FAQ LISBOA EMPREENDE +
The Lisboa Empreende programme was launched by Lisbon City Council in February 2013 to support entrepreneurship and encourage the creation of new businesses.
Given the current situation, and in response to the need to support companies in the recovery of the economy, the programme was renamed Lisboa Empreende + (LE+) with a wider range of services, providing information on extraordinary measures to support the economy and companies, as well as advice to mitigate the effects of the crisis and promote the recovery of the business fabric.
The LE+ Programme focuses on providing support to companies based in the Lisbon municipality through:
LE+ OFFICE - Information on initiatives to support SMEs.
EXPERT SUPPORT LE- Specialised support for companies affected by the crisis. Offering free specialised support services in the areas of Management, Communication, Marketing, eCommerce, Digital Transformation, among other areas.
NEW BUSINESS LE+ - Support for the creation of new businesses. Support to entrepreneurship in the implementation of new business ideas, new products or services.
A inscrição é feita através de formulário online.
The LE+ programme ensures the confidentiality of the information transmitted through the submission of the forms.
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The company must express its interest in accessing specialised support by filling in the form, identifying the area in which it would like to have support.
Applications are submitted by filling an online form . Later you will be contacted by the Lisboa Empreende + team.
The first contact to be made by the LE+ team will be by sending an email to schedule an exploratory meeting to get to know the candidates and their project. These meetings are scheduled in a short period of time. We recommend that the candidate has the availability to establish this remote contact (meeting through the whereby platform) and that he/she feels prepared, so as not to delay the process by missing the meeting.
If you cannot be present you can send an email with that indication and the reason why you cannot be present. You can also call the Lisboa Empreende + telephone number which is on the FrontPage of the website, in case something unexpected has happened and you need to communicate your unavailability later than the time established for the meeting. We recommend that you contact us and tell us what your availability is. According to the rules of the programme, we can only take 2 exploratory meeting appointments. Unexcused absence from 2 regularly scheduled exploratory meetings leads to cancellation of registration.
Yes you can.
The exploratory meeting may be attended by up to 3 participants on different devices with internet connection.
It depends on the documents that are needed, the speed with which they are delivered or even their approval.
Não existe por isso um tempo determinado porque é variável.
If you want to apply for funding and your project can apply for a microcredit line, the maximum amount stipulated is 20.000,00 euros (twenty thousand euros).
The completion of the business plan is recommended because it will serve as a working basis and allows a better framing of the project.
If you are not able to fill in the business plan before the meeting, this is not a problem, nor is it a hindrance to getting support from the programme.
The Lisboa Empreende + Programme does not interfere in the applicants' choice of the bank where they want to submit their application for funding. Some financial institutions are partners of the programme and we have a long-lasting trustworthy working relationship with them, but the choice is not limited to the programme partners
No, Lisboa Empreende + does not have municipal spaces that can be assigned or rented.
By law, the cession of municipal spaces, whether shops or others, is subject to public tender or public auction
Yes you can.
The New Business LE+, is a mean of help for the creation or development of businesses in Lisbon.
The programme provides support from an early stage of the project until its implementation.
The use of funding is a possibility that is made available in the support that is provided, but it is not, nor could it be, a requirement or an obligation.
