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Startupi has brought together a group of advisors (lawyers, accountants, engineers, administrators) who are interested in supporting tech businesses in creating projects to compete for the SELEÇÃO PÚBLICA MCT/FINEP/FNDCT - Subvenção Econômica à Inovação – 01/2010, a FINEP fund designed to support economic innovation. (Click the link to download the information about the fund).

The fund is designed to support Brazilian business via non-reimbursable grants, with a focus on product development, innovative processes and services, and development in areas considered strategic at the federal level.

We are seeking businesses who want to participate in a consortium. Our team’s role will be that of consultants, assisting in the process of documentation and organization required at all steps of the project, through execution. Read more…

A while back I had the opportunity to follow the presentation of engineer Alberto Duque Portugal.

Alberto was formerly director of the Agência de Inovação da Unicamp, president of Embrapa, and is now Secretary of Science, Technology and Higher Education for the State of Minas Gerais. In this role he helps stimulate institutional, educational, economic, technical and social development via initiatives integrated with the Sistema Mineiro de Inovação. Read more…

LAN Houses - Brazilian internet cafés - are facing many problems maintaining profitability. Some of the challenges include an inadequate national business law (the Código Nacional de Atividade Empresarial), difficulties in dealing with the paperwork to become a registered business, and lack of creativity and diversity in the services offered. Read more…

As you may know Startupi is one of the organizers of Social Media Week São Paulo, which begins today at 7pm in SP, and is also taking place in New York, San Francisco, Toronto, London and Berlin. Events start today and continue through Saturday.

Most events are full and we cannot guarantee any more spaces, however we will be livestreaming the events. Read more…

The benefits of visualizing data are well recognized; mapping points of activity and collaborating on projects are likewise useful. Being more agile, involving local development and being open for contributions are some of the benefits.

In consideration of this, and considering also creating a useful reference for investors, who provide access to management and capital for local entrepreneurs, Startupi and WikiMapps have joined forces to create a collaborative map of Brazilian startups. Read more…

Entrepreneur Luiz Piovesana has written a guest article for Startupi which is presented below in its entirety. Luiz has a long history of work and study in the area of entrepreneurship. He edits the blog Saia do Lugar and recently launched Empreendemia, a b2b site for entrepreneurs. Read more…