{"id":4083,"date":"2022-03-22T09:26:09","date_gmt":"2022-03-22T09:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marel.azorned.com\/?p=4083"},"modified":"2026-06-05T07:56:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T07:56:35","slug":"setting-up-a-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marel.azorned.com\/pt\/finance-and-investment\/setting-up-a-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting Up a Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4083\" class=\"elementor elementor-4083\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a558c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"1a558c5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-75b3032\" data-id=\"75b3032\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c93b17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c93b17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Even if you call the organization whose goal is to promote international business on the Azores, you may get someone on the phone first-line who does not even speak English. It shows in a nutshell how ready the islands really are for the arrival of international activities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c33c6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0c33c6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fc4d31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3fc4d31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/marel.azorned.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/IMG_2504_v1-scaled-rmo4q6r5t850w8tjrniek0s31j5wflfylk44r0w0bk.jpg\" title=\"Bruma\u00a9 2026\" alt=\"Bruma\u00a9 2026\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bafd32d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bafd32d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4d16c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f4d16c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The geographical conditions still make face-to-face contact a necessity for anything you would like to achieve on the Azores. They want to see you, physically. And sound practical information for outsiders you can easily consult about setting up a business is mostly lacking. That makes this kind of process, especially if you are operating from abroad, a viscous and costly affair.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-031ab53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"031ab53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a85fe2b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"a85fe2b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d36acaa\" data-id=\"d36acaa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-913a1cd elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"913a1cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2957007 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2957007\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8221; The geographical conditions still make face-to-face contact a necessity for anything you would like to achieve on the Azores. There are many silent barriers that you don&#8217;t understand.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb3fb5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eb3fb5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/marel.azorned.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Archive-scaled-rmmfu74cib5csgcr7myr68tqj5x049ondaiz3z4bkw.jpg\" title=\"Bruma\u00a9 2026\" alt=\"Bruma\u00a9 2026\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ed0549 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7ed0549\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a82f050 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a82f050\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are many silent barriers that you don&#8217;t understand, data is often not clear or unambiguous, painfully administrative, the (tax) legislation complex, often not translated into English either, and not also calculated for (intra-community) internationalization, making you dependent on professional assistance for all sorts of things.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a6ac05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7a6ac05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff3b900 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ff3b900\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/marel.azorned.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/KAMJ9786_v1-rn0jn5youmeylw8876q64lu5s7cpl6uyfokegfqvts.jpg\" title=\"Bruma\u00a9 2026\" alt=\"Bruma\u00a9 2026\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-385a245 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"385a245\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A typical example is a recent project on Terceira that was designed to train people in IT and turn it into an international hub. A potentially very promising development vision for the Azores, but unfortunately insufficiently thought out and developed to really get it off the ground with activity from outside Portugal.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-038b32e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"038b32e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-298b287 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"298b287\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-713541b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"713541b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>More in general, to initiate activities you usually need locals. But not everyone in the community sees introduction of activity from outside as very helpful in maintaining the current status quo. Don&#8217;t underestimate that subtle undercurrent. You can basically use it to frustrate any well-intentioned initiative from within before it has had a chance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b130297 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b130297\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/marel.azorned.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/IMG_4531_v1-rmfiztgn1q4hmbcr3cenra0xyzwxae90kcs9ffnhy8.jpg\" title=\"Bruma\u00a9 2026\" alt=\"Bruma\u00a9 2026\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67244ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"67244ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9714082 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9714082\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Based on this, the most promising approach will still be to establish yourself locally and develop a small-scale initiative from there that can be built upon when it has shown potential.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"gsp_post_data\" \r\n\t            data-post_type=\"post\" \r\n\t            data-cat=\"finance-and-investment\" \r\n\t            data-modified=\"120\"\r\n\t            data-created=\"1647941169\"\r\n\t            data-title=\"Setting Up a Business\" \r\n\t            data-home=\"https:\/\/marel.azorned.com\/pt\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The geographical conditions still make face-to-face contact a necessity for anything you would like to achieve on the Azores. 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