WEBINAR EXPANDING YOUR BUSINESS TO PORTUGAL

With a highly educated population, with high English proficiency, as well as being among the safest countries in the world with an exceptional quality of life, Portugal is perceived as an attractive environment for companies as well as individuals.

Portugal is rapidly emerging as an innovation hub, with Lisbon being the European Capital of Innovation in 2023. This European country has navigated around the globe for centuries and continues to be an international hub, and gateway, with its unique position and history. 

Watch the webinar to find answers to all your questions regarding the Portuguese market – The gateway from Europe and beyond!

First out was Mario Rocha, Senior Manager at Hays, who presented insights about what to expect in terms of competencies, education, and the "must-knows" in terms of HR aspects in Portugal. 

Later we had Hans-Christian Iversen, Coach/Mentor at Iversen & Associates & Strenghtsunleashed, who provided us with the cultural and leadership aspects of expanding a business to Portugal.

To learn more about Portuguese corporate laws and taxes, Teresa Pala Schwalbach joined us.  From being a Tax Partner and Head of the Scandinavian Desk at Sérvulo & Associados, Teresa has many years of experience helping international companies establish on the Portuguese market. 

Last but not least we had Marcus Nordquist, co-founder and CEO in Portugal at QueensLab, representing the Portuguese startup scene, sharing his experiences of expanding to Portugal from a tech-company point of view.

 The webinar was wrapped up with an interesting and transparent Q&A session moderated by Carl Hermelin, Vice President of the Board of Directors at the Swedish-Portuguese Chamber of Commerce

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