Study was carried out by Anprotec, Sebrae and Fundação Getúlio Vargas
The business incubator segment in Brazil generates 53,280 direct and qualified jobs. According to the “Economic Impact Study of the Brazilian Business Incubator Segment”, by the National Association of Entities Promoting Innovative Enterprises (Anprotec), in partnership with the Brazilian Micro and Small Business Support Service (Sebrae), companies' revenues supported by incubators exceeds R$ 15 billion. In times of economic crisis, when unemployment reaches 11 million Brazilians, companies created in innovative environments are an essential tool to help the country reverse this situation.
The study, carried out by the Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV), also points out that companies that are incubated or that have gone through the incubation process, called graduates, indirectly generate 373,847 jobs, an income of more than R$ 13 billion and R$ 24 billion in production.
According to the survey, the contribution of capital and participation in incubation programs can positively change the maturation time of a business and its growth curve, encouraging the development of new businesses, which will become companies of accelerated growth. “Incubators in Brazil have sought to develop to better serve companies with technological potential. It is also our challenge to integrate new mechanisms and environments, such as co-working and accelerators, to open up opportunities for the development of high-impact companies”, says the president of Sebrae, Guilherme Afif Domingos.
Company Profile
Ventures supported by incubators have different characteristics, such as the use of technologies in their businesses, the development of innovations, scalability and the potential to receive capital support. For the president of Anprotec, Jorge Audy, the study confirms the potential that innovation ecosystems and mechanisms for generating entrepreneurship have to contribute to the country's development in the context of the Knowledge Society. “If the government and society, in line with universities and companies, understand the role of innovation and entrepreneurship in economic and social growth, we will be able to build a new country, more modern and with better quality of life”, he highlights.
He explains that a new development strategy, using innovation ecosystems, such as technology parks and smart cities, and mechanisms for generating enterprises, such as business incubators and accelerators, will allow progress towards a society and economy of the 21st century.
local development
Among the highlights of the study is the role of the company's incubator segment in sustainable local development. By supporting the creation of innovative ventures, these institutions effectively contribute to the generation of employment and income in the markets where they operate.
Examples of incubators that defy the crisis and continue to generate successful companies are spread across the country. In Florianópolis (SC), the Business Center for the Development of Advanced Technologies (Celta), associated with Anprotec, directly employs 800 people. Another 45,000 jobs are generated by the 28 incubated companies and 93 graduated from the incubator.
In the last two years, in the midst of the economic crisis, Celta graduated around 15 companies, which entered the market with revenues close to R$ 1 billion such as the oil and gas sector. Still, they have great chances. The crisis exists for those who do not innovate. Anyone who innovates deviates from it and manages to grow even more during this period”, evaluates Celta's director, Tony Chierighini.
In Santa Rita do Sapucaí, in the interior of Minas Gerais, there is another case of boosting the local economy through innovative entrepreneurship. Founded in 1965, the National Telecommunications Institute (Inatel) has had an incubator in its structure since the beginning of its activities. Today, this incubator accounts for seven incubated companies and 55 graduates. Together they earn R$ 250 million per year and generate 1,500 jobs, both direct and indirect.
According to the general coordinator of the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Nucleus of the Inatel Business Incubator, Rogério Abranches da Silva, “in Brazil, it is a fact that the incubator project worked. The result of supporting nascent and innovative companies comes very quickly. In this moment of crisis, having quick results is very important ”, he concludes.
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The study, carried out by the Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV), also points out that companies that are incubated or that have gone through the incubation process, called graduates, indirectly generate 373,847 jobs, an income of more than R$ 13 billion and R$ 24 billion in production.
According to the survey, the contribution of capital and participation in incubation programs can positively change the maturation time of a business and its growth curve, encouraging the development of new businesses, which will become companies of accelerated growth. “Incubators in Brazil have sought to develop to better serve companies with technological potential. It is also our challenge to integrate new mechanisms and environments, such as co-working and accelerators, to open up opportunities for the development of high-impact companies”, says the president of Sebrae, Guilherme Afif Domingos.
Company Profile
Ventures supported by incubators have different characteristics, such as the use of technologies in their businesses, the development of innovations, scalability and the potential to receive capital support. For the president of Anprotec, Jorge Audy, the study confirms the potential that innovation ecosystems and mechanisms for generating entrepreneurship have to contribute to the country's development in the context of the Knowledge Society. “If the government and society, in line with universities and companies, understand the role of innovation and entrepreneurship in economic and social growth, we will be able to build a new country, more modern and with better quality of life”, he highlights.
He explains that a new development strategy, using innovation ecosystems, such as technology parks and smart cities, and mechanisms for generating enterprises, such as business incubators and accelerators, will allow progress towards a society and economy of the 21st century.
local development
Among the highlights of the study is the role of the company's incubator segment in sustainable local development. By supporting the creation of innovative ventures, these institutions effectively contribute to the generation of employment and income in the markets where they operate.
Examples of incubators that defy the crisis and continue to generate successful companies are spread across the country. In Florianópolis (SC), the Business Center for the Development of Advanced Technologies (Celta), associated with Anprotec, directly employs 800 people. Another 45,000 jobs are generated by the 28 incubated companies and 93 graduated from the incubator.
In the last two years, in the midst of the economic crisis, Celta graduated around 15 companies, which entered the market with revenues close to R$ 1 billion such as the oil and gas sector. Still, they have great chances. The crisis exists for those who do not innovate. Anyone who innovates deviates from it and manages to grow even more during this period”, evaluates Celta's director, Tony Chierighini.
In Santa Rita do Sapucaí, in the interior of Minas Gerais, there is another case of boosting the local economy through innovative entrepreneurship. Founded in 1965, the National Telecommunications Institute (Inatel) has had an incubator in its structure since the beginning of its activities. Today, this incubator accounts for seven incubated companies and 55 graduates. Together they earn R$ 250 million per year and generate 1,500 jobs, both direct and indirect.
According to the general coordinator of the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Nucleus of the Inatel Business Incubator, Rogério Abranches da Silva, “in Brazil, it is a fact that the incubator project worked. The result of supporting nascent and innovative companies comes very quickly. In this moment of crisis, having quick results is very important ”, he concludes.
check out on here the entirety of the study.
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