Welcome to the Roundup! It may be the big holiday month in Portugal, but that hasn't led to inactivity within the network. Lots of news to catch up on, so let's get started. 

IPBN member Ventura Design needs your vote! Show your support by voting for the Marina Village Penthouse Project, which has been shortlisted for design et al best Interior Design Scheme and best Living Space in Europe, in the International Design and Architecture Awards 2021. ALSO, they announced that working from their exclusive workshops in Dublin, the company creates a wide range of exclusive upholstery making services including their wide range of Irish made furnishings. Learn more about their workshop here.

As IPBN's new partner company, we recommend you follow PitchBook if you are in the Tech & Financial sector. PitchBook is a financial data and software company with offices in London, New York, San Francisco and Seattle. Serving clients in 19 languages, they provide thousands of global business professionals with comprehensive data on the private and public markets to help them discover and execute opportunities with confidence. You will findion the link above some examples of their recent daily newsletters.

IPBN's partner Start-Up Lisboa came out with a special newsletter: The future of tourism - Technology, Sustainability and People.

IPBN member Gerard Smith announced to his connections who may have a property in Portugal and/or thinking of purchasing a property there, that he has come across an article showing the valuation per m2 for the property you wish to buy/sell.

IPBN member Goran Engberg at Growise asks, "What is blocking sales from happening?" In Growise latest monthly newsletter, you can learn about the 5 factors that are often overlooked when sales did not go through. Goran will be our first guest speaker on Sep 23 in our 2^nd Master Class series edition. SAVE THE DATE. Details to be announced next week.

IPBN member Lawler Consulting recently hosted a webinar with Fewer Harrington & Partners, discussing the future of buildings in the retail sector as we begin to return to a sense of normality post-covid. 

IPBN member AMCS Group has many exciting opportunities to join their Sales team in North America ! Currently, there are open positions for Major Accounts Executives, an SDR, and more!

IPBN member Core Optimisation sent their congrats to CEO Caroline Dunlea (Digital Transformation) and Senior SEO Specialist Sarah Fitzpatrick (Rising Star) on their nominations for the 2021 Diversity in Tech Awards. Looking forward to the virtual award ceremony on September 2nd.

IPBN member Shirley Gleeson posted about the Nadur Centre for Integrative Forest Therapy with whom she was delighted to have worked on a joint publication titled "An Introduction to Forest Bathing and Forest Therapy" with Scottish Forestry, the Scottish Government agency responsible for forestry policy, support and regulation. This publication was one part of the joint work they did with Scottish Forestry over the past year, training 15 Certified Forest Bathing Guides to offer forest bathing programmes to the individuals and communities that need it the most throughout Scotland.

IPBN Board member Pedro Teixeira at TaxLibris is looking for a professional with at least 3 years of experience in the accounting area, preferably in an Accounting Firm.

IPBN member Craftable Software is still hiring! They are always looking for talented and motivated people who want to change their professional careers to a new direction.

IPBN member Global Shares asks, "How do you make sure that your big day on the stock exchange doesn’t turn into a big headache for your HR and recruiting department?" Here are the key strategies to retain employees pre (and post) IPO.

IPBN member Blevins Franks discussed the six things you should know about tax when buying a Portuguese property with The Portugal Resident.

IPBN member Ageas Seguros helped define the main advantages of Viva Plus insurance.

IPBN member Millimetre Design is looking for two Junior Interior Architects to join their team, to work on our exciting portfolio of commercial and high-end residential projects.

IPBN member ufurnish.com's Founder Deirdre Mc Gettrick sat down with Anna-Marie Casas of designerati to discuss all things digital and design in growing ufurnish.com this week.

IPBN member Gerry Dawson posted about PARALYMPIC SPORTS: a timely introduction to the sports and classifications, explained in English in just a few minutes… helping the casual viewer make sense of this great upcoming sport occasion! Thank you to Paralympics Ireland + Fingal’s Paul Barnes!

IPBN member Brian Shanahan asked if Blockchain is a solution looking for a problem. And is it aspirational, inspirational or perspirational?

IPBN member Shane Moran hears the phrase “the cobblers’ children have no shoes” at least once a week. It’s about how we do so much for others that we neglect ourselves. Shane will be one of our guest speakers at our 2^nd Master Classes series 2021 edition on Oct 14. SAVE THE DATE. Details to be announced shortly.