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SIE Fund makes dreams come true *******************************      Residents in need of assistance are making their business dreams come true thanks to the Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Fund that was established by the Government with the goal of nurturing social entrepreneurs and their ventures via projects that address poverty and social isolation.      News.gov.hk spoke with two of the funded projects’ founders to learn more about the success behind their innovative businesses, the people who are benefitting as a result and what participants have gained from the fund.      The story is available at www.news.gov.hk/eng/feature today ... Read more

Hong Kong Customs makes further arrests in unfair trade practice case involving vacation club marketing company ******************************************************************************************      ​Hong Kong Customs conducted an enforcement action on July 6 and arrested six female staff members of a vacation club marketing company suspected of engaging in unfair trade practices for making misleading omissions in the course of selling vacation club memberships, in contravention of the Trade Descriptions Ordinance (TDO). Customs officers today (July 20) mounted an enforcement action again and arrested three persons for suspected contravention of the TDO.      During a follow-up investigation into the aforementioned case, Customs officers discovered that ... Read more

India has made a strong pitch for protecting the interests of the developing and under-developed countries at the WTO. Plain speaking, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution and Textiles, Shri Piyush Goyal, representing India at the 12thMinisterial Conference of the WTO in Geneva, raised concerns about the “skewed” WTO reforms proposal, imperative need to retain the Special and Differential Treatment (S&DT) provisions for the developing world, global inequities in Covid vaccination and Public Stockholding of foodgrains. Speaking on the ‘Challenges confronting theMinisterial Session’ yesterday, Shri Goyal said the current ... Read more

 Millennials are being deemed the most optimistic demographic among business owners worldwide. Despite the pandemic and all its perils, many millennials across the US underwent painstakingly long yet exciting journeys where they generated feasible and revenue-generating business ideas. However, most revealed they felt as if their hands are tied when it comes to streamlining reasonable capital. In fact, a recent study revealed that over 90% of new ventures fail during their first year of operation due to a lack of adequate funds. The lack of financial help is primarily why they tend to fail in the early phase of the ... Read more

Stephen Crystal announced today one of the first gaming opportunity investments in PLAYCALLER, a Client Partner of SCCG Management, offering strategic support and business development. The SCCG Venture Fund (“SCCG VF”), managed by Stephen Crystal, David Hanlon, Pierre Cadena and Dave Antony, is an alternative investment fund that focuses on increasing value and distributing profit through investing in gaming opportunities, targeting the best opportunities for Seed / Series A funding. The fund specializes in identifying the most innovative companies and founders that are involved in:– Sports wagering– iGaming– Esports gaming and wagering– Sports data– Affiliate solutions– Venue management About PLAYCALLER ... Read more