The event, which will be 100% online and free of charge, will discuss incentive policies, entrepreneurship centers, accelerators and incubators and trends in the Portuguese ICT ecosystem, in addition to identifying potential bridges to other markets in the European Community
São Paulo, November 12, 2021 – Technology companies planning an internationalization process are often faced with bureaucratic doubts. To identify paths and the gateway to the European market, ABES – Brazilian Association of Software Companies promotes, on November 17th, the International Roundtable – Portugal: Gateway to the European Market, which will show participants the potential of Portugal's startup and innovation ecosystem.
Currently, the payroll exemption benefits 17 strategic sectors of the Brazilian economy that are in great need of labor – among them, information technology. Many companies use this benefit and, in the current scenario of economic recovery, the extinction of this measure can be an obstacle to the maintenance and generation of new jobs. “Formal employment, in Brazil, entails a very high tax burden. Payroll exemption not only guarantees millions of jobs, but also enables Brazilian companies to retain talent. Today, many professionals are being harassed by foreign companies with salaries in dollars, due to the very high labor charges, Brazilian companies are unable to compete. The migration of these talents will directly impact the competitiveness of Brazilian companies, as well as Brazil itself in the next 5 to 10 years. A high-tech company would hardly survive the Brazilian market”, highlights Rodolfo Fücher, president of ABES.
The event, which will be 100% online and free of charge, will be translated into pounds and will address incentive policies, entrepreneurship centers, accelerators and incubators and trends in the Portuguese ICT ecosystem, also identifying potential bridges to other markets in the European Community. “Portugal is the gateway to the European community. In addition to the convenience of the language, doing business in the country is easy, there is a culture strongly focused on innovation, and the greatest proof of this is the number of events, such as the Web Summit, which attract participants from all over the world. Holding this event reinforces our purpose of providing more and more content and services to associates and partners, continuing the international events held in Israel, Colombia and Canada”, explains Rodolfo Fücher, president of ABES.
ABES guests for the International Roundtable – Portugal: Gateway to the European Market are Nuno Vieira da Silva (Specialist in incentives for technology companies and CEO of Follow us Business Advisors), João Paulo Marques (who develops international partnerships with Portugal at BBS – Best Business Services), Pedro Galego (Economic, financial and tax advisor, member of Startup Portugal), Clara Savelli (Relationship with ABES Associates) and Rodolfo Fücher (ABES President).
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Event: International Roundtable – Portugal: Gateway to the European Market
Date: 11/17/2021
Time: 8:30 am
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About ABES
ABES (Brazilian Association of Software Companies) aims to contribute to the construction of a more digital and less unequal Brazil, in which information technology plays a fundamental role in the democratization of knowledge and the creation of new opportunities for all. In this sense, it aims to ensure a business environment conducive to innovation, ethical, dynamic, sustainable and globally competitive, always in line with its mission to connect, guide, protect and develop the Brazilian information technology market.
Currently, ABES represents approximately 2 thousand companies, which total about 85% of the software and services segment's revenue in Brazil, distributed in 24 Brazilian States and the Federal District, responsible for the generation of more than 210 thousand direct jobs and annual revenue of the order of R$ 80 billion in 2020.
In line with its purpose, ABES launched the “Mobilization for the Reduction of Inequality” in partnership with ReUrbi and the Third Sector Observatory, and with the support of Weber Shandwick, whose objective is to support social inclusion projects that promote training in the area. digital, through the resources obtained by recycling IT equipment discarded by companies. This initiative is in line with recent discussions at the climate summit, and in line with the 8 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the Global Compact of the United Nations (UN), and the best ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) practices . This initiative is in line with recent discussions at the climate summit, and in line with the 8 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the Global Compact of the United Nations (UN), and the best ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) practices .
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