A 2-DAY WORKSHOP CO-ORGANISED WITH AICPA &  CIMA 

Workshop Topics

- Understand the rationale of finance data for investors

- Understand the importance of good corporate governance

- Learn the key elements of internal team management and team building

- Identify the factors that affect a business budget

- Identify the elements of valuation estimation

What to learn in this workshop? 

- How to get your finance data ready for investors? 
- What is corporate governance? 
- Key elements of internal team management and team building 
- Factors affecting / will change your budget 
- What are some key areas that investors will look at on your budget? 
- How to create a business budget by Excel spreadsheet? 
 

Target Audience

Founders and CEOs of start-ups, particularly the personnel who are responsible for the company's finance and accounting, or have an interest in improving their knowledge of finance and corporate governance

Course Details

Date: 16-17 June 2026 

Time:  09:30 – 17:30  

Language of Instruction: English  

Venue: Multi-Function Room, Smart-Space FinTech, Level 4, Core E, Cyberport 3 

Format: Lecture + Group Discussion + Presentation + Practice Tasks 

Training Fee: 
Refundable commitment fee to Cyberport community members (i.e. Cyberport incubatees, CCMF grantees, Cyberport Alumni):

- HK$300 per head
- 100% refund to eligible participants according to Cyberport Academy attendance policy
*Please obtain the discount code by sending email to training@cyberport.hk.

Regular price: 
- HK$4,960 per head
 
*Cyberport reserves the right to charge the original price if applicants use a discount code that does not belong to his/her category
*All monies collected will be used for Cyberport’s public mission start-up events and activities

Speaker

Mr. Frenda So, Founder and Chief Training Officer (CTO), Mental and Physical (MAP) Training Solutions 

Mr. So manages the overall business and the development of mental and physical training for both individual and corporate clients, from students to senior corporate employees and their family members, at Mental and Physical (MAP) Training Solutions. 
 
Mr. So is a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants, the Hong Kong Institute of Company Secretaries and the Chartered Governance Institute. 
 
Mr. So holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the Heriot-Watt University, U.K. He is also a certified advanced personal fitness trainer (AASFP) and a distance running coach. 
 
Prior to this position, Mr. So has over 25 years experience in the scopes of business, accounting and financial studies as an educator, a writer and a consultant. He has been a prolific presenter and frequent seminar speaker on various public examinations and career forums of Hong Kong. 

About AICPA & CIMA 

"The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants® (CIMA), founded in 1919, is the world’s leading and largest professional body of management accountants. CIMA helps individuals and businesses to succeed by harnessing the full power of management accounting – not just accounting for the balance sheet, but accounting for business.  
 
Together with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), we established the Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) designation in 2012 to provide members with a new level of resources and recognition. In 2017, members of CIMA and AICPA formed the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants to unite and strengthen the accounting profession globally. Representing an influential network of more than 650,000 members and students in management and public accounting, the Association prepares accountants for today’s challenges and tomorrow’s opportunities." 

For further training enquiry, please contact Ms. Hazel Tsang at training@cyberport.hk