Get discovered
Appear in the Madeira Helper directory when customers search for the services you provide.
MADEIRA HELPER FOUNDING BUSINESS PROGRAMME
Get discovered by people looking for what you do.
Join a growing network of local businesses connecting with residents, newcomers and visitors across Madeira.
Madeira Helper is currently inviting selected local businesses to become part of our launch network as Founding Businesses.
FOUNDING BUSINESS • 2026
You run the business.
You run the business.
We help make the connection.
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Get discovered by people actively searching for local services.
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Reach residents, newcomers and international customers.
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Receive relevant customer enquiries through the Madeira Helper network.
FOUNDING BUSINESS PROGRAMME
Join us from the beginning.
Madeira Helper is building a simpler way for people to discover useful local businesses across Madeira. We're now building the first group of businesses that will form our launch network.
Receive enquiries
When someone asks Madeira Helper for a service you provide, we can help connect them with your business.
Reach international customers
Make your business easier to discover for newcomers, visitors and English-speaking residents in Madeira.
Join the local network
Become part of a growing network designed around useful local connections and real customer needs.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
Founding Business benefits.
Businesses accepted during the launch phase receive Founding Business status and access to the initial Madeira Helper network.
Directory listing
Your business can appear in the Madeira Helper local business directory with your category, location and contact options.
Search visibility
Customers can discover your business by searching for relevant services and locations.
Founding Business status
Be recognised as one of the businesses that joined the Madeira Helper network during its launch phase.
Future promotion opportunities
Founding Businesses may be invited to take part in Madeira Helper features, social content and future promotional opportunities.
Free to join during the launch phase.
There is currently no membership fee to apply for Founding Business status and Madeira Helper does not take commission on jobs simply because a customer discovered your business through the launch network.
Optional paid Partner plans and promotional services may be introduced in the future. Founding Businesses will be informed separately before any paid service applies.
SIMPLE PROCESS
How it works.
Joining the Madeira Helper launch network is straightforward.
Apply
Tell us about your business, what you provide and the areas of Madeira you serve.
We review your business
Madeira Helper reviews the information submitted before adding a business to the network.
Your business joins the directory
Once accepted, your business can be added to the relevant Madeira Helper directory category.
Customers find you
Customers can discover your business through the directory or through a relevant Madeira Helper request.
CUSTOMER CONNECTIONS
We make the introduction. You run your business.
Madeira Helper helps customers discover and connect with local businesses. The business remains in control of the actual customer relationship.
Customer needs help
Someone searches Madeira Helper or contacts us looking for a particular local service.
We help make the connection
Where appropriate, Madeira Helper can direct the customer towards relevant businesses within the network.
You handle the customer
Your business remains responsible for availability, quotations, pricing, services and agreements with the customer.
We build useful connections
As the network grows, Madeira Helper can better understand what customers are searching for across Madeira.
FOUNDING BUSINESS APPLICATION
Tell us about your business.
Complete the application below to be considered for the Madeira Helper Founding Business network.
Founding Business applications are now open.
There is currently no charge to submit your business or to join the network during the launch phase if your application is accepted.
QUESTIONS
Before you apply.
Does it cost anything to join?
There is currently no membership charge to join the Founding Business network during the Madeira Helper launch phase.
Does applying guarantee a listing?
No. Madeira Helper reviews applications before deciding whether a business is appropriate for the directory and network.
Do you take commission?
Madeira Helper does not currently take a commission simply because a customer discovers a Founding Business through the launch network.
Will there be paid plans later?
Madeira Helper may introduce optional Partner plans, additional promotion and other business services in the future. Businesses will be informed before joining any paid service.
MADEIRA HELPER • FOUNDING BUSINESS 2026
Be part of the network from the beginning.
Local businesses. New customers. Better connections across Madeira.
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