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Starting a Company in Portugal 2026: The Empresa na Hora Desk, the Sociedade por Quotas, the ENI Route, and How to Open a Business in 90 Minutes

Starting a Company in Portugal 2026: The Empresa na Hora Desk, the Sociedade por Quotas, the ENI Route, and How to Open a Business in 90 Minutes

Everything foreigners need to know about starting a company in Portugal in 2026 — Empresa na Hora, Empresa On-Line, the choice between ENI, unipessoal por quotas, por quotas and sociedade anónima, plus IRC, IVA, Segurança Social and a realistic 30-day timeline and cost sheet.

Casais Crosses €1 Billion and Splits Into Four — Portugal's 6,000-Employee Construction Group Launches Construction, Industry, Real Estate and Capital Holdings

Casais Crosses €1 Billion and Splits Into Four — Portugal's 6,000-Employee Construction Group Launches Construction, Industry, Real Estate and Capital Holdings

Braga-headquartered Grupo Casais, 6,000 employees in 17 countries, crossed €1 billion in 2025 turnover and is splitting into four SGPS holdings — Construção, Indústria, Imobiliário and Capital — each with its own CEO. Full implementation takes two years.