What we’re about
Algarve Evolution promotes a series of Meetups:
🌱 Grow Algarve Meetups
Join us for our monthly gathering, spread across various municipalities in the Algarve. It's more than just a meetup; it's a dynamic platform to discuss business opportunities in a relaxed, social setting. Connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and professionals from diverse sectors and nationalities.
👫 Walk & Talk Meetups
A relaxed two-hour nature trail across various scenic spots in the Algarve. It's the perfect blend of natural beauty and networking opportunities.
🌱 Get Started Meetups
Designed for aspiring and existing business owners facing strategic challenges, features a two-track event with a special kids´ track , allowing everyone to focus on business development.
🌊 Algarve Blockchain, Crypto, NFT, Web3, Digital Assets Meetups
Dedicated to those who want to understand the underlying technology, explore investment opportunities, or simply connect with others who share your interests, you'll find a warm welcome here.
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🚀 Algarve Evolution
We nurture the ecosystem for startups and entrepreneurs to create global solutions from the Algarve.
🔗 Algarve Tech Hub
Algarve Evolution, alongside with University of Algarve and Algarve STP, promotes the brand Algarve Tech Hub to represent and advance the Algarve as global hub for innovation and technology, attracting companies, institutions, entrepreneurs, and investors alike.
Upcoming events (3)
See all- Cria a tua primeira loja online com o WooCommerceUALG TEC CAMPUS, Faro
O WooCommerce é uma poderosa ferramenta de construção de lojas online, com uma das maiores quotas de mercado a nível mundial. É uma das plataformas de comércio electrónico mais versáteis, ao alcance de todos em termos de custo e de facilidade de implementação.
Este plugin WordPress permite a criação de grandes e complexas plataformas de vendas, mas também pode ser utilizada para a criação de pequenos negócios online, bem como rápidas experiências e provas de conceito que mais tarde se podem tornar em grandes negócios.
O objectivo desta sessão, realizada em português, é partilhar dicas de construção de lojas online para principiantes, plugins e funcionalidades essenciais, bem como melhores práticas para a implementação de uma loja online em Portugal.
WooCommerce is a powerful tool for building online stores, with one of the largest market shares worldwide and one of the most versatile e-commerce platforms, accessible to all in terms of cost and ease of implementation.
This WordPress plugin allows for the creation of large and complex sales platforms, but it can also be used for starting small online businesses, as well as for quick experiments and proofs of concept that can later evolve into significant enterprises.
The goal of this session, held in Portuguese, is to share beginner's tips for building online stores, essential plugins and features, as well as best practices for implementing an online store in Portugal.
VISIT WORDPRESS FARO EVENT HERE
📅 Date: Thursday, September 4, 2025
🕡 Time: 18h30
📍 Location: UALG TEC CAMPUS, 2nd floor, FaroMore
This initiative is organized by WordPress Faro in collaboration with Algarve Evolution, with the support of UALG TEC Campus and Algarve STP.About us
🌐 WordPress Faro
WordPress Faro is a new local community of WordPress users, designers, developers and enthusiasts in the Algarve. Their goal is to create an open and inclusive space to share knowledge, exchange experiences and strengthen the network of professionals and curious people in the region.🧠 AIA - Artificial Intelligence Algarve
Founded by Algarve Evolution, AIA - Artificial Intelligence Algarve is a community dedicated to exploring and advancing the future of AI in the Algarve region.🚀 Algarve Evolution
We nurture the ecosystem for startups and entrepreneurs to create global solutions from the Algarve.🔗 Algarve Systems and Technology Partnership Association
A non-profit organization that, through strategic partnerships in collaboration with the public sector, promotes scientific and technological development and the modernization of the regional business environment, contributing to strengthening the innovation ecosystem in the Algarve.🔗 Algarve Tech Hub
A regional initiative founded and promoted collaboratively by Algarve Evolution, Algarve STP, and University of the Algarve, representing stakeholders from corporate, academia and public institutions, to advance the Algarve as a global, competitive and vibrant hub for companies, institutions, entrepreneurs, and investors. - THE Business School: The Future of MGMT - Opportunities and Challenges AheadUALG TEC CAMPUS, Faro
THE Business School
The Future of Management: Opportunities and Challenges AheadSince 2020, we have been experiencing a true revolution in the way we manage businesses. The mass adoption of technology, the impact of lockdowns, and generational shifts are redefining companies, management models, and growth strategies. All of this is happening against a backdrop of profound digital, social, economic, and geopolitical transformations.
