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Anprotec, the Associação Nacional de Entidades Promotoras de Empreendimentos Inovadores (National Association for Entities Promoting Innovative Entrepreneurship) is holding the 20th Seminário Nacional de Parques Tecnológicos e Incubadoras de Empresas (National Seminar for Tech Parks and Business Incubators) together with the 18th Anprotec Workshop. It will take place the 20th-24th of September in Campo Grande, Minas Gerais. Read more…

With Apple Store apps multiplying and growing opportunities for niche monetization, it’s worth taking a look at entrepreneurs who are delivering value and  reaping profits in other market places.

Take a look at TalkAndWrite, a startup that came out of the MIDI Technológico incubator (run by ACATE - the Associação Catarinense de Tecnologia), brought several partners on board, built a clientele of hundreds around the world and are planning big moves. Read more…

As we previously mentioned the Prêmio Finep de Inovação is going to be awarding prizes from R$120,000 to R$ 2 million to small businesses, NGOs, and individuals involved with social technologies and innovation. The deadline was originally July 30th, but has been extended until the end of August. Read more…

An upcoming social network has an interesting twist: a concept called COOS: Comunidade Online Offline Social (Online-Offline Social Community) and it’s part of a startup called DekDu. It will be launched on an upcoming holiday (Soldier’s Day, which also falls on Parent’s Day this year).

“We chose that day because we believe DekDu can be a powerful arm for transforming how we organize production, work, profit and opportunities. To participate in DekDu is a way of getting to know yourself. A voyage of boldness and humility!”

The proposal has four platforms, described by one of the founders: 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…

The DFJ/Cisco Global Business Plan Competition has announced the 16 finalists. Sponsored by Cisco and DFJ (represented in Brazil by FIR Capital), with the support of ReadWriteWeb Brasil and Startupi, the contest is in it’s second year.

The Brazilian startup Silicon Reef - which intends to produce microchips for energy harvesting and was a winner of Desafio Brasil in 2009 - was the only Latin American company to make the cut. Read more…