IAPMEI - Agência para a Competitividade e Inovação, IP

In the scope of the Ministry of Economy and Maritime Affairs and covering all fields of industry, except tourism, our mission is to promote competitiveness and business growth through the management of instruments and programs aimed at strengthening SME innovation, entrepreneurship and business investment.

A strong proximity policy is carried out by central services and a regional network of business development centres all around the country.

Core activity

Business assistance | Business financing | Qualification and Certification

Highlighted support programmes and activities

Entrepreneur's APP

The Entrepreneur's APP showcases the latest news for entrepreneurs, startups and other entrepreneurial ecosystem stakeholders.

The APP displays tools, resources and a community to support entrepreneur’s entire journey. Whether you want to connect to a community of entrepreneurs and ecosystem builders, share and access information on businesses and ideas or explore new opportunities, our APP has everything to take projects and startups to their next level.

Espaço Empresa

Espaço Empresa is a service designed to support entrepreneurs in the creation and management of their business, in a logic of personalized service and a single point of contact, in the relationship between the State and companies.

This initiative is led by IAPMEI, in conjunction with the Agency for Investment and Foreign Trade of Portugal (AICEP) and the Agency for Administrative Modernization (AMA) and includes the provision of services to companies through three channels: face-to-face, electronic and telephone.

Get to know the face-to-face service network at  ePortugal.gov.pt.

For more information contact espaco.empresa@iapmei.pt.

Startup Visa

StartUP Visa is a residence visa for entrepreneurs which aims to attract investment, talent and innovation capacity to Portugal.
 

 Startup Boost

Startup Boost aims to encourage entrepreneurship through networking, awareness and training dynamics.

 Tech Visa

Tech Visa is an accreditation program focused on providing Portuguese companies with a fast track to hire and retain highly qualified non Schengen professionals. 

Digital Innovation Hubs

These collaborative netwoks (DIHs) work as a one-stop-shop, acting as a gateway to strenghten the innovation ecosystem and result from cooperation between several partners with complementary skills and goals at both national and regional levels. 

 SME Academy

Focused on training, information and awareness-raising activities, our SME Academy brings professional development skills and good business practices to the SME business community. For more information feel free to contact: academia.pme@iapmei.pt

 Project Assessment Tool

A business tool allowing entrepreneurs and companies to: evaluate and test the profitability of new investments within either a 5 or a 10 year period; support the design of a business idea or investment project; better dialogue and negotiate with stakeholders and financing agents.