Manuel Maia
Manuel Maia finished his mandatory military service at the age of 23. During those almost 24 months of civic service, he often thought about what his future would be like, given that he only had a primary education.
He concluded that he could only change his destiny if he sought to increase his literary and cultural knowledge through some academic training. He began to do this as a working student.
After administrative work in the offices of two companies, where he performed his duties, he ended up proposing, in 1966, to his last boss, the formation of a commercial company, headquartered in Porto.
After four years and a few months with his former boss, he presented him with the alternative of one or the other keeping the two companies they had created. In the end, he stayed.
In 1972, everything started again. In a veritable "snowball effect," he created about 20 companies, four of them abroad.
It employed hundreds of people – always offering above-average social benefits – and contributed to the country's development.
His business life – he turned 50 in April 2016 – was not a race on a highway, but rather a "rollercoaster" with some straight stretches.
He is currently not employed by any company, living off his retirement pension, to which he has always contributed.
He concluded that he could only change his destiny if he sought to increase his literary and cultural knowledge through some academic training. He began to do this as a working student.
After administrative work in the offices of two companies, where he performed his duties, he ended up proposing, in 1966, to his last boss, the formation of a commercial company, headquartered in Porto.
After four years and a few months with his former boss, he presented him with the alternative of one or the other keeping the two companies they had created. In the end, he stayed.
In 1972, everything started again. In a veritable "snowball effect," he created about 20 companies, four of them abroad.
It employed hundreds of people – always offering above-average social benefits – and contributed to the country's development.
His business life – he turned 50 in April 2016 – was not a race on a highway, but rather a "rollercoaster" with some straight stretches.
He is currently not employed by any company, living off his retirement pension, to which he has always contributed.
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