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Poly-Preneur™ – Community of Alumni Entrepreneurs

“Poly-preneur™” is a new term coined by PolyU to acknowledge the

entrepreneurial spirit of its venturous graduates who start their own

businesses and have contributed to Hong Kong’s economic development.

Through the Poly-preneur™ community, we are creating a networking

resource among our alumni entrepreneurs. It also serves as a great platform

to strengthen the ties between Poly-preneurs™ and their alma mater.

Engaging with Local Entrepreneurial Communities

To further connect with the wider entrepreneurial community, we have been

working closely with local incubators and like-minded partners in supporting

young talents on their innovative start-up ventures through supporting various

events such as Startup Weekend Hong Kong, Global Entrepreneurship Week,

HKTDC Entrepreneur Day, Shenzhen-Hong Kong and Guangdong-Hong Kong

ICT Young Entrepreneurship Programme of Cyberport, etc. In the coming

future, PolyU will continue to play a key role in promoting Do Well Do Good

Entrepreneurship within both the PolyU and start-up community at large.

HKSTP-PolyU Tech Incubation FundPolyU Tech Launchpad Fund

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PolyU partners with Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation

(HKSTPC) and Open Partner Ventures to launch two new funding and

support schemes for technology start-ups. The two schemes are funded by

the Technology Start-up Support Scheme for

Universities (TSSSU) operated by the Innovation and

Technology Commission of the HKSAR Government.

Under the HKSTP-PolyU Tech Incubation Fund (TIF)

Scheme, PolyU collaborates with the Hong Kong

Science and Technology Parks Corporation

(HKSTPC) to offer both (1) seed funding of

HK$100,000 from PolyU and (2) incubation support

from HKSTPC. The total value of the support

package is up to HK$745,000, including office space

at the Hong Kong Science Park.

PolyU Tech Launchpad Fund (TLF) Scheme supports

technology start-ups to accelerate their business

growth. Under this scheme, PolyU will offer up to a

maximum of HK$1 million match grant with

investment from collaborating investors to

successful applicants.

www.polyuincufund.hk

www.polyulaunchpadfund.hkGood Seed HK

www.goodseed.hk

To support social innovation projects and

address poverty and other social issues,

Institute for Entrepreneurship and Jockey Club

Design Institute for Social Innovation (J.C.DISI)

of PolyU launched the “Good Seed”

programme which is funded by the Social

Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Development Fund (SIE Fund). As the name of the programme suggests, it

aims to sow the seeds of community care among young people so that they

will take the right actions for building an inclusive and harmonious society.

Good Seed nurtures young people to become Social Innovation

Implementers through the following stages:

Stage 1: Interactive & Action-oriented Learning - Design, Technology &

Business Focused

Interactive, action-oriented training focused on “Design”, “Technology” and

“Business” to equip young people with necessary understanding, skills and

knowledge as Social Innovation Implementers (SIIs) and change makers.

Stage 2: Idea Competition - Competing for "Good Seed Money"

An idea competition for those innovative ideas developed in Stage 1 to

compete for funding support.

Stage 3: Project Implementation - Testing ideas and prototyping

Funded by the SIE Fund, “Good Seed Money” will be offered to the winning

teams to implement their projects with the support of PolyU, NGOs, design

and industry mentors from our network.

Post-programme support, including further funding from PolyU and bridging to

other intermediary for continual incubation and investment will be endeavored.

Good Seed welcomes Students and Graduates of local Higher Education

Institutions to apply.

Poly-preneurs

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Established in 2011, the PolyU Micro Fund Scheme is a key initiative to

promote student-driven startups as a way to facilitate knowledge transfer

(KT). The Scheme aims to:

• Develop an innovative and “Do Well Do Good” entrepreneurial culture

within the campus

• Nurture young students and graduates into socially responsible leaders

and entrepreneurs through hands-on practices

• Facilitate KT of the University

Established by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), Institute for

Entrepreneurship (IfE) serves as a strategic platform to forge closer links

between academics and business for their mutual benefits. IfE provides a wide

range of services, facilitating entrepreneurial development as well as assisting

industry to create innovative products and strengthen the competitive edge

of enterprises in the global marketplace.

Mission:

• To reinforce the University’s leadership position in transferring knowledge

and expertise to the industrial and commercial sectors

• To foster innovation and entrepreneurial culture in the University and the

community

• To strengthen university-industry partnership locally, in the Chinese

mainland and worldwide

Services:

IfE facilitates closer collaboration between industry and PolyU through:

• Technology Transfer and Commercialization

• Entrepreneurship Development

• Technology Marketing

• Industrial Networking

• Corporate Development and Training

Training Programmes

A series of training programmes are

designed to equip youngsters with the

innovative mindset and entrepreneurial

skills. The High Potential Entrepreneurial

Leadership (HiPEL) Programme (滬港創業

企業研習班), a 10-day programme

offered by PolyU in partnership with

Fudan University for start-up founders

from both Hong Kong and Shanghai,

aims to strengthen their entrepreneurial

leadership skills and re-align

their business model to

achieve sustainable

development.

Apart from HiPEL Programme, a Shanghai-Hong Kong University Students

Entrepreneurship Bootcamp was also held in August 2014 in which PolyU’s

students joined their Shanghai counterparts in a 6-day programme of

entrepreneurship training, visits to university science parks, incubation

centres and creative industry communities. These programmes helped to

enhance cultural exchange and build a dynamic entrepreneurial network

among the participants.

Out-of-Classroom Learning

We provide out-of-classroom learning opportunities as extramural

activities to augment traditional classroom learning:

• “From Research to Business” Programme

• Entrepreneurs Sharing Seminars

• Study Missions & Visits

• Entrepreneurship Bootcamp

• Forum & Conference

Online Start-up Portal and Learning Tools

StartHub (www.starthub.hk), a one-stop portal consisting of

start-up information, news, blogs and resources, is now

available to all youngsters who are aspired to develop their

own businesses. In addition, an online learning tool will soon

be introduced to facilitate self-learning on entrepreneurship.

Each successful application will be granted

$100,000 as seed fund for the execution of the

approved business plan. The Scheme also

features other pre-incubation support like

mentorship programmes, training workshops,

bootcamps and study missions.

Overall Achievement of Awardees:

• Supported over 80 start-ups

• Over 50% of awardees secured further

incubation support

• Further investment and funding support of

over $41 million

• 35 awards secured, including international

awards such as Red Dot Design Award Best

of the Best 2013, Social Venture Competition

Asia, etc.

STEFG-PolyU China Entrepreneurship Fund上海市大學生科技創業基金會 - 理大專項基金

In 2013, PolyU partnered with Shanghai Technology Entrepreneurship

Foundation for Graduates (STEFG) to establish the first ever China-Hong

Kong matching fund for PolyU graduates to start new businesses in the

Chinese mainland (Shanghai or Shenzhen). The total funding commitment

in phase 1 is RMB 6 million over 3 years, or RMB 200,000 for each of the 30

qualified entrepreneurial projects. As of 2015, the Fund had supported 20

start-up ventures established in China.

為推動滬、港、深三地之創新創業文化，培育三地之年青創業人才及創意思維，以及扶助有志於中國境內（上海或深圳）創業的理大學生及校友，香港理工大學與上海市大學生科技創業基金會成立「上海市大學生科技創業基金會 - 理大專項基金」，提供種子基金予有商業潛力並對社會有貢獻的初創企業。第一階段基金規模為人民幣600萬元，於2013年起為每個成功獲審批的項目提供人民幣20萬元資助作為起動基金，給予創業者初期的支持，以助他們實踐創業夢想。直至2015年，基金共資助了二十間國內的初創企業。

Entrepreneurship DevelopmentTel: (852) 3400 2717 Fax: (852) 2356 8865 E-mail: [email protected]

Technology Transfer & Commercialization / Industrial Marketing & Networking

Tel: (852) 3400 2929 Fax: (852) 2333 2410 E-mail: [email protected]

Corporate Development & TrainingTel: (852) 3400 2773 Fax: (852) 2765 6323 E-mail: [email protected]

www.ife.polyu.edu.hk

PolyUCEF

www.polyu.edu.hk/ife/cef

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PolyUMFund

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within the campus

Mission:

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Training Programmes

achieve sustainable

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incubation support

over $41 million

Asia, etc.

PolyUCEF

PolyUMFund

within the campus

Mission:

community

Services:

Training Programmes

achieve sustainable

development.

incubation support

over $41 million

Asia, etc.

PolyUCEF

PolyUMFund

within the campus

Mission:

community

Services:

Training Programmes

achieve sustainable

development.

incubation support

over $41 million

Asia, etc.

PolyUCEF

PolyUMFund

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