I･CARE Centre for Whole-person Development E-newsletter

Under the Social Enterprise Startup Scheme of this Centre, the CUSE Fund Award Presentation Ceremony 2018-19 cum a briefing on the scheme for 2019-20 was held on the 3^rd of this month.

Mr. Francis Ngai, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Social Ventures Hong Kong, officiated the ceremony and presented awards to the winning teams JUST FEEL, Hot Bath, Walkpner, and Re-Look. The former team was granted HK$100,000 from the CUSE Fund as seed money and the latter three received the Certificate of Merit being a token of encouragement to them to continue addressing social issues with innovative and sustainable solutions. In addition, four of the mentors of the Social Enterprise Startup Scheme turned up and shared with participants their experiences and insights on establishing enterprises.

As for the briefing on the Social Enterprise Startup Scheme, it covered the forthcoming "Training Activity (I)" and the application procedures for CUSE Fund. Participants were expected to enhance their knowledge of how their social mission could be actualised through those activities. Schedules of the "Training Activity (I)", which welcome all CUHK students and alumni, are set out below:

Date
Topic
Time
Speaker
Details and Enrolment
29 October 2019 (Tuesday)
How to Plan Your Business?
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Mr. Howard Ling
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14 November 2019 (Thursday)
Innovation Process: Design Thinking
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Dr. Jeffrey Hui

For more information about the Social Enterprise Startup Scheme, please click here. If there is any enquiry, please contact Mr. Or of this Centre at 3943 3227 (Tel) or timothycnor@cuhk.edu.hk (Email).