{"id":55982,"date":"2026-04-08T12:01:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T04:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/sol\/?p=55982"},"modified":"2026-04-08T12:01:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T04:01:03","slug":"smart-finance-a-blueprint-for-business-ideas-pitching-and-balancing-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hkmu.edu.hk\/sol\/2026\/04\/08\/smart-finance-a-blueprint-for-business-ideas-pitching-and-balancing-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Smart Finance: A Blueprint for Business Ideas, Pitching, and Balancing Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"55982\" class=\"elementor elementor-55982\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider wavo-column-gap-default elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6e8b44bc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default 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Assistant Professor of the Lee Shau Kee School of Business and Administration<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Through a dialogue style discussion, they will explore practical approaches to financial planning, investment thinking, and entrepreneurial development, as well as strategies for achieving a healthy balance between studies, career goals, and personal life.<\/p><p><strong>Please click <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hkmu.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_8tYkR8IWsBPu0Rw\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900; text-decoration: underline;\">HERE<\/span><\/a><\/span> to register.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-952297b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"952297b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Details of the 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jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\"><li>Dr. Matthew Yeung, Dean of the School of Open Learning<BR>\n<li>Dr. Eddie Lam, Assistant Professor of the Lee Shau Kee School of Business and Administration\n<\/li>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"jet-table__body-row elementor-repeater-item-e1f1f6c\"><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-0790e6a jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Language<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-374b311 jet-table__body-cell\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-inner\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-content\"><div class=\"jet-table__cell-text\">Cantonese<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr class=\"jet-table__body-row elementor-repeater-item-c3689a7\"><td class=\"jet-table__cell elementor-repeater-item-20c9f7f 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