Microempreendedorismo e microcrédito: utilização da conjoint analysis para análise da percepção de preferência de consumo de microcrédito pelos microempreendedores

O microcrédito tem sido usado como uma forma de incentivar pequenos empreendedores a fazerem seus negócios crescerem, e a oferta desses pequenos empréstimos tem aumentado muito nos últimos 15 anos principalmente por conta de marcos legais e políticas públicas que tem desenvolvido esse mecanismo financeiro. Nessa seara o aparecimento da figura jurídica do Microempreendedor Individual (MEI) em um contexto de formalização de microempreendedores informais mostrou-se um caso clássico de oportunidade para o desenvolvimento da oferta do microcrédito produtivo orientado. Diversos produtos de microcrédito têm sido oferecidos aos microempreendedores, porém não é claro quais são as preferências dos empreendedores por diferentes produtos de microcrédito. Este trabalho avança esse conhecimento, apresentando uma conjoint analysis que revela a percepção de microempreendedores por diversas características de programas de microcrédito.

Business Plan, financial and risk analysis from the start-up mathrix

Mathrix is an e-learning math website that will be launched in March 2016. This master thesis offered a unique chance to interact with experienced supervisors in venture capitalism and project investment. It could serve as guidelines for entrepreneurs who intend to raise funds. Starting with the company’s business plan, the thesis focuses on estimating the company’s value with its return on investment using three scenarios and taking into consideration the risks evolved.

Operational functions for innovative startups in France

Nessa tese, é buscado um maior entendimento sobre a importância das funções operacionais nas startups francesas. Uma grande flexibilidade das tarefas a ser coberta e uma gestão horizontal caracterizam as startups. Desse jeito, não é muito comum para as empresas recentemente criadas como as startups ter uma politica clara de recursos humanos. Na verdade, cada participante na start-up pode ser levado a pensar de forma diferente em termos de vendas desenvolvimento de negócios, comercialização, marketing, tecnologia ou desenvolvimento de produto. Essa tese não vai explorar cada uma dessas tarefas. Mas vai procurar para identifcar a percepção sobre a alocação ótima de recursos para cada função chave da nova empresa. Qualquer seja o setor de mercado em consideração ou o estágio de amadurecimento da startup, funções chaves que são percebidas como sendo a base para start-ups bem sucedidas são pesquisa & desenvolvimento e comercialização. Funções de liderança não são tão importantes. Somente a startup focada na tecnologia tem uma "função de chefe executivo" com maior importância do que as startups médias. Além disso, empreendedores em série, bem sucedidos ou não, focam predominantemente aspectos relacionados ao marketing e à captação de recursos em detrimento de aspectos ligados à gestão do negócio. No final, os empresários, muitas vezes tem um preconceito ao respeito da sua formação acadêmica porque ele sobrestimam funções que eles pensam poder fazer em comparação das funções que eles são capazes de fazer. Nessa tese, intent-se demonstrar a relação entre as funções ocupadas por um sócio e as ações que ele possui na startup. Essa relação depende do número de sócios (conhecido como acionistas), o tipo de sócios (acionistas principais ou acionistas segundarias) e o impacto na administração corporativa a respeito da distribuição do capital próprio.

De consumidora a empreendedora institucional: um estudo de caso sobre o uso de estratégias discursivas na indústria de moda

