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Fundão: 30 000 inhabitants
Cova da Beira region: 100 000 inhabitants
Main economic activities: Agriculture, ICT, Tourism,Precision Metalworking
Agribusiness: 100 million euro per year
3 industrial parks (with railway access)
University of Beira Interior with 10.000 students at 15 km from city center
2 Polytechnic Institutes nearby
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INNOVATION PLAN
→ turnkey solutions for investors→ networking → partnerships
1.
Infrastructures Urban Regeneration
Strategic Urban Development Program (PEDU)
4.
Communicate Co-creation
Unique InitiativesOnline disclosure
2.
Support Opportunities
Investment People
3.
Advanced TrainingTalent
Response to companies' needs
1.PROVIDE INFRASTRUCTURE
Urban RegenerationPEDU
Urban Regeneration
Old Market 2012
• > 70 startups and projects
• 2 startups in the top 25
• > 100 new jobs
• Classified as an hotspot in Portugal
• Coworking and co-creation spaces
• Certified for Startup Visa
• Fab Lab inside
Accelerator and Incubator
Fab Lab Aldeias do Xisto
Multipurpose Center 2012
Multipurpose Center 2012
• 14 ICT companies
• > 700 new software developers
• RegioStars 2018 Award
• Since 2013:
> 150 M private investment
> 200 projects
Business Center 2014
New Business Center 2021
Fundão Design Factory 2020
Congress Center 2021
Agro IoT Center 2019
Business Incubation Centre
Scale-Up Seminars
Open Lab
Funding Hub
IoT Showroom
Networking Factory
2.SUPPORT
New Opportunities Attract Business Attract People
Investor’s Guide
INVESTOR’S GUIDE
Reasons to invest in
• Qualified and skilled HR;
• Lower wages comparing with other regions in the country and other countries;
• Modern, functional and low cost venues ready for a fast set up of a project;
• University of Beira Interior with 10.000 students;
• Close enough to two Technological Institutes;
• Free languages courses in Fundão’s Advanced Training Center;
• Social stability;
• Low cost apartments to accommodate and attract qualified staff;
• Regional hospital with local primary and secondary healthcare trust;
• A good transportation network with an easy commute;
• Two hours from the airport in Lisbon and possible reopening of the local airport;
• Investors support from local authorities;
• Tax reductions and exemptions for new companies;
• EU grants and incentives specifically for this region.
European office rents - €/sq.m/year
Country Town €/sq.m 2000 sq.m/yearCzech Republic Prague 234,00 € 468 000,00 €France Paris 750,00 € 1 500 000,00 €France Paris 530,00 € 1 060 000,00 €France Lyon 270,00 € 540 000,00 €Germany Berlin 264,00 € 528 000,00 €Germany Frankfurt 444,00 € 888 000,00 €Hungary Budapest 252,00 € 504 000,00 €Ireland Dublin 484,00 € 968 000,00 €Ireland Dublin 290,00 € 580 000,00 €Poland Warsaw 300,00 € 600 000,00 €Portugal Fundão 12,00 € 24 000,00 €Portugal Lisbon 222,00 € 444 000,00 €Portugal Porto 162,00 € 324 000,00 €Spain Madrid 306,00 € 612 000,00 €Spain Barcelona 213,00 € 426 000,00 €United Kingdom London 1 594,96 € 3 189 920,00 €United Kingdom London 866,83 € 1 733 660,00 €
AttractBusiness
INVEST IN FUNDÃOSUCCESS STORIES
ATTRACT PEOPLEsupport new residents
new lifestyle
New residents since 2013
3.Advanced Training
Advanced Training CenterQuiVVer
Competence Center on Cloud Computing
LOGICALIS NA NEVE
• SAP
• JAVA
• .Net
• English // French
• COBOL
• Soft skills
• Software testing
ICT – Advanced Training
4.COMMUNICATE
Co-creationEvents
Online disclosure Move to Fundão
European Network for the promotion of agri-food employment in small and medium-sized cities
IoTXchange
Accelerate the implementation of the Internet of Things as an instrument for the sustainable
development of small and medium-sized cities, capable of increasing the competitiveness of the economy, promoting the the quality of life, sustainable environments and the delivery
of 'connected health/care' services to citizens at home
and on the move.
LED BY: Municipality of Fundão
do you change to a SMALL TOWN OR A BIG CITY?
EXISTING
IOT
ECOSYSTEM
EXISTING
IOT
TALENT
FUNDÃO – NEVERS – SAXONY-ANHALT – ANGE - VAASA –
DODONI – JELGAVA - RAZLOG -KEZMAROK
European Enterprise Promotion Awards
2015 winner - Improving business environment
CITY OF THE YEAR 2016
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