AEP – Associacao Empresarial de Portugal (Portuguese Business Association), Chamber of Commerce and Industry, is a nation-wide business association, based in Oporto. AEP is a private non-profit making and public utility association that can be seen as a central point of a Universe devoted to supporting the business activity in areas such as Economic, legal and technological information, Vocational training, Organisation of trade fairs and congresses and Internationalisation.