Welcome to the Business Blueprint!

I’m Raquel, founder of Lighthouse Consulting — and if you’re here, it’s probably because you’ve fallen in love with Portugal… but not so much with the paperwork.

I get it. You came here with a dream — maybe to start your own business, maybe to make your life here official. But instead, you found yourself drowning in acronyms: NIF, IVA, Segurança Social, AIMA… It’s like learning a whole new language.

So over the next three weeks, I’m going to walk you through what actually matters. The things that make your business work here — without losing your mind or your money.

This is not theory. This is what I do every day with expats just like you — people who want to build something real in Portugal and actually enjoy their lives while doing it.

All right — let’s dive in.