Training & Mentoring

Pre-application workshops will be arranged for interested potential participants before the application. The workshop aims to help the participants on the overview on the environmental problems and how to create an effective impact on climate change, in order to acquire insight and generate innovative solutions for solving climate change.

Capacity building activities, such as online training and mentor consultation, will be arranged for teams. Online training sessions across semi-final and final allow teams to consolidate their basic entrepreneurship knowledge and skills, as to optimize project ideas in preparation for semi-final assessment and Grand Final pitching.

In the mentorship program across semi-final and final, teams can consult and pre-pitch the project idea to the industries experts and innovative pioneer, and seek advice and guidance from the industry high achievers and expand the networks in the industry.

2022-23 CARS is proudly supported by HKSTP IDEATION, which is one-year startup support programme for entrepreneurs to learn the fundamental skills they need to kickstart the business.

Through the supports from HKSTP, participants are able to learn such as how to write a persuasive business plan and raise venture capital, gain a fundamental understanding of business management and the entrepreneurial ecosystem of Hong Kong, etc.

Selected teams are required to achieve a designated target at three different stage, and will receive an amount of rewards from HKSTP (up to HK$100,000)
– 1st milestone: formulating a development plan and market identification
– 2nd milestone: attaining the expected goal(s) and customer validation
– 3rd milestone: realizing the plans with a prototype; approval of admission to other HKSTP incubation programmes

Note: Scale-Up Stage teams whose start-ups incorporated for more than two years are not eligible for HKSTP IDEATION.

Note: For teams not eligible / not being selected, CARS will also evaluate their suitability for admission into other HKSTP incubation programmes after their completion of CARS.