Paul Rees

Director, Rural Properties

“The networking and publicity afforded by the Ireland Portuguese Business Network has been an invaluable addition to the business, attracting dozens of enquiries and offers of co-funding of projects. An audio interview by Ellis Dixon for IPBN was instrumental in projecting the Company and its founder to a wider audience. A networking event in Porto led to further enquiries and the AGM held in Lisbon in 2023 reintroduced me to some old friends as well as meeting new ones, all of whom have been hugely encouraging in support of this new property business. The wide membership of IPBN also is a benefit, its non-clique approach and range of events and meetings has helped me network with a group that is not totally as property obsessed as I have become!”