Business and Entrepreneurial Communities

  “It seems we have no other aim but to go cap in hand to Brussels” (CIP President, Armindo Monteiro) Text: Chris Graeme; Photos: Fernando Bento (ICPT) The President of Portugal’s business [...]

The Business Confederation of Portugal/business school ISEG’s monthly barometer for December 2025 has confirmed Portugal’s end-of-year economic buoyancy and expects an uptick in the [...]

One of Portugal’s largest business and industry associations, the Business Confederation of Portugal (CIP) has forecast that Portugal’s growth is on track to hit 2% this year. The organisation [...]

The Ireland-Portugal Business Network Tony Boyle Business Success Awards 2025 will be held at the Irish Embassy on Thursday, January 29, at the Irish Embassy in Lisbon. This year marks the first [...]

A significant percentage of business owners in Portugal believe that a 5% defence spending hike is not excessive. According to ACEGE Barometer (Christian Association of Business Owners and [...]

Business Rountable Portugal (BRP) has launched an entrepreneurial doctorates scheme in “disruptive areas” given that only 8% of its company members actually have doctorate degrees. According to [...]

The Portuguese are more highly qualified than 20 years ago, but lose 40% of graduates who leave the country to work overseas in better paid jobs. This is the conclusion of the Business Roundtable [...]

Rafael Alves Rocha has been appointed to lead one of Portugal’s largest business associations – Enterprise Confederation of Portugal. (CIP) “I am super excited at the opportunity of being [...]

Business Roundtable Portugal’s vice president António Rios Amorim, the CEO and chairman of one of the world’s largest cork producers Corticeira Amorim has warned this week that companies are [...]

The entrepreneurs and investors community Endeavour has opened its first office in Portugal. Endeavor is a leading global community of, by, and for High-Impact Entrepreneurs who “dream bigger, [...]