23/02/2024
Do you run, or are you thinking of starting a business in Portugal?
Don't!
Only kidding!!
Kind of.
It's not easy having a business here, but it's still the best way to create independence and freedom, so SO worth it, if you can keep your head above water, and eventually thrive.
It's also a great way to contribute to the culture we love and that has welcomed us so warmly.
As I've said before, this is a great place to live, but a terrible place to run a business! (See - https://www.portugalresident.com/portugal-great-place-to-live-difficult-place-to-run-a-business )
News like this - https://www.portugalresident.com/crackdown-on-false-self-employed - confirms PT's anti-enterprise culture. The crackdown on pseudo-self-employed workers is understandable, but the proposed alternative and current structure kills businesses and discourages entrepreneurs.
This all needs to change for Portugal to boom, healthily and dynamically.
However, let's not just hope for change, let's BE the change.
Let's help each other to grow, make loads of money, pay loads of tax AND eventually lobby for better treatment...
Join the Business Owners in Portugal WhatsApp group here - https://chat.whatsapp.com/HumHyoPtdZF1jEH2hRG2oh - and let's make a difference AND make it different!
