Starting a business is not easy. It is necessary to remember, in addition to the physical aspects such as a good structure, the aspects involving legal obligations, for example, the latter being one of the biggest "headaches" in all types of business, including startups. As a result, ABES - Association of Brazilian Software Companies - announces its support for the survey "Legal Panorama of Startups", by Nogueira, Elias, Laskowski and Matias Advogados (NELM), which must listen to entrepreneurs and investors, throughout the April, and aims to map the main legal concerns and difficulties that the innovation entrepreneur encounters in his business.
Often, these legal aspects are left out, which can have negative consequences when it comes to obtaining more capital from investors or even in cases of mergers or acquisitions, for example. "The research will lead to a comprehensive survey that will allow the actors of the ecosystem to know which aspects cannot be ignored if they want to guarantee the success of their ventures and investments", says Eduardo Felipe Matias, partner in the business area of NELM and coordinator of the Empreendedor guide Law: Legal Aspects of Startups, a publication that was also supported by ABES.
The survey Legal Panorama of Startups aims to understand the dimension and the effects of this reality. The study has a questionnaire aimed at entrepreneurs and another one for investors, both with 10 practical and objective multiple choice questions, whose answers should not take more than 5 minutes.
To participate, simply access the "PLS Survey" section of the NELM Startups page: www.startups.nelmadvogados.com, during the month of April.
According to the NELM office, responses are confidential and only aggregated and anonymous results will be made public. Whoever participates will be helping to improve the understanding of the risks and benefits of current legal practices, contributing to the innovation sector in Brazil.
"86% of ABES associates are micro and small companies. In 2017, the IT market grew 4.5% and startups are part of this evolution. Actions like this from the NELM office help to strengthen our sector, supporting companies that are being born and bringing more legal certainty to the market ", comments Francisco Camargo, president of ABES.
Service:
Search Legal Overview of Startups
Audience: Startup Entrepreneurs and Investors
Deadline to participate: April 30, 2018
Access: www.startups.nelmadvogados.com, during the month of April.
About ABES
ABES, the Brazilian Association of Software Companies, is the most representative entity in the sector with around 2 thousand associated or associated companies, distributed in 23 Brazilian states and in the Federal District, responsible for the generation of more than 200 thousand direct jobs and a turnover annual turnover of US$ 20 billion per year. The companies associated with ABES represent about 86% of the turnover of the software development and commercialization segment in Brazil.
Since its foundation, on September 9, 1986, the entity has exercised the mission of sectorial representation in the legislative and tax areas, in proposing and guiding policies aimed at strengthening the value chain of the Brazilian Software and Services Industry - IBSS, in defense intellectual property and combating piracy of national or international software and in supporting initiatives to promote research, development, innovation and the development of national software. Access the ABES Portal - www.abes.org.br or talk to our Relationship Center: (11) 2161-2833.
ABES - Press contacts:
Weber Shandwick Brasil
PABX: (11) 3027-0200 / 3531-4950
Erika Borges eborges@webershandwick.com - Telephone: (11) 3027-0212
Diego Fortunato dfortunato@webershandwick.com - Telephone: (11) 3027-0214
Marina Morelli mmorelli@webershandwick.com - Telephone: (11) 3027-0200 Extension 312
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