Founded by Mr. Yuen Shu-Wah in 1982, Manfield Coatings Co. Ltd. was a niche player producing customized industrial coatings for various industrial products. A quality management system was first implemented at Manfield in 1996. By 1997, Manfield was certified for ISO 9001:1994. In the following years, Yuen continually pitched the company against audits and examinations through award applications, and Manfield continued to receive quality awards and certificates.

Launched in 1998, Fat Angelo's is the brainchild of three entrepreneurs who saw a void in the family-style Italian restaurants in Hong Kong. By the end of 2002, it had grown into a four-restaurant chain. Illustrates the issues facing the restaurants during their start-up and the rapid growth stages. There was an extra store adjacent to the Tsim Sha Tsui Fat Angelo's, and the entrepreneurs wanted to venture into another line of cuisine. What type of restaurant would fit? What was their final decision? What lessons did they learn?