As the world is reeling from the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, many startups are taking a not-so-pleasant or even painful walk down memory lane to see what went wrong. The bitter truth is that the unprecedented health crisis has shattered the dreams of countless founders into a thousand pieces, especially those who had…
There are tons of tips out there on creating and sustaining a business. But not all those pieces of advice come from people who have been intimately involved in interlacing the warp and weft of the fabric of a startup. João Félix is definitely not one of those armchair experts who would give random suggestions…
Startup Portugal is taking steps toward attracting more foreign entrepreneurs and facilitating the collaboration between international and local investors, says a senior official at the public-private think tank. “We have to be able to attract entrepreneurs to Portugal faster and more easily,” João Mendes Borga, director at Startup Portugal, told Via News in a recent…
I established two startups in the course of three years. I closed down my first company in 2018 after around a year of operation and my second startup is about to disappear into the annals of history. It must hurt a lot, right? But I’m so glad that I failed and failed fast because it…
Team leaders should become “active listeners” if they want to bring the best out of their people, say co-founders of a Portuguese coaching startup, who also believe that a positive attitude to failure can ensure success. “Through our workshop experience with managers and leaders, we realized how important it is for entrepreneurs, leaders, and managers…
Bidroom is a new booking website that guarantees guests always get a great deal. They call themselves a “revolutionary booking platform, that offers new solutions to both the hotels and their guests.” Their goal is to bring fairness back to the travel industry cutting out the excessive costs for both parties. They have no commission…
Not to be confused with an entrepreneur, a solopreneur is a business owner who manages and oversees his or her entire business alone. Solopreneurs are involved in every aspect of their business from the administrative to the marketing to the technical. The success or failure entirely falls on their shoulders. However, while there is great…
Lisbon (ViaNews) – James Cave, born in Ireland, has been a ‘digital nomad’ for almost eight-years. A digital nomad is described as someone who makes a living with digital technology and lately many of them have been coming to Lisbon. Like James, many companies and entrepreneurs have come to Portugal to live and do business….
ANKARA, Turkey (ViaNews) – Established on March 4, 1994, the Bayteks company handles the processing and packaging of capers. Bayteks’ production capacity is about 1200-1500 tonnes/year, exporting to America, Italy, and Spain. Ozum Ilter Demirci, a shareholder at Bayteks Agricultural Products, is a business owner in Izmir, Turkey. She’s also Executive Board Member at the…
BELGRADE. Serbia (ViaNews) – Established in 1996, the Firm Mikromarket is known for its small shops where you can quickly and easily purchase bread, milk, tobacco, and other goods. After nine years in business with only one shop, Mikromarket started to expand and grow. They opened shops on different locations in Novi Sad and also…