Key Takeaways:
✅ Gain a clear and structured understanding of the major transformations shaping management and business.
✅ Explore current challenges and discover how to prepare for the future.
✅ Get to know a different kind of Business School, with innovative methodologies and impactful executive training.📌 Location: UALG TEC CAMPUS, Faro
⏰ Time: 15:30 - 17:00 PM
📅 Date: Tuesday, September 9, 2025Speakers
Vasco Fernandes
CEO of THE Business School. CEO of Engel & Völkers, Quinta do Lago. Holds a degree in Consumer Sciences from IPAM and an MBA from Católica Porto Business School. Extensive experience in people management and in developing businesses in new markets such as Brazil, Panama, and Poland, with a strong background in building business teams and expanding through different distribution channels.Luís Rasquilha
CEO of Ecossistema Inova. President of Instituto Inova. Board Member of Mercur, NTT Data, and Maza Tarraf in Brazil. Advisor to N.O.M.A. and AMARNA Vida (Ireland). Member of the Portuguese Diaspora Council (Brazil). President of the Advisory Board of THE Business School. Columnist for MIT Sloan Review and Executive Digest. Professor at FIA (Fundação Instituto de Administração, São Paulo), FDC (Fundação Dom Cabral), HIAE (Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein), ESALQ/USP (University of São Paulo), and Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre. Consultant, Advisor, and Board Member.THE Business School
www.the-business-school.com
info@the-business-school.com
https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-business-school-tbs/about/About us
🌱 Get Started Meetup
Designed for aspiring and existing business owners facing strategic challenges.🚀 Algarve Evolution
An independent, non-profit, bottom-up association of Algarvians, locals, nationals, and internationals, working together to develop talent, foster innovation, and create regional impact, with the goal of transforming the Algarve into a leading innovation hub in Southern Europe.🌐 Algarve STP
A non-profit organization that, through strategic partnerships in collaboration with the public sector, promotes scientific and technological development and the modernization of the regional business environment, contributing to strengthening the innovation ecosystem in the Algarve.🔗 Algarve Tech Hub
A regional initiative founded and promoted collaboratively by Algarve Evolution, Algarve STP, and University of the Algarve, representing stakeholders from corporate, academia and public institutions, to advance the Algarve as a global, competitive and vibrant hub for companies, institutions, entrepreneurs, and investors.Email: info@algarveevolution.pt
LinkedIn: algarve-evolutionSee you there!
🌐 Algarve Evolution - Startup Scale Journey #1 with *expressTEC*: Site Visit + Talks + NetworkingCRIA - Entrepreneurship and Technology Transfer Division, Faro
STARTUP SCALE JOURNEY is a series by Algarve Evolution featuring curated sessions where Algarve-based startups open their offices and laboratories to share their story, growth trajectory, upcoming milestones, and vision for the future. Each session brings together the partners, helping them scale, with media invited to amplify the region's innovation momentum.
The inaugural session features expressTEC, where the team will showcase their breakthrough technological innovations that bridge science, technology, and market applications, demonstrating how cutting-edge research from the Algarve is creating solutions with global impact.
Only 40 participants.
✅ REGISTRATIONS HERE
Only registrations made via the link above are valid.Program:
15:00 Welcome
15:05 Guided tour of expressTEC’s lab
15:30 Panel discussion
16:45 Networking
17:30 Closing
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PART 1 - LABORATORY VISIT (30 min)- Company presentation and mission
- Prototype and technology demonstrations
- Equipment, methodology and team showcase
PART 2 - PANEL DISCUSSION (1h15 min)- Panel with key institutional and business partners
- Perspectives on supporting expressTEC’s growth journey
PART 3 - NETWORKING (45min)- Direct opportunities to connect with stakeholders and peers
✅ REGISTRATIONS HERE
Only registrations made via the link above are valid.About us
🚀 Algarve Evolution
An independent, non-profit, bottom-up association of Algarvians, locals, nationals, and internationals, working together to develop talent, foster innovation, and create regional impact, with the goal of transforming the Algarve into a leading innovation hub in Southern Europe.🔗 CRIA UAlg
CRIA is the Division of Entrepreneurship and Technology Transfer of the University of Algarve, aiming to promote relations between the university and the industry, increase the technology and knowledge transfer, support the establishment of new firms, generalize the use of industrial property rights mechanisms and developing technological infrastructures to enhance specific research fields in the Algarve.
