17 September 2026
Hiring your first office administrator: what to hand over, and what to keep
How to tell it is time to hire a first administrator, what to hand over in the first month, and what the owner should still keep.
- people
- administration
Insights
Practical notes on running a small business in Hong Kong.
16 September 2026
RedNote (Xiaohongshu) for a Hong Kong small business: organic, boosted, or paid?
The platform behaves like a search engine people save from. For a small Hong Kong firm, that points to useful notes first, a small boost to test them, and paid ads only after the current rules are checked.
- marketing
- social-media
13 September 2026
Google Ads on a small budget: what a Hong Kong SME should settle before spending the first dollar
Search ads work for a small Hong Kong firm when someone is already looking for the job. They fail when they are asked to do awareness. A few decisions need to be settled before any money moves.
- marketing
- advertising
12 September 2026
The 30-minute weekly management meeting that a 20-person company actually needs
A fixed half-hour each week for the people who own a function: the same numbers, last week's decisions, two or three issues, and a log that is the only minutes.
- management
- operations
10 September 2026
SEO for a Hong Kong SME website: what actually matters before you pay anyone
Most small Hong Kong firms are sold SEO as a monthly mystery. For a company of five to a hundred people, the work that actually matters is unglamorous, and most of it sits with the owner.
- marketing
- seo
9 September 2026
When a key person resigns: a four-week handover checklist
A four-week handover for when the only person who knows how a job is done gives notice, and why the list should exist before anyone resigns.
- people
- operations
8 September 2026
The 13-week cash-flow forecast: the one spreadsheet every owner should keep
Why 13 weeks is the right horizon, what columns to track, and how to read the forecast in 20 minutes a week.
- cash-flow
- finance
3 September 2026
Answering customer WhatsApp messages when you are a two-person team
A simple routine for keeping WhatsApp enquiries under control, plus where an AI assistant genuinely helps and where it does not.
- customer-service
31 August 2026
Writing a one-page SOP your staff will actually follow
Why most standard operating procedures fail, the one-page structure that works, and how to test one.
- operations
- processes
26 August 2026
Name screening for small professional firms: what it is and how to do it without a compliance department
A practical routine for sanctions and PEP screening a five-person firm can run, plus how to document false positives.
- compliance
- aml
19 August 2026
Company chops in 2026: what still needs a physical stamp, and what does not
The difference between a common seal and an ordinary chop, where a stamp is still expected, and how to keep control of it.
- administration
- compliance
12 August 2026
Serviced office or your own lease? A practical comparison for Hong Kong SMEs
What each option actually includes, how to compare total cost fairly, and the factors that often decide the answer.
- premises
- cost
