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28/07/2015

Entities close institutional partnership to strengthen the Legal Entrepreneur campaign and continue actions to support entrepreneurs

 

The Brazilian Association of Software Companies (ABES) has just closed an agreement with the Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo (FIESP) with the main objective of supporting the Legal Entrepreneur initiative. Through this alliance, the entities will promote actions to support and guide entrepreneurs on the risks they take when using illegal software in their businesses. In addition, FIESP and ABES will participate and promote joint events focused on the entrepreneurial audience.
 
For Jorge Sukarie, president of ABES, this partnership is a big step for the entities to get closer and guide more and more businessmen. “The Entrepreneur Legal campaign seeks to support entrepreneurs, showing the best path they must follow to ensure success in their business. We are happy because, with this agreement, we will be able to enhance this work, offering even more information to the public ”.
 
According to the head of the Micro, Small and Medium Industry Department, Milton Bogus, this agreement will be beneficial to the sector by promoting activities aimed at small and medium-sized entrepreneurs. “We have acted in the business training of managers and employees of companies and this partnership further strengthens our mission to bring updated content and information to improve business management in small and medium industries. Certainly our actions with ABES are positive for the market and we have everything to reap good results ”.
 
Created in 2013, the Entrepreneur Legal initiative was created with the objective of alerting companies about the risks of using illegal software and raising awareness of problems arising from this adoption, such as unfair competition that involves any type of illegal advantage used to reduce operating costs. or increase profit margins. Since then, the initiative has been growing, joining new partners and announcing actions. ABES recently launched the campaign My Dream, I Don't Take Any Risks and redesigned the portal to get even closer to entrepreneurs.
For more information visit: www.empreendedorlegal.org.br
About ABES
ABES, the Brazilian Association of Software Companies, is the most representative entity in the sector with around 1,600 associated or associated companies, distributed in 23 Brazilian states, plus the Federal District, responsible for generating more than 120 thousand direct jobs and a turnover annual turnover of US$ 20 billion per year.
The companies associated with ABES represent 85% of the turnover of the software development and commercialization segment in Brazil and 33% of the total turnover of the IT sector, equivalent in 2014 to US$ 60 billion of sales of software, IT services and hardware.
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 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.
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