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Portuguese startup Tally is disrupting the accounting sector by offering an AI-driven platform that replaces traditional accounting firms for small and medium-sized enterprises, focusing on treasury and tax compliance automation.
Defense needs, above all, companies capable of transforming specialized knowledge into reliable solutions. And this is where many Portuguese SMEs can make a difference, stated the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, General Sérgio Pereira, during the 'Portugal–Finland on Defense and Innovation' dinner-debate promoted by AEMinho and Sterling Prime Consulting, which took place...
SMEs should look at the State Budget less as a closed snapshot of 2027 and more as a starting point.
Novo Banco has been awarded the title of Best Bank for Small and Medium Enterprises in Portugal.
A question for business owners: does your company know today how much money it will need tomorrow? If the answer is no, perhaps the problem is not just in the treasury. It may lie in how the company transforms accounting information into knowledge for decision-making. Currently, there are companies, namely SMEs, that know how much they have available today...
Flexdeal introduces new financial instruments for small and medium-sized enterprises backed by public guarantees, while expanding its investment portfolio into the fashion and fitness industries.
At the Portuguese Tourism Summit, the former Social Democratic presidential candidate lamented Portugal's lack of “productivity” and argued that Artificial Intelligence is an “instrument” that can help turn the tide.
The pun is deliberate. The claim is that startups and SMEs can finally stop observing the defence sector from afar and start integrating it. In a market traditionally dominated by large industrial conglomerates—the so-called prime companies—this movement is not trivial. Naturally, the prime companies are, and will continue to be...
A programme 85% co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) aims to improve and empower companies, particularly SMEs, with scientific and technological knowledge.
Novo Banco has been recognised as the leading financial institution for small and medium-sized enterprises in Portugal.
The new call for proposals to support productive innovation opened on June 15th, one year and one month after it was first included in the Portugal 2030 notice plan. Until September 30th, SMEs can apply for 182.5 million euros, with co-financing rates that can reach...
Out of 372 applications, only five Portuguese companies won the 8th edition of the SME Heroes Awards. From the recovery of an abandoned property to produce sausages to the creation of ocean technology, as well as traditional confectionery, climate simulation engineering, and sustainable tourism, the winners represent different sectors but share a common trait: they transformed challenges into opportunities for growth, innovation, and value creation.
Sérvulo & Associados advised Raize and Flexdeal on the structuring, assembly, and placement project for a set of grouped bond issuances by SMEs, guaranteed by the Banco Português de Fomento, totaling 100 million euros. According to the firm, the grouped issuances are structured and aggregated by...
The AI adoption rate in Portuguese SMEs is 11.54%, compared to 19.95% in the EU. However, in digital public services, Portugal is at the European forefront.
How the Digital Product Passport and new incentives are preparing Portuguese SMEs for a more competitive sustainable transition, leaving no company behind.
Consultant José Rodrigues, former CEO of the brokerage firm Acrisure in Portugal, has launched Fidexis, an independent mergers and acquisitions boutique specialising in the world of Portuguese small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). With 25 years of experience, José Rodrigues decided to create a structure dedicated to the buying, selling, and valuation of companies and to acquisition entrepreneurship in a market...
The Portuguese economy is mostly composed of small and micro-enterprises, and António Brochado Correia, the president of the consultancy firm PwC and host of the debate, shared that he asked an artificial intelligence engine about it, and the result was that “more than 99% of companies in Portugal are SMEs.”
The SME Confederation states that companies indirectly affected by the storms in January and February were excluded from employment support, contrary to what was announced.
The former director of Uber and Otovo in Portugal, Manuel Pina, and the former vice-president of clinical operations at Sword Health, António Marcelo, have joined forces to launch an accounting startup. Called “Tally”, it promises to adapt the accounts of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to digitisation through robots working under supervision.
SMEs continue to be the main engine of the Portuguese economy. They represent 99.9% of the country's companies and account for about 63.6% of the gross value added generated in Portugal. More than just a statistical indicator, this figure reflects a structural reality that demonstrates that the country's economic dynamism depends, to a large extent, on the capacity...
A well-protected company is prepared to compete for new contracts and grow. A poorly protected company lives in a state of permanent vulnerability.
