Small & Medium Enterprise Group

There are many questions around how to go about setting up and doing business in China. Danny Po, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and a team from HSBC will share with us their guide to navigating the complexities of the regulatory and tax environment in Mainland China, how you can work through this and what help and expertise is available to help you and your business -  including business set up and banking in China.

In the absence of any 'unfair dismissal' regime in Hong Kong, the termination of an employment contract is generally considered to be fairly straightforward.  However, the Employment Ordinance does provide remedies to employees on termination in certain circumstances.  Getting it wrong can be both expensive and time-consuming.

If you're an SME owner, you have probably thought about cashing in on your business at some point or another but where do you start?

The technology requirements of an SME can be met in an ever increasing number of ways, ranging from systems managed completely in-house, outsourced to a partner or to being hosted in “the cloud”.  Understand what technology could be outsourced to third parties, and what questions to ask them (and yourself) before taking the leap.

Is Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) a big business luxury beyond the budget of SMEs or is it simply what all well run businesses, small or large, should be doing anyway? What is sustainability, what responsibility do small businesses have and what should be an appropriate informed SME contribution to a more sustainable future?

Psychometric profiling techniques have been used for decades to assess the suitability of people for given positions and jobs.  Learn more about these invaluable techniques for employers assessing interview candidates and understanding how to get the best out of, and retain their employees.

Dr. Robert Wright from the Faculty of Business of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University will share his experiences in gaining company access to generate win / win employment outcomes both for students as well as for employers.

The presentation will be an informal discussion on the MPF system and scheme providers and master trust scheme options.
 

The global financial crisis has forced companies to rethink the cost of doing business in China.  What are the major China taxes and is it possible to reduce the taxes?  Is it possible for you to get funds out of China?

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