Mallorca Entrepreneurs: Building a Supportive International Business Community

When people move to Mallorca, many arrive with dreams of sun, sea, a slower pace and the promise of a different kind of life. What often comes as a surprise is the reality of working here. Salaries are low, jobs can be seasonal, and many of the most dynamic careers on the island are created, not found. Entrepreneurship is not simply common; for many, it becomes essential.

This is the landscape that Jessika Ekman understands well. Originally from Sweden, Jessika first came to Mallorca twenty-five years ago on a work contract. It was, as she describes it, the softest landing possible. Job, apartment, car all arranged in advance. She arrived, settled and stayed. She stayed, as she puts it, for love.

Jessika speaks five languages fluently, sometimes six depending on the day. Scandinavian languages, Spanish, English, Mallorquín and German. In her twenties she even worked in Greece and Thailand as a tour guide and picked up enough Greek and Thai to get by. She laughs when she recalls how good she thought her Spanish was, now she can now see how basic it must have sounded when she first arrived. But languages, communication and cultural fluency have become a throughline in her work and her way of building community.

For two decades she worked in tourism and events, observing the island’s professional rhythms from the inside. “If you want good working conditions here, you often have to create them yourself,” she says. “Opening your own business becomes the logical path.”

But striking out alone in Mallorca is not easy. The bureaucracy is complex, the cost of living is increasingly high, and it can take years to understand the island’s unwritten codes of trust and collaboration. What Jessika saw missing was not talent, nor ambition, but a genuinely international, accessible and supportive business network. Something rooted in Mallorca, but welcoming to the world.

So she built one.

A Community That Grew Quickly

Mallorca Entrepreneurs began as a Facebook group: a space for people to introduce themselves, explain what they do and, crucially, what they need. Within the first month, it became clear that the appetite for connection was much bigger than Jessika had expected. New arrivals, long-term residents, digital professionals, creatives, trades, consultants and specialists from thirty different nationalities joined. Many of them were running businesses alone, or trying to find suppliers, partners or clients. Jessika insists that every participant introduce themselves properly in the Facebook group. “Where you come from, what you do, and what you are looking for,” she says. “Tell your story. Let people know who you are.”

As the group grew, so did the need for something more structured. The people wanted a clearer network, introductions, referrals and offline connection. In November 2023, Mallorca Entrepreneurs became a formal membership organisation. Today, around fifty members are part of the network, with many more engaging in the open Facebook community.

“Three of the companies that joined last November are now fully booked for the next six to eight months,” Jessika says. “They cannot take on new clients. That is the power of visibility and connection.”

How It Works

There are two levels of involvement:

1. The Community (Facebook Group)
   Free to join. Participants introduce themselves, ask questions, exchange information and look for collaborators. The emphasis is on transparency, generosity and usefulness.

2. The Members Group (Paid Membership)
   Members pay €350 per year (taxes included), which grants access to:

   • Two in-person networking events each month

   • A private WhatsApp group for immediate referrals and requests

   • A business profile listed on the Mallorca Entrepreneurs website

   • Members-only workshops, hikes, gatherings and collaborative opportunities

Members have reduced ticket prices to the events, making the membership self-supporting for those who attend regularly.

Jessika pays close attention to the composition of the group. It is balanced deliberately. New sectors are being encouraged to join for 2026, including insurance, business banking, legal professionals, schools and specialist service providers. The aim is not to gather as many people as possible, but to build an ecosystem that works.

“We want real people,” she says. “People who are ready to show up, collaborate and follow through. People who do what they say they do.”

What Makes a Business Succeed in Mallorca

The island is full of creative people, but also full of challenges. Many new businesses fail in the first five years. The most common reasons include:

• No clear business plan

• Not understanding the seasonality of the island

• Renting or buying a premises without checking licences

• Renovating too quickly and too expensively

• Hiring without understanding employment law

• Underestimating the cost of living for staff

Jessika and the members of Mallorca Entrepreneurs see these patterns frequently. The value of the group is not only business referrals but shared experience. Quiet warnings. Local knowledge passed hand to hand.

And there is something else. Friendship.

“A lot of people work online now,” Jessika says. “We need human connection. Real human time. Dinners, hikes, collaborations and celebrations have sprung from the network. There is a warmth in the room at every event. People are genuinely pleased to see one another succeed.”

Two Years In

The month of November marks the second anniversary of Mallorca Entrepreneurs. The group will gather at Palma Sport and Tennis Club for an after-work celebration. Informal, welcoming, alive. If you’d like to attend you can buy your ticket in advance here. 

Meanwhile Jessika is already thinking ahead. “I want to grow slowly and intentionally. First to one hundred members. Then two hundred. And then we stop. That is the maximum. After that, we keep the quality high.”

The mission remains simple:
To create a place in Mallorca where entrepreneurial people can find clarity, support, collaboration and community.

Because building a life here is not just about weather and scenery. It is about people.

How to Join

Visit: mallorcaentrepreneurs.com
You can:

• Sign up for the newsletter

• View the list of current members

• Check upcoming events

• Join the Facebook community

• Attend two meet-ups before deciding whether to become a member

You never know who you will meet.
And you never know where a conversation in Mallorca might lead.

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