Developing a Successful Business Model

Looking to expand into new markets, strengthen your brand, or transform your business? Join our upcoming T-box workshop! A representative from the Dedicated Fund on Branding, Upgrading and Domestic Sales (BUD Fund) Implementer will introduce the Fund’s scope of support, key application requirements, and assessment criteria. They will also address common questions related to the application process, helping you make the most of government funding to drive business growth. Additionally, the SME ReachOut team will present the latest information on other popular government funding schemes designed to support SMEs in business transformation. Don't miss this opportunity—register now! Register: [LINK](https://forms.hktdc.com/web/registration/CCM/en?id=69c4b84d65b2061d68cc2cb5)

This seminar examines how enterprises can respond as AI Agents begin to take on real work in business settings. Using OpenClaw as a practical example, it helps participants move from basic awareness to effective application of AI Agents. The session introduces the OpenClaw ecosystem, core agent concepts, deployment options, and key considerations for security and cost control. It also explores practical application ideas for different roles, supporting safe and realistic adoption of AI Agents. The seminar is designed for students, professionals, managers, and entrepreneurs interested in applying AI in real-world scenarios. Enroll Now: [LINK](https://campaigns.hkpc.org/en-hk/rsvp-when-ai-starts-working-for-you)

Please reserve your spot by registering on the below link : **Reserve** https://www.eventbrite.com/e/join-biggest-community-investors-founders-hong-kong-online-tickets-1975093799723?aff=meetup **QUESTIONS ?** Pls Reach out to; Rose - +971528033410 ( WhatsApp Only)

Hong Kong Stories is here to help you shape and share stories from your life - be it epic fails or unlikely wins, heartbreaks or meet-cutes, moments of courage or quiet reflection. No practice, no overthinking, just come and tell a story from your life, like you'd tell a friend. A seasoned coach from Hong Kong Stories will facilitate peer feedback to discover what makes your story awesome, and provide clear, actionable tips to help you tell it better. 📌 Story Requirements: 1. Your story must be true 2. It must be told in the first person—you are the main character 3. It should be no longer than 7 minutes (shorter stories are welcome!) You don't need to have a completed or polished story ready -- just a beginning idea is okay. This workshop is open to individuals at all levels, first-timers or old hands. The purpose of Hong Kong Stories is to help you become a better storyteller. Please update your RSVP, ideally 12 hours before the event if you're unable to make it. Repeated no shows will be moved to not-going / removed from the group to open up slot for people on the waitlist.

Founded in 1964 by a family-run restaurant (over 62 years) is one of the last traditional tea houses in Choi Hung Estate. It bridges the raw iron-sheet village life with 1960s public housing heritage. Enjoy home-style nostalgic dishes prepared with care — many requiring complex techniques like deboning whole ducks or intricate stuffed dace fish. The reservation is **fully occupied** until June. **Rare Chance!!!** to join us for a feast and a walk after dinner * **Meeting location**: near exit C4 of Choi Hung MTR station * **Meeting point**: to be shared after confirmation of payment * **Cost:** admission fee $70 Excluding dinner around $150-200, family sharing style * *PAYMENT* : Please provide the payment slip by FPS to 55073213 or Payme to secure your place. Payme : [https://payme.hsbc/lincolncflam](https://payme.hsbc/lincolncflam) * **Group size**: 13 people **Why join us?** Join our farewell dinner on 7 May at 62-year-old Kam Pik Tea House in Choi Hung Estate. Savour nostalgic Cantonese classics before redevelopment erases this living 1960s heritage forever. Signature dishes: \- 香酥鴨 \(荔芋香酥鴨 / Taro Crispy Duck\)\, \- 杏汁豬肺湯 \(Almond Pork Lung Soup\)\, \- 蠔豉生菜包 \(Oyster Lettuce Wrap\)\, \- 八寶鴨 \(Babao / Eight\-Treasure Duck\)\,etc #TeaHouse #NostalgicHKFood #HKPublicHousingHeritage #CantoneseFeast #VanishingHongKong #CrossCultural

