Author: Carlos Cortes

The Venture Builder Blog

Web Summit 2025 Guide – Edition for Exhibitors

The Web Summit takes place from November 10th to 13th in Lisbon, bringing together over 70,000 participants from around the world to exchange ideas, form partnerships, and connect with the latest in tech innovation. If your company will have a stand at the Web Summit, this guide offers practical tips for startups and businesses that…
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Support C05-i14-i01: Business Innovation — Driving Innovation for Reindustrialization

Innovation is one of the key pillars for ensuring the competitiveness of Portuguese companies in a rapidly changing global market. The C05-i14-i01: Business Innovation support program, part of the country’s reindustrialization and recovery initiatives, emerges as a strategic instrument to finance innovative and sustainable business projects. What is the C05-i14-i01 Support Program? The C05-i14-i01, also…
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Energy Efficiency and Carbon Neutrality: The Future of Construction in Portugal

Energy efficiency in the construction sector is now a fundamental pillar of Europe’s climate transition.In Portugal, where much of the housing stock is old and energy inefficient, the shift towards sustainable buildings is not only an environmental imperative but also an economic and social priority. The new European Directive on the Energy Performance of Buildings…
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Funding and Support Opportunities for Companies in Portugal

Innovation, internationalization, and sustainability continue to be the main drivers of growth for Portuguese companies. But turning great ideas into concrete projects requires investment — and securing funding is not always easy. Fortunately, 2025 brings a wide range of national and European funding opportunities for startups, SMEs, and scaleups, with open calls in key areas…
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Webinar: How to Use AI as Your Personal Assistant through the PILAR Methodology, October 3, 2025

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the driving force of innovation and competitive advantage in today’s market. By integrating AI into your workflow, you not only accelerate processes and reduce costs but also make smarter decisions based on predictive data analysis. Mastering AI allows you to stay at the forefront of your profession, turning complex problems into…
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Electric Mobility in Portugal: Incentives, Challenges and Growth of the Mobi.E Network

Electric mobility in Portugal has seen exponential growth in recent years, driven by ambitious public policies, attractive tax incentives, and a growing environmental awareness among consumers. The Portuguese State, through measures such as exemption or reduction of vehicle taxes (ISV and IUC), has played a crucial role in accelerating the energy transition in the transport…
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Business Secrets: What Are They and How to Protect Them?

As part of a partnership with The Venture Builder, Raposo, Sá Miranda & Associados held a lecture on July 16th about a topic often undervalued — how to protect “business secrets.” This post summarizes the key points from that presentation. Raposo, Sá Miranda & Associados, a law firm founded in 2001, is a multidisciplinary practice…
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Energy Storage: The Key to the Stability of Portugal’s Power Grid

Portugal’s energy transition, driven by ambitious decarbonization goals and its European leadership in renewable energy production, faces a critical challenge: the intermittency of renewable sources. Solar and wind energy, although clean and increasingly cost-competitive, are not constantly available: the sun doesn’t shine at night and fluctuates in intensity during the day, and the wind doesn’t…
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Green Hydrogen in Portugal: Strategic Pillar of the Energy Transition

In recent years, Portugal has established itself as one of the European countries with the greatest potential to lead the energy transition towards a decarbonized and sustainable model. In this context, green hydrogen emerges as a strategic pillar, capable of driving not only the decarbonization of the national economy but also the export of clean…
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The 5 Best Free CRMs for Small Businesses

Having a free CRM is one of the smartest ways for micro and small businesses to start digitizing customer management. Without the need for major investments, these tools allow you to organize contacts, track interactions, and improve the customer experience. Although free versions come with some limitations, they are more than enough to get started,…
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