by the TID and the HKTDC, will be held from 2.15pm to 5.30pm in Seminar Room E. Admission is free.
For further details on the expo, please visit the World SME Expo website (worldsmeexpo.hktdc.com).
Ends/Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Issued at HKT 12:05
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