Two entrepreneurial twins, aboard their catamaran, are the motto for the 6th anniversary of Beta Talk, which, on July 16th, is going to sea.
This special anniversary edition will take place aboard the catamaran Ophelia, for a conversation at sunset with the “Catarino twins”, the founders of the company Portitours and, in a festive atmosphere, toast good ideas and the entrepreneurial spirit in the Algarve that , since 2012, have been inspiring these monthly meetings in Portimão.
The departure for this “Beta Boat Talk” is scheduled for 19:00, at the Clube Naval de Portimão pier, with free boarding (but limited to the capacity of the catamaran) from 18:30, for all those who want to join at the end of most inspiring afternoon of this summer. This time, it is really essential to register through https://tinyurl.com/bilhetes-6-aniv-betatalkptm .
The twins José Carlos Catarino and Carlos José will welcome you aboard their catamaran Ophelia and will share and infect participants with their entrepreneurial journey as founders of Porttours.
Born in Silves, they have always been linked to Portimão and it was here that, in 1987, they started their own business/project and since then they have not stopped investing and innovating in the Tourism area.
José Carlos Catarino was the project's mentor and challenged his brother Carlos to take new paths and navigate waters still to be explored in the offer of tourist products.
Tourism has always been part of their DNA. He took the course at the School of Tourism in Faro and he started working in travel agencies right away, which allowed him to acquire experience in real contact with tourists who visit us and in contact with the Algarve reality which, at the time, had several gaps in the offer of tourist circuits.
After working for seven years in a tour operator, British Airways, and having traveled, he found that the Algarve had a poorly diversified offer, which led him, at the age of 25, to invest in the development of two new business areas: Tourism of Nature, to make known the best that the region has to offer, and in another aspect, the maritime and touristic tours, through the introduction of innovative and differentiated experiences in the market, which make known the beauty and natural wealth of the Region of the Algarve, both inland and along the beautiful Algarve coast.
SME Leader and Excellence in 2017, Porttours is today a reference company that offers a wide range of products and invites those who visit us, and even locals, to discover and live unique experiences in the Algarve throughout the year.
Other projects are in the pipeline, because the philosophy of the company's founders is to invest both in human resources and in innovation and the creation of new experiences.
Beta Talk Portimão is showcase of the Algarve's entrepreneurship and reveals the region's potential
Since July 2012, Beta Talk Portimão has been asserting itself as an important showcase of entrepreneurship in the Algarve, by making known entrepreneurs who, in this region, bring their ideas to life and are a source of inspiration for many others.
In more than sixty editions, around one hundred and twenty entrepreneurs have infected many, many others with their life paths, business ideas, attitudes, experiences and vision, also revealing the Algarve's potential for creating new businesses.
Beta Talk was created following a partnership between the Municipality of Portimão and Beta-I (Association for the Promotion of Entrepreneurship and Innovation). Portimão embraced the challenge of being Beta Talk's host city in the Algarve region and monthly fosters the entrepreneurial spirit in the local community.
Six years later, it is the only city at national level that promotes this type of meetings, continuing to give voice to the Algarve's entrepreneurial spirit.
More than an event with a scheduled date and time (always on the 16th of each month, in the late afternoon), Beta Talk in Portimão has become a meeting point for entrepreneurs and an inspiring movement in the Algarve, promoting it in an informal environment and relaxed, networking and sharing experiences.
Partnerships and the spirit of sharing are part of the DNA of an entrepreneur and Beta Talk is no exception, having had the important support of the Sul Informação as a media partner, in addition to the collaboration of the university radio RUA FM, as well as the promotion made through the network of the main agents linked to entrepreneurship in the region, namely the University of Algarve through CRIA – Regional Center for Innovation of the Algarve/Division of Entrepreneurship and Technology Transfer, ANJE – National Association of Young Entrepreneurs, NERA – Business Association of the Algarve Region, APGICO – Portuguese Association for Creativity and Innovation and GAIM – Academic Office for Research and Marketing.
The involvement of the local community, namely the younger ones, has continued to be constant since the beginning of Beta Talk, which has already held special sessions within the scope of the Start Work Portimão Show, at the University of Algarve's Portimão pole, at the Poeta António Secondary School Aleixo (ESPAA), ISMAT- Instituto Superior Manuel Teixeira Gomes, as well as the DUAL Center in Portimão, while, in terms of photographic coverage, it has the collaboration of students from the Multimedia Course at ESPAA.
Since good ideas always deserve a freebie at Beta Talk Portimão, this is ensured by the usual support of local winemakers – Quinta do Morgado da Torre, Herdade dos Pimentéis and Quinta da Penina - who, from the very beginning, have established a partnership with Beta Talk, promoting the wines produced in the municipality.
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