Instituto Empresarial do Tâmega

Instituto Empresarial do Tâmega

Amarante, Portugal

Community developmentEmployment & SkillsEducation
AssociationFounded 2010Regional reach
Profile last updated: October 18, 2026

About

Founded in 2010, Instituto Empresarial do Tâmega is a non-profit association based in Amarante, Portugal working on community development, employment & skills, education.

The Instituto Empresarial do Tâmega (IET) is a non-profit association founded in 2010 to promote entrepreneurship and innovation in the Tâmega e Sousa region of northern Portugal. It runs a business incubator and accelerator offering office and industrial spaces, mentoring, training and networking for startups and companies. It also runs youth and education initiatives, Erasmus mobility projects for adult learners, and innovation consulting and collaborative projects with municipalities and public institutions.

Location

Amarante, Portugal

Founded

2010

Organisation type

Association

Legal name

Instituto Empresarial do Tâmega

Focus areas

entrepreneurshipinnovationincubatoracceleratorstartupsTâmega e SousaPortugal

Languages

PTEN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Community developmentEmployment & SkillsEducation

Works for

StudentsYouthCommunities

How they work

Direct servicesCapacity buildingCommunity programmes

Programmes

Incubadora de Empresas do IET

Employment & Skills · Portugal

Business incubator offering office and industrial spaces, mentoring, business advisory services and shared facilities for startups and companies.

Gulbenkian Aprender

Education · Portugal

Programme for young people in the Tâmega e Sousa region, run with the Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian.

JumpBox

Youth talent development · Portugal

Talent and entrepreneurship initiative for young people, run with municipalities in the region.

Investor Arenas

Employment & Skills · Portugal

Event bringing innovative projects into contact with investors, held with the Município de Amarante.

ONZE Camp

Community development · Portugal

Collaborative co-creation camps bringing together entrepreneurs and change agents in the region.

Bootcamp 40

Employment & Skills · Portugal

Bootcamp promoting employability and entrepreneurship.

Countries of operation

Portugal

Funding & support

Ways to support

Corporate partnership

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

CESPU, Município de Amarante, Município de Felgueiras, Município de Baião, Município de Paços de Ferreira, Startup Portugal, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Associazione JUMP, ESTG

People

Management & team (1)

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