With the world adapting to the new "normal", Microsoft, a partner of Startup Braga, is preparing a series of initiatives aimed at the startups of Portuguese entrepreneurial ecosystems.

The list of initiatives includes a set of sessions designed specifically for entrepreneurs.

See the list of sessions:

"Running a Virtual Hackathon: a dive into best practices and tooling to make your event successful".
Thursday, 21 May at 13:30 EST / 18:30 GMT
In this session you'll hear from the global experts at Microsoft about how you can think of creating and managing a virtual hackathon. Microsoft will be sharing helpful tips and best practices they've been collecting, as well as free tools and resources available for you to get out of your virtual hackathon. During the session some use cases will be covered.

For startups, Microsoft still has

1:1 Office Hours:

Based on startups requests, Micrsoft has expanded access to SMEs and startups through office hours, adding hundreds of new 1:1 meeting slots. The global network of experts is ready to support start-ups from how to rethink go-to-market strategy, what to consider when architecting to scale, how to determine an optimal product pricing strategy and much more. These sessions are technology and platform agnostic, and are designed to support start-ups regardless of their stage of maturity, business model or cloud platform.

Experts include: Shaloo Garg, Managing Director, Microsoft for Startups Silicon Valley, who can provide support and guidance on corporate innovation, business development, GTM and more, and Dr. Ian McDonald, CTO-in-Residence, Microsoft for Startups, who can help guide you through everything in the cloud, with a special focus on scalability and performance.

Free MSFT Tools and Resources:

Microsoft continues to add free resources and tools to support its community to ease today's challenges. They have also recently published a list of free third-party startup resources available to everyone. This is essentially the one-stop shop for free resources, recommended by region, need, channel, and more.

Live content and learning:

Microsoft has a number of live events that specifically address the change facing startups. These sessions are designed to help startups understand the potential implications this time around for their business and stay ahead of the curve. The sessions include: Managing a remote R&D team, Go-To-Market strategies for turbulent times, creative ways to build your network, and much more.