Lisbon Business Consulting for Hospitality and Tech Owners

• Hotels and local accommodation

  A Turismo de Portugal article on Lisbon tourism reports, for the country as a whole, hotels close to pre-pandemic performance in early 2022. Local accommodation indicators were still about half their 2019 levels, partly because some properties moved to long-term rental. Guesthouses, apartments, restaurants and tour operators share the same visitor flow.

• Start-ups and software

  A Europe start-up guide describes a large number of start-ups in the Lisbon area, a city-backed innovation programme and the Web Summit conference. Many are small product or services teams whose cash depends on funding rounds and a few clients.

• Impact, health and ocean ventures

  The same guide says investors focus on impact, health, fintech, digital and marine or ocean companies. These are early businesses that need clear plans for pricing and hiring before they scale.

• 01Guesthouse and apartment owners often see bookings swing with the season and with rule or platform changes outside their control.
• 02Restaurants and tour operators commonly hire at the start of summer and then carry the cost into slower months.
• 03Software founders frequently grow headcount faster than their pricing, process and cash planning.
• 04Early-stage firms often depend on one funding round or a few clients, which makes plans hard to commit to.

UTC+0 in winter, UTC+1 in summer. India is 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of Lisbon through winter, and 4 hours 30 minutes ahead through summer.

We book the first call once the scope of the problem is clear, so the conversation starts from your business and not from a calendar.

• Hospitality
• Technology
• Retail
• Professional services

Trades to start from

• Hotels
• Serviced apartments
• Payment and fintech companies
• Restaurants
• Travel agencies and tour operators
• Software development companies
• Cloud and DevOps service companies

• Business Consulting

  A cash plan covering busy and quiet months helps accommodation owners decide what to spend in peak season.

• Business Process

  Setting out check-in, cleaning and guest-message steps keeps standards steady when staff change.

• Business Growth

  Reviewing channels and repeat guests shows hotels and tour firms which sources of bookings are worth the commission.

• Business Strategy

  Testing pricing and focus helps software founders choose clients before hiring ahead of revenue.

1. First call by phone or video, to hear how your business runs and what is stuck.
2. A written scope that says what we will look at, what you will receive and what we need from you, with the fee written in your own currency.
3. Your first sheet: the one page of numbers or decisions that the work starts from.
4. A review rhythm agreed with you, so the work is checked against what actually happened.