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A Highway to SUCCESS for SMEs (December 2, 2001)Sunday

The Trade and Industry Department's Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Information Centre has been enlarged and renamed the Support and Consultation Centre for SMEs (SUCCESS). The new Centre has come into operation since 26 November.

During a brief launching event for the Centre, Members of the SME Committee welcomed the expansion of the Government's support and consultation services which pave the way for a highway to success for SMEs.

Occupying a total floor area of 300 square meters, the new Centre is located at the M/F of the Trade and Industry Department Tower, 700 Nathan Road, Mongkok, Kowloon (Mongkok MTR Station Exit B1). There is also a branch office of the Trade Development Council's SME Service Station inside SUCCESS.

"Through partnership with various Government departments, licensing authorities, trade and industry associations, support organizations, and professional bodies, SUCCESS provides SMEs with a comprehensive range of information, advice, and facilities under one roof. The aim is to help SMEs resolve problems at different stages of their development," a spokesman for the Trade and Industry Department said.

The following services are available from SUCCESS:

  • "Meet-the-Advisors" sessions, where business starters and SMEs can obtain professional advice on how to start and run an SME

  • workshops and seminars

  • information and advice on Government licensing requirements

  • information on a comprehensive range of SME support programmes

  • a reference library

  • audio-visual reference materials

  • free access to the Internet and electronic databases

  • SME mentorship programme

  • SME book fairs

The Centre also runs a Virtual SME Information Centre (http://www.success.tid.gov.hk) and a Business Licence Information Service (http://www.licence.tid.gov.hk/) on the Internet.

All services provided by SUCCESS are free of charge. It is open to the public from 9 am to 6 pm from Mondays to Fridays, and from 9 am to 1 pm on Saturdays. The Centre is closed on Sundays and public holidays.

For enquiries, please visit the Centre during its opening hours, call 2398 5133, or send e-mail to licenceenq@tid.gov.hk (enquiries on business licences) and smeeenq@tid.gov.hk (other enquiries).