A indústria criativa de moda está sendo impactada pela ação de consumidores que utilizam novos meios de comunicação como forma de interação, tais como blogs, Instagram e Twitter. Os consumidores que, nesse contexto, assumiram o papel de empreendedores, não estavam insatisfeitos com o mercado, apenas queriam compartilhar suas ideias e aquisições com outros usuários da rede. Com o decorrer do tempo, no entanto, essa ação, inicialmente despretensiosa, alcançou popularidade e captou a atenção de leitores e de empresas do setor, ganhando escala (DIAMANDIS & KOTLER, 2015) e visibilidade. Sendo assim, a pesquisa terá como objetivo identificar e analisar as estratégias discursivas que conduziram consumidores, que apenas desejavam se comunicar e trocar suas ideias em torno de um tema que lhes interessava, à categoria de empreendedores institucionais (ANSARI & PHILLIPS, 2011; DOLBEC & FISCHER, 2015). A pergunta de pesquisa respondida foi: Quais são as estratégias discursivas utilizadas por consumidores que se tornaram empreendedores institucionais? Para tal foi realizado um estudo exploratório, na forma de estudo de caso, com a blogger Camila Coutinho, do blog Garotas Estúpidas. Foram analisadas as estratégias discursivas da empreendedora, compiladas principalmente por meio de postagens do blog, materiais divulgados na mídia e entrevistas. Os dados foram analisados pelo método de análise de discurso (VAN DIJK, 1997; PHILLIPS & HARDY, 2002). Esta pesquisa contribui para a teoria de empreendedorismo institucional ao identificar e analisar as estratégias discursivas usadas por um empreendedor institucional. Além disso, contribui para a prática gerencial ao identificar as mudanças geradas por empreendedores no campo de mídia virtual.

Social entrepreneurship, microcredit and development challenges: a case study analysis of Banco Pérola

The term “social entrepreneurship” has been attracting growing interest from different sectors in the past years, driven by the possibility of employing business techniques to tackle recurrent social and environmental issues. At the forefront of this global phenomenon is microcredit, seen by many as an effective anti-poverty tool and having the Grameen Bank as its flagship program. While the prospects of social entrepreneurship seem promising, the newness of the concept and its somewhat confusing definition make conditions difficult to analyze this contemporary phenomenon. Therefore, the objective of this study was to discuss the challenges faced by social entrepreneurs and alternatives of development for social businesses through a case study on a Brazilian microcredit institution and inclusive business, Banco Pérola. The case addresses a growing need for case studies designed for teaching in the field of social entrepreneurship. It was focused mainly on understanding the development challenges within Banco Pérola, and built based on interviews carried out with top management, credit officer and clients of the institution, as well as on secondary data collected. An analysis of the case study was performed under a Teaching Notes. As illustrated by the Banco Pérola case, the main difficulties encountered by social entrepreneurs relate to the systematization of processes and creation of operational routines, including for performance evaluation (impact assessment tools); to the capture and management of both financial and human capital; to scaling up the business model and to the need of forging closer and more personal relationships with customers as against in traditional banking practices. In spite of certain limitations, such as the fact that the case might soon become outdated due to the fast-changing environment surrounding Banco Pérola, or the fact that not all relevant stakeholders (e.g. partners) were selected for interviews, the research objective has been achieved and the study can be seen as a contribution to spreading the concept of social entrepreneurship.

Microcrédito e empoderamento de mulheres: o caso do Banco Popular Crédito Solidário

Muitos estudos têm indicado a importância das microfinanças para a redução da pobreza e desigualdades sociais, incluindo o empoderamento feminino. Neste contexto, este trabalho teve como objetivo geral analisar o empoderamento das clientes de uma instituição de microfinanças – o Banco do Povo Crédito Solidário (BPCS), em Santo André (SP). Foi classificada como uma pesquisa qualitativa, descritiva e do tipo grounded theory e estudo de caso. Foram realizadas 10 visitas de campo a microempresárias e dois grupos focais com grupos solidários da instituição. Também foram entrevistados gestores e agentes de crédito. Foi realizada análise de conteúdo com auxílio do quadro teórico utilizado sobre de empoderamento econômico, social e individual. Os principais resultados mostram a crescente capacitação econômica no âmbito da aprendizagem do empreendedorismo, conhecimento em microfinanças e do seu próprio negócio. Por estes motivos, percebemos o aumento da interação social com a comunidade. Também percebemos a emancipação das trabalhadoras, muitas delas tem emancipação econômica dos seus maridos e algumas delas são capazes de contribuir financeiramente para o