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Start your business in Portugal: Painting business

You prepare and paint homes or commercial premises. Explain the surfaces, substrate condition, work at height and who supplies paint when planning your Portuguese business, as these items determine the quote.

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A few details to understand your business and the next step.

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01 / Your business

How you earn shapes the questions to ask

  • Surface preparation, filling and sanding.
  • Interior painting, finishing and touch-ups.
  • Exterior painting within the available access and equipment.

Price preparation as carefully as application

The same surface area may need a light refresh or several preparation stages. Record its initial condition, planned coats, drying time and acceptance criteria in the quote. Include transport, final cleaning and scheduling room for outdoor work.

Check the appropriate construction title with IMPIC for the work offered. Distinguish preparation tasks, painting tasks and access equipment in your operating plan. Gather sample quotes and product information to estimate purchases, storage and working days before invoicing. A comparison based only on square metres can miss most of the time spent on a difficult surface.

02 / Next steps for your project

Questions to prepare your application

  1. Will you work indoors, on façades or both?
  2. Who supplies paint, access equipment and protective coverings?
  3. How will you handle touch-ups after other trades return?
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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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Tell us about your circumstances to prepare the next step.

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