Hong Kong Entrepreneurs' Practical Journey in the GBA Smart City Consortium (SCC) will be hosting a free entrepreneurship incubation seminar, and you are warmly invited to join. 【Hong Kong Entrepreneurs' Practical Journey in the Greater Bay Area】 🗓 Monday, 11 May 2026 🕡 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM 📍 Activity Room E, H6 Conet, G/F, The Center, 99 Queen’s Road Central, Central (online participation is also welcome) 👩‍🏫 Speaker: Ms. Gisella Tong 湯艷華 1\. 8 years GBA entrepreneurship experience 2\. Served Tencent\, Li\-Ning\, ByteDance 3\. Founder of GBA culture association 4\. CityU China Business graduate 5\. Promotes GBA youth development 📌 Seminar highlights: 1\. HK entrepreneurs' mindset adjustment 2\. Major client expansion & trust building 3\. Association operation & youth exchange 4\. Workplace culture & team management 💰 Free of charge; 🗣 Conducted in Cantonese, supplemented with English professional terminology ✅ Apply now: https://forms.gle/a1Kqwh1ncs31jqgKA 📞 Enquiries: 3905 0906 (Mr. Tse / Ms. Yu) 📧 Email: hyab.funding@smartcity.org.hk 🎯 This seminar is part of the “SCC Greater Bay Area Youth Entrepreneurship (Smart City) Programme”. Please share it with friends who are interested in entrepreneurship.

Learn different techniques and different media (e.g. watercolour painting, sketching with pastel, charcoal...) for different subjects (still-life, landscape, portraiture…) of different themes to produce your own portfolios for DSE, IGCSE, GCSE / A-LeveL / IB, application for universities. Only one charge and all art materials will be provided! Please RSVP call or WhatsApp Win Davies +852 9332 0424. your own portfolios for all art exams, IB, application for universities. Only one charge and all art materials will be provided! Please RSVP call or WhatsApp Win Davies +852 9332 0424.

(Partner's Event) English Corner Time: Every Wed, Fri & Sun 19:00 - 23:00 Location: The Crazy Coconut Bar, ShenZhen Longhua Baishilong, 3rd floor, 3N100, Above Metro Exit B2 (BaiShiLong Metro Station) 瘋狂酒吧， 深圳龍華白石龍地鐵站B2上方，3樓 Refer to the picture for details on the BBQ Sat event. Wechat ID: Pandoraparties

BBQ Party on Sat (Partner's Event) BBQ Party at ShenZhen Time: Every Sat 19:00 - 23:00 (Usually) Location: The Crazy Coconut Bar, ShenZhen Longhua Baishilong, 3rd floor, 3N100, Above Metro Exit B2 (BaiShiLong Metro Station) 瘋狂酒吧， 深圳龍華白石龍地鐵站B2上方，3樓 Refer to the picture for details on the BBQ Sat event. Wechat ID: Pandoraparties

(Partner's Event) BBQ Party at ShenZhen Time: Every Sat 19:00 - 23:00 (Usually) Location: The Crazy Coconut Bar, ShenZhen Longhua Baishilong, 3rd floor, 3N100, Above Metro Exit B2 (BaiShiLong Metro Station) 瘋狂酒吧， 深圳龍華白石龍地鐵站B2上方，3樓 Refer to the picture for details on the BBQ Sat event.

Meetup New Friends at Central HK (Free Entry) Time: Friday night usually \~7:30pm to 10pm (Weekly) Location: Central Market G/F (Center area), Central Hong Kong. 香港中環與新朋友見面 (Free Entry) 時間：週五晚上(通常) \~7:30pm 至 10pm（每週） 地點：香港中環中環街市地下（中心區）

Come for another casual gathering and chat with peers in the software & technology community. Bring your smile and relax with a refreshing drink. **Concept** 🍻 It works simple: 1. feel free to arrive and leave at any time during the event 2. get yourself a drink at the bar or convenience store 3. say hi to someone in the group and chat away. **How to find us?** 👀 Bart/Stephen usually wear something that is easy to spot in a crowd. Often it's a bright coloured t-shirt or something orange themed. Have a look at past photos of meetups to recognise him. Moreover, we usually stand close to the bar. **Venue** 📍 **The Beer Bay** is an **outdoor kiosk/bar**, situated at the walkway between the Central Ferry Piers, at the ground level **entrance of Central Ferry Pier #4** (to Lamma Island). There's plenty of space to stand, and various places to get drinks. Usually lots of people in conversation, and an overall casual and relaxed atmosphere. In summer it can get hot and sweaty, and winter a bit cold, but drinks are refreshing and nothing beats that skyline! **Toilets** 🚻 There is a public toilet at the end of the piers near pier 2, or you could walk to the IFC shopping mall nearby. **Drinks** 🍺🍷🍹🥤 The Beer Bay serves refreshing alcoholic drinks, such as cold drafts, wine and plenty of mixers too. There are also non-alcoholic options from other stands and convenience stores around as well. See you on Friday May 8!

