Mentortec Serviços de Apoio a Projectos Tecnológicos

Mentortec Serviços de Apoio a Projectos Tecnológicos is a Portuguese company based in Matosinhos that provides innovation consultancy, business incubation and acceleration, and certified vocational training. It was created in 2006 as part of the expansion, development and diversification strategy of its parent company, INOVA+. The firm positions itself as a national leader in innovation consultancy for physical and virtual incubation and for supporting the growth of new projects. Mentortec's core activity is helping new companies and organisations to launch and scale. According to its own account, it has supported the creation and development of more than 30 new companies and organisations, ranging from start-ups to international institutions such as the ESNA – European Startup Nation Alliance, a community body based in Lisbon. It promotes digitally based entrepreneurship and maintains a broad portfolio of advised start-ups and success stories. A second pillar of the business is training and lifelong education. Mentortec is a certified training entity (entidade formadora) accredited by DGERT, the Portuguese Directorate-General for Employment and Labour Relations, under certificate no. 2598/2016. It states that it has extensive European experience in education and vocational training and is one of the national entities with the largest number of projects under the EU's ERASMUS+ initiative. Its services span the different stages of the training cycle. The company also supports applications to national and European funding programmes and assists with the implementation, coordination and management of national and European projects. This project-management capability underpins both its consultancy and its incubation and acceleration services. Its leadership includes Sofia Araújo, identified as Administradora (director/board member). Mentortec operates primarily in Portugal while working extensively at European level through funded projects and partnerships. It remains a private company within the INOVA+ group and is active as of the latest available information.

Mentortec Serviços de Apoio a Projectos Tecnológicos was established in 2006. It was created as an outgrowth of the expansion, development and diversification strategy of its parent company, INOVA+, a Portuguese group active in innovation and project support. The new entity was set up to focus on supporting technological and innovation projects, and it grew into a consultancy that combines project management with incubation and training services. From its base in Matosinhos, in the Porto metropolitan area, Mentortec built expertise in applying for and managing national and European funding programmes. This experience became the foundation for its incubation and acceleration offering, which it describes as high-performance. Over time the company supported the creation and development of more than 30 new companies and organisations, from early-stage start-ups to international bodies. One notable organisation it has supported is the ESNA – European Startup Nation Alliance, a community entity headquartered in Lisbon. Mentortec also highlights its promotion of digitally based entrepreneurship and a portfolio of advised start-ups with numerous success cases. A parallel line of development has been education and training. Mentortec became a certified training entity (entidade formadora) accredited by DGERT, the Portuguese Directorate-General for Employment and Labour Relations, holding certificate no. 2598/2016. It states that it has wide European experience in education and vocational training and is among the Portuguese entities with the largest number of projects under the ERASMUS+ community initiative. Its training work covers the different phases of the training cycle and extends into lifelong education and capacity building. The company's service portfolio therefore spans innovation consultancy, physical and virtual incubation, growth support for new projects, assistance with national and European funding applications, and coordination and management of funded projects. Its leadership includes Sofia Araújo, identified as Administradora. Mentortec remains a private company within the INOVA+ group and continues to operate from Portugal with a strong European project dimension.

• 2016

  DGERT training entity certificate no. 2598/2016 is issued.

• 2006

  Mentortec is created as part of the expansion, development and diversification strategy of parent company INOVA+.

National leader in innovation consultancy for incubation and growth support, combining project-management expertise with certified training.

• Innovation consultancy

  Consultancy services in various areas supporting innovation and new projects.

• Business incubation (physical and virtual)

  Incubation services for new companies and organisations, including digitally based entrepreneurship.

• Start-up acceleration

  High-performance acceleration support for start-ups and new projects.

• Funding application support

  Support for applications to national and European programmes.

• Project coordination and management

  Support for implementation, coordination and management of national and European projects.

• Certified training and lifelong education

  DGERT-certified training services across the training cycle, with extensive ERASMUS+ experience.

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3. 3Mentortec Serviços de Apoio a Projectos Tecnológicos (Portugal) – Wikidatawikidata.org