Portugal tops list of EU countries supporting SMEs
Portugal is the European country providing the largest amount of community funding to small and medium-sized companies, reports Expresso newspaper. According to a recent article, one fifth of the €3.8
Portugal’s first Future Hoteliers Summit “a success”
Around 200 people took part in Portugal’s first Future Hoteliers Summit, held on November 28-29 at the Monte Quinta Resort in Quinta do Lago and hailed a “success”. Joint organiser
AICEP opens branch office in Timor
AICEP – Portugal’s investment and foreign trade agency – will open a branch office in Díli, Timor Leste today (November 26). Miguel Frasquilo, the agency’s president, told Lusa news agency
Monte da Quinta hosts Future Hoteliers Summit
Portugal’s aspiring hoteliers will be meeting at the first Portuguese Future Hoteliers Summit, which will take place this weekend (November 28-29) at the Monte da Quinta Resort in Quinta do
Algarve businesses are “stars” of new Portimão conference
Students from Portimão’s Hotel and Tourism School will be holding a conference on December 18 designed to promote the Algarve’s most original and successful small businesses and inspire aspiring entrepreneurs
Women network
A networking lunch for professional women is being held on December 3 at Quinta Burger in Quinta Shopping, Quinta do Lago, from 12.30pm. The event, entitled ‘How to create your
Business Breakfast: Exporting is not for you. Or is it?
The British-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with the Dutch-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce is organising a business breakfast under the theme “Exporting is not for you. Or is it…?” It
Minipreço expands network in Portugal
Dia, the Spanish distribution chain that runs Minipreço supermarkets in Portugal, has expanded by seven outlets this year, bringing the number of stores available in this country now to 620.
A third of Portuguese businesses unwilling to switch to electronic billing
Only 29% of Portuguese businesses have converted to electronic billing, a recent study has revealed, although many more realise the advantages of the system. ACEPI, the association of electronic commerce
Triunfo biscuit factory in Sintra to transfer to Czech Republic
Multinational Modeléz, the owner of Portugal’s Triunfo and Proalimentar brand of biscuits, has just announced that it will be closing its factory in Mem Martins, Sintra, during 2016 and transferring