SME Government Funding
We can provide consultation service to assist you in the application for different Government funding. Therefore several types of Government Funding a SME can apply for, for example, Technology Voucher (TVP), BUD Fund, Export Marketing Fund (EMF), Retail Technology Adoption Assistance Scheme for Manpower Demand Management (ReTAAS) etc.
We provide a free-of-charge preliminary consultancy and assessment for your company. We can focus on the effect of accounting and taxation if you are considering any of the above transactions. Quotation will be given after preliminary assessment on the company’s situation and the scope of services required.
「BUD Fund」Funded Projects
Eligible Hong Kong enterprises can submit applications to carry out projects for branding, upgrading and/or development sales in the Mainland markets. Some examples that fall within the scope of the Mainland Programme are listed as follow:
Branding - Brand Strategy, Brand Building, Positioning and identity, Brand Equity Research, Brand Promotion, and etc.
Upgrading & Restructuring - New Product Design, Adoption of Advanced Technology, Management and Logistics System Upgrading, Manufacturing Automation, and etc.
Promoting Sales - Marketing Strategy and Research, Sales Strategic Planning, Sales Channel Establishment and Management, Advertisements, Promotion of Product(s)/Service(s) and etc
Latest Enhancement Overview | ||
Mainland Programme | FTA Programme | |
Cumulative Funding Ceiling per Enterprise |
HK$4 million, The funding ceiling for each approved project is $1 million |
|
Initial payment | Initial Payment Amount is increased from 25% to 75% of total approved Government funding |
|
Number of projects | Maximum of 40 approved projects per enterprise | |
Eligibility | All non-listed enterprise registered in Hong Kong | |
Project Duration | Maximum of 24 months |
*The BUD "FTA Programme" which covers applications for undertaking projects to develop the markets of ASEAN (i.e. Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam), Australia, Chile, the four member states of the European Free Trade Association (i.e. Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland), Georgia, Macao and New Zealand.