Connecting Communities.
Creating Opportunities.
At Alentejo Alliance, we are working alongside the community to support local businesses, create opportunities and strengthen connections for the next generation.
Our work brings together businesses, students, and community members to create opportunities, strengthen connections, and build a vibrant, culturally rich future for the Alentejo.
We don't arrive with answers. We work alongside the people who are already building the region's future.
This fall, the Cooperativa Empresarial goes public, becoming a formal business association, with membership open to businesses, students, and neighbours alike.
WHAT WE DOOUR FOCUS
01.
The Cooperativa Empresarial
A growing network of Alcácer's business owners working together through mentorship, shared resources, and everyday collaboration that brings more people into the town's cafés, shops, and streets.
02.
Alcácer FutureLab
Connecting secondary and vocational students with real entrepreneurship challenges, local mentors, and a pathway into internships with member businesses.
03.
Preserve Local Culture
Alentejo carries thousands of years of history — Phoenician, Roman, Moorish, and medieval. We're working with local historians and archaeologists to activate that heritage as a source of pride and sustainable tourism.
PAST EVENTS
ALCÁCER BUSINESS GATHERING
With Tim VieiraFounder & CEO of Brave Generation Academy
September, 18th
Alcácer do Sal, Portugal
Alentejo Alliance invites local business owners, entrepreneurs, community leaders and members of the wider community to the first Encontro Empresarial de Alcácer — marking the official launch of the Cooperativa Empresarial. An evening of conversation, inspiration and connection as we bring together the people who are helping shape the future of business and community in Alcácer do Sal.
UPCOMING INITIATIVES
ALCÁCER FUTURELAB
A program of Escola Secundária de Alcácer do Sal (AEAS), StartUp Leiria and Alentejo Alliance.
Starting in October
Alcácer do Sal, Portugal
Alcácer FutureLab is an entrepreneurship program that puts students in charge of real ideas for their own community. Over 10–12 weeks this fall, teams of secondary school students identify a genuine challenge in Alcácer do Sal, design a solution, and present it publicly at a Pitch Day in January 2027.