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DTSTART:20260629T160000
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SUMMARY:“Latest Enhancement to BUD Fund”
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LOCATION:Support and Consultation Centre for SMEs of the Trade and Industry
  Department (SUCCESS)\nRoom 1301\, 13/F\, Trade and Industry Tower\, 3 Con
 corde Road\, Kowloon City
DESCRIPTION:Organiser: Support and Consultation Centre for SMEs of the Trad
 e and Industry Department (SUCCESS)\nSpeaker:\nRepresentative from the BUD
  Fund Implementation partner  (Hong Kong Productivity Council)
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 	<br>\n	<strong>Topic: </strong><strong>&ldquo\;Latest Enhancement to BUD 
 Fund&rdquo\;</strong><strong>&nbsp\;</strong><strong><span style="font-fam
 ily: Helvetica\, &quot\;Myriad Pro&quot\;\, Arial\;">&nbsp\;</span></stron
 g><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 255)\;">&nbsp\;</span></p>\n<p style="fo
 nt-size: 16px\;">\n	<br>\n	The Trade and Industry Department rolled out a 
 host of enhancement measures for the Dedicated Fund on Branding\, Upgradin
 g and Domestic Sales (BUD Fund) with effect from 15 June 2026.&nbsp\; The 
 enhancement measures include:<br>\n	<br>\n	(a) expansion of the geographic
 al scope of the BUD Fund by 20% to cover Saudi Arabia\, Bangladesh\, Egypt
 \, Hungary\, Pakistan\, Kazakhstan\, Mongolia and Brazil\;<br>\n	(b) incre
 asing the funding ceiling per &ldquo\;Easy BUD&rdquo\; application by 50% 
 to $150\,000\; and<br>\n	(c) providing more targeted funding support for e
 nterprises to implement BUD Fund projects which involve artificial intelli
 gence (AI) elements.&nbsp\;<br>\n	<br>\n	At the same time\, the SME Export
  Marketing Fund would be consolidated into the BUD Fund with effect from 1
  July 2026.&nbsp\; Enterprises are encouraged to make good use of &ldquo\;
 Easy BUD&rdquo\; to participate in exhibitions and export marketing activi
 ties.<br>\n	<br>\n	This seminar will familiarise SMEs with the BUD Fund\, 
 including details of the enhancement measures\, practical tips in applicat
 ion submission\, as well as introduction to different application types of
  BUD Fund.<br>\n	<br>\n	&nbsp\;</p>\n<p style="font-size: 16px\;">\n	Langu
 age: Cantonese&nbsp\;<br>\n	&nbsp\;</p>\n<p style="font-size: 16px\;">\n	S
 peaker:</p>\n<ul style="font-size: 16px\;">\n	<li>\n		Representative from 
 the BUD Fund Implementation partner&nbsp\; (Hong Kong Productivity Council
 )<br>\n		&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</li>\n</ul>\n<div style="font-size: 16px\;">\n	&nb
 sp\;</div>\n<div style="font-size: 16px\;">\n	&nbsp\;</div>\n<p style="fon
 t-size: 16px\;">\n	Registration: Interested persons are welcome to partici
 pate in this seminar.<br>\n	<br>\n	<a href="https://www.success.tid.gov.hk
 /success_enews/flyer/Flyer_20260629_Eng.pdf" target="_blank"><u><font colo
 r="#800080"><strong>Download details</strong></font></u></a></p>
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