Portugal Your business
Start your business in Portugal: Web designer
You design how websites look and may also build the finished sites. Before setting up your business in Portugal, distinguish design deliverables, technical implementation and services after launch. Hosting, maintenance and updates can generate recurring revenue alongside projects, so explain who handles them and which client agreements you would like your future business to retain.
Let’s discuss your project
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
- Designing website layouts and adapting interfaces for mobile screens.
- Implementing pages in a CMS when site delivery is part of the offer.
- Providing visual updates and site maintenance under separate or bundled agreements.
02 / Next steps for your project
Questions to prepare your application
- Do you deliver designs, complete websites or both?
- Do you also charge for hosting, maintenance and updates?
- Do you handle implementation yourself or subcontract it to a developer?
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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