Bring your business cards and network in person with other business professionals! Gold Star Referral Clubs is one of the most established professional networking organizations in the country, with multiple groups in central Ohio. Join us!

Practical AI for Power BI Developers A year ago, “agentic AI” was mostly hype for Power BI teams. Today, it deserves your undivided attention. For Power BI pros, there is now a real opportunity to reduce repetitive development work, accelerate delivery, and help developers do more, but only when strong DataOps practices are in place to make AI workflows effective. This session is a no-nonsense introduction to effective AI patterns for Power BI and Fabric development. Along the way, we will make sense of the growing pile of terminology, including skills, plugins, hooks, and MCP. You will see examples of how modern AI tooling can help with development tasks across Power BI and Fabric, along with the prerequisites, guardrails, and DataOps principles needed to use it responsibly. Whether you're burned out on AI hype or already using Copilot CLI daily, this session will show you the foundations that are finally making AI-assisted development genuinely useful.

**Building a great product is one thing—building momentum behind it is another.** Join **Senior Product Manager Adam Solaiman** and **User Experience Manager Tyson Smith** for a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to turn complex ideas into scalable products inside large organizations. In this session, they’ll share how teams move from ambiguity to execution—navigating organizational complexity, aligning stakeholders, and continuously evolving products after launch. You’ll walk away with insights on how to: * Build and sustain momentum across teams * Adapt to changing priorities without losing direction * Scale products thoughtfully in complex environments Whether you're driving a new initiative or growing an existing product, this conversation will give you practical strategies to keep things moving forward. Come connect, learn, and swap stories with fellow product professionals. \-\-\- Food and drinks will be provided by Switchbox, our generous host. Free parking will be available at the front and back sides of the Switchbox Office.

At Evolve Synergy Sessions, you'll be part of a supportive mastermind where we share challenges, brainstorm solutions, and inspire one another to take bold steps in our businesses. Grow your network, gain fresh perspectives, and build meaningful relationships with like-minded women who are committed to success. Whether you’re looking to move the needle in your business or simply need a space to connect and recharge, this is the perfect place to fuel your entrepreneurial journey. [Add Event to Calendar](https://evolvecolumbus.eventcalendarapp.com/) \*\* Please note, we will be arriving around 8:15a for open networking! Get there early and get connected! Contact Alexis Morley at [alexis.morley@edwardjones.com](mailto:alexis.morley@edwardjones.com) or Terri Lawson at [terri.lawson@e-merge.com](mailto:terri.lawson@e-merge.com) for more information.

**PLEASE BUY TICKETS THROUGH EVENTBRITE. RSVP THROUGH MEETUP IS NOT A TICKET PURCHASE CONFIRMATION.** Strive welcomes you to 'General Business Networking', Columbus' hottest networking event! We are set in the perfect central location in Downtown for all to join. Are you interested in business? Want to elevate your career? Meet Consultants, Analysts of all types, Bankers, Software Engineers, Entrepreneurs, and more who are active in the space or are eager to get started. **\*\*This will be a multi-vertical event\*\*** **There will be professionals with backgrounds in the arts, finance, tech, real estate, healthcare, and more. Come with an open mind, and leave with connections that wouldn't be possible otherwise!** Pack some business cards and come with an open mind! Meet your future business partners, employers, coworkers, investors, and friends. You don't want to miss this opportunity to expand your network and create a brighter future. We will have a space for our event to check-in. The event will go from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (feel free to come at any point in this timeframe). Name tags will be provided. Business casual dress code. Job fair attire. **Remember, it's not who you know, it's who you meet tomorrow!** We look forward to meeting you at the event! Sincerely, Strive Networking Team *Refund requests are permitted up to 24 hours after purchase, so long as we are not within 48 hours before the event start time. Refunds will be made in full and repaid to your method of payment. Note that we are unable to reimburse PayPal fees.* *Disclaimer: By attending Strive Networking events you agree to photos/videos taken during the event being used to promote future events.*