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Start your business in Portugal: Garden maintenance
You want to maintain private gardens or business green spaces in Portugal. Describe areas, frequency and work so routes, vehicle and equipment can be planned without confusing routine maintenance with specialist services.
Let’s discuss your project
A few details to understand your business and the next step.
Bertrand Jayol receives your enquiry for an initial assessment. Referral to the partner is considered with your agreement. Privacy
01 / Your business
How you earn shapes the questions to ask
- Mowing, pruning and mechanical plant maintenance.
- Routine border care and agreed planting.
- Irrigation checks and removal of cut vegetation under the contract.
Plan routes and assess treatments separately
Cost a route including work on site, loading, travel and handling removed vegetation. Identify gardens needing specialist equipment and tasks affected by weather. The agreement should specify plants, consumables and work outside the recurring fee.
DGAV requires authorisation for businesses applying professional plant-protection products. Do not present that service as automatically included in ordinary gardening. Assess applicators, equipment and conditions separately if it is offered. Gather sample sites and a seasonal calendar to estimate investment and quieter periods. Plan access with owners so a locked garden does not disrupt the rest of the day's visits.
02 / Next steps for your project
Questions to prepare your application
- What access is available for machinery and green waste?
- Will you work all year or only in certain seasons?
- Will you offer plant-protection product treatments?
Portugal
Before you incorporate
Registering as self-employed and incorporating a company are different routes. The choice depends on how your business actually operates. A Portuguese company alone does not determine your tax residence or the treatment of every source of income.
Information to gather
- Your country of residence and where you actually work.
- A description of the services or products you sell.
- Whether your customers are businesses or individuals, and their countries.
- Any shareholders, existing business structure and your planned timing.
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