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

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Infrastructures Urban Regeneration

Strategic Urban Development Program (PEDU)

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Communicate Co-creation

Unique InitiativesOnline disclosure

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Support Opportunities

Investment People

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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

www.conecta.ptFundão - Campinas

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

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DODONI – JELGAVA - RAZLOG -KEZMAROK

European Enterprise Promotion Awards

2015 winner - Improving business environment

CITY OF THE YEAR 2016