Weekly Roundup August 30 - September 3

Back to work with lots of news

The Weekly Roundup intends to highlight the updates posted by our members on their social media channels. From job openings to webinars to general announcements, to team shoutouts, we've seen it all. Here's the best way to keep up with the network, so please feel free to share your updates with us directly if you would like to make sure we feature your news!

IPBN Member Vale do Lobo announced a grand tribute concert on Saturday, September 11 at 19h30 to one of the most emblematic voices of all time: Frank Sinatra in this sunset open-air concert in our iconic golf course setup.

IPBN Partner Aicep Portugal Global's president, Luis Filipe de Castro Henriques, details the Agency's projects that will increase national exports in an interview with Portugal global magazine.

IPBN member Sonia Cesar from the Hilton Vilamoura wonders if getting ready to re-enter the world of face-to-face interaction after many months behind a screen seems daunting. Cesar assures us that Vilamoura's team of experts has put together some tips to make the transition back to face-to-face events and conferences a little easier.

IPBN member Global Shares has just been named one of Ireland's #BestWorkplacesInTech21 by Great Place to Work® Ireland! If you would like to work with a good bunch of people in an exciting high-growth tech company and play your part in developing the world’s leading software platform for employee equity incentive plans, then check out their IT job openings. Moreover, Global Shares has had the highest industry success rate in the Certified Equity Professional (CEP) exams over the past three years, according to the Certified Equity Professional Institute (CEPI) - the certification body for equity compensation professionals, based in Silicon Valley. Read the full news release here.

IPBN partner Essential Business announced that business organisations in the Algarve and Andalusia are to hand a formal request to both the governments of Spain and Portugal calling for a rail link between the airports of Faro and Seville.

IPBN member Vitae Professionals announced a VP Formaçao – Online Course about patient safety as a fundamental concern for all health professionals. The ability to correctly calculate drug doses is an essential competence to prevent or reduce medication errors, and thus protect patients. Also, as the fruit of the excellent work of the training team - Isabel Cruz, Ana Silva, and VP's marketeer of excellence - Cesária Castro, VP, the company has a new website that we hope will be a reference for online health training!

IPBN Member Emma Olohan announced that Safe Events are hiring for the following 3 new roles: Senior Safety Advisor, Project / Operations Coordinator and Project / Operations Assistant​. Two out of the 3 roles could work FULLY REMOTELY for the right person.

IPBN members Blevins Franks & Martinhal Group are hosting 'A conversation about Moving to Portugal’ webinar on the 9th of September at 3 pm (Lisbon/GMT) via Zoom. Topics that will be discussed: Key questions asked by expats everywhere, Education considerations for young families, Financial planning for retirement and families. The event will be moderated by Sharon Farrell, Chair of the Algarve Ireland Portugal Business Network committee. You can register here!

IPBN member Core Optimisation announced that due to their continued growth and expansion, they have two new positions available: Digital Account Manager and Digital Account Executive.

IPBN member ATC Tax posted a great article from one of the ATC Tax consultants on the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) website, addressing the major changes ahead for small businesses and self-employed.

IPBN partner TechIreland noted that Irish tech companies have hit a record high in Q2 VC investment. “We should be looking now to increase the supply of funding from domestic non-traditional VC investors such as pension funds, private investors and corporates as is happening across the UK and other European countries.”

IPBN member Future Street said congratulations to their team in Spain: another deployment of #BigBelly smart system has been installed in #Torremolinos.

IPBN member Deemaze is starting a new project and is looking for partners in the music industry. More precisely, they are looking for a big name, a band or a musician. If you know anyone in the music industry, please contact João Monteiro, CEO at Deemaze Software at joao.monteiro@deemaze.com, and visit www.deemaze.com.


IPBN Partner University of Algarve Ualg is accepting applications for the Artificial Intelligence for Executives course run online until September 17. This training is the result of a partnership between UAlg and Microsoft.

IPBN Partner Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Ireland posted that on Wednesday, Sep 1 Ireland became President of the UN Security Council for the month of September.

IPBN member Michael Averbukh from Serenity Portugal is looking for an English-speaking retired person with sales experience living in the Algarve. For more details, please contact Michael at michael@serenity-portugal.com.

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