Seminar for Commercial Customers – “Cash Flow Management & Turning Crisis into Opportunity”

Amid the current global financial turmoil, SMEs are encountering some daunting difficulties in running their businesses. In order to tackle these market challenges, it is important to adopt effective solutions to enhance cash flows and to diversify into more potential markets, so as to turn the crisis into an opportunity for growth.

The seminar was organised by the HKTDC, sponsored by VISA International and supported by Hang Seng Bank Limited. Speakers from the Trade and Industry Department, the HKTDC and Hang Seng Bank have examined the ways that SMEs can make use of the HKSAR Government's "SME Funding Schemes" and the solutions offered by banks to resolve cash flow problems. By improving liquidity and taking advantages of various marketing channels to engage buyers, we seek to help SMEs explore business opportunities more effectively in this challenging environment.

Content:

Part 1
The HKSAR Government announced in October 08 that it would further gear up its "SME Export Marketing Fund" and "SME Loan Guarantee Scheme" and has launched the Special Loan Guarantee Scheme in December 08. What are the details? How can SMEs apply for these schemes?

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The Trade and Industry Department is solely responsible for the information provided in the seminar (including the presentation materials available for download in this webpage). Hang Seng Bank Limited (the "Bank") bears no responsibility for the content of the seminar (including the presentation materials available for download in this webpage). The Bank has no affiliation with the Trade and Industry Department.

Part 2
How should SMEs make use of credit and payment solutions offered by banks or commercial institutions to effectively manage their current cash flow, in order to maintain a sufficient flow of capital to run their businesses?

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Part 3
How to effectively make use of the "SME Export Marketing Fund" and the flexible payment terms to enhance promotional efforts by means of exhibitions, product magazines and online advertisements in order to gain more business?

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The Hong Kong Trade Development Council is solely responsible for the information provided in the seminar (including the presentation materials available for download in this webpage). Hang Seng Bank Limited (the "Bank") bears no responsibility for the content of the seminar (including the presentation materials available for download in this webpage). The Bank has no affiliation with the Hong Kong Trade Development Council.