Gora Dhillon came to HK from India in his 20s and hustled his way as a small shopkeeper selling mobile phones in HK to opening HK’s largest Indian...
Entrepreneurs, Expats, Small Business
Category - Small Business
Entrepreneurs, Expats, Services, Small Business
HK49: Trilok Gurung – An HK-born Nepalese journey from British Army to Entrepreneurship
Trilok Gurung’s journey highlights two great messages. One, it illustrates the sincerity, the hard work and the community spirit often talked about...
Entrepreneurs, HK Locals, Services, Small Business
HK42: Virginia Chan – Canadian Chinese girl sets up award-winning food tour company to share HK culture
Virginia Chan grew up in Canada listening to HK stories from her grandmother. When she got a chance to move to HK, she decided to start her own food...
Entrepreneurs, Expats, Small Business
HK41: Michelle Koller – US teen seamstress ends up building iconic furniture brand in HK
Michelle grew up in a creative household in New Jersey sewing clothes from a very young age. She developed keen sense of patterns and design using...
HK Locals, Small Business
HK38: Alice Man – From Fashion Designer in Paris to Shopkeeper in Hong Kong Jade Market
After returning from Paris, Alice Man set up her jewelry shop in Jade market as it has a regular inflow of tourists and local Chinese population who...
Artists, HK Locals, Small Business
HK36: Karen & Ricky Cheung – Reviving the old Mahjong craftsmanship with a modern twist
Karen grew up assisting her father in Mahjong factory. When the industry died down in HK due to increasing competition from China, and Karen’s father...
Entrepreneurs, Expats, Services, Small Business
HK35: Dr Sandeep Jain – Visionary, Enterprising and Dynamic India-born Doctor with strong belief in future of Hong Kong
Dr Sandeep Jain is a dentist by profession and Owner of Diestel Dental Group. The group has six clinics in HK. They specialize in a range of general...
Entrepreneurs, Expats, Services, Small Business, Social Impact
HK30: Michelle Hong – Singaporean communication professional promoting the urban farming movement in HK
Michelle is a city kid born and raised in Singapore, and found out the hard truths of our food system after having pursued growing her own food after...
Artists, Entrepreneurs, Expats, Services, Small Business
HK28: Glenda Allen – Story of resilience & entrepreneurship of a globally acclaimed dancer
Glenda was a famous dancer in Australian Ballet Dance Company. An injury resulted in her early retirement, and she started her dance academy in HK...
Entrepreneurs, HK Locals, Small Business
HK26: Jacqueline Sun – Lawyer turned entrepreneur mother with an eye for design and detail
Born in HK and raised in Australia and UK, Jacqueline started her career as lawyer. Post motherhood, she pivoted to become a retail entrepreneur.