創業學院首間香港中心開幕

創業學院首間香港中心開幕
Start-up campus debuts in Hong Kong

　　創業學院Paperclip於三月十日宣佈在上環正式開業，以滿足香港對創業教育及工作空間日益增長的需求。

　　Paperclip不但為企業家及創業者提供工作空間，亦為他們提供以精實和商業模式圖理論的專業工作坊，介紹各種商業理論和社交媒體課程。

　　Paperclip創辦人Deepak Madnani說：「香港是亞洲的國際窗口，有悠久的創業精神、高素質的人才、低稅率及簡易的營商環境，因此我們決定在港開展創業中心，並利用香港作為我們的基地擴展亞洲業務。」

　　他補充說：「我很有信心這是開展全球業務的最佳起點。新的共同工作空間將是我們的地區總部，除本地市場外，我們亦會吸引國際創業家來港發展。」

　　投資推廣署助理署長戴威士表示，Paperclip在港的成立，為日趨蓬勃的共同工作空間及協同空間錦上添花。他說：「越來越多海外始創企業家，看準香港作為地區創業中心樞紐的潛力，在這裏開創其業務。我們很高興見到Paperclip在港創業，吸引本地及海外具潛質的企業家來港。」

關於Paperclip

　　Paperclip主要為設計、科技及可持續發展的創新企業家提供工作空間、輔導及教育，旨在提高香港的創業水平。位於上環的創業中心佔地五千平方呎，配備辦公室、共同工作空間、會議室、教室及活動空間。如欲瞭解更多關於Paperclip的資料，可瀏覽www.papercliphk.com。

資料來源：投資推廣署

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Paperclip在三月七日在其上環創業學院舉行開幕活動介紹未來計劃。
Paperclip held a launch event on March 7 in its Sheung Wan campus to introduce their future plan

Start-up campus debuts in Hong Kong

Start-up campus Paperclip announced on March 10 that it has officially opened in Sheung Wan to tap into the growing demand for start-up education and workspace in Hong Kong.

Apart from providing work space, Paperclip also offers expert workshops on Lean and Business Model Canvas methodologies and coding and social media courses, tailored to entrepreneurs and start-ups.

Founder of Paperclip Mr Deepak Madnani said, "Hong Kong is Asia's global face. With its long history of entrepreneurship, deep pool of high-quality talent, low tax and easy business setup environment, we decided to launch our campus in Hong Kong and use the city as the base to expand our business in Asia.

"I have confidence that Hong Kong is the best place to launch a global business. The new co-work space will be our headquarters, and we'll not only focus on the local market but also attract international clients to come to Hong Kong."

Associate Director-General of Investment Promotion, Mr Andrew Davis said that Paperclip is a welcome addition to the growing number of co-working and collaborative spaces in Hong Kong. "An increasing number of overseas start-up ventures are coming to Hong Kong to take advantage of the city's potential as the regional start-up hub. We are delighted that Paperclip is also reaching out to attract both local and overseas-based scalable entrepreneurs to set up their businesses in our city," Mr Davis said.

About Paperclip

Paperclip provides space, mentoring and education to innovative entrepreneurs, with a focus on design, technology and sustainability. Its mission is to raise Hong Kong's start-up standards. The 5 000-square-foot premises is located in Sheung Wan and is equipped with office, co-working, meeting, classroom and event spaces. For more information, please visit www.papercliphk.com.

Source: Invest Hong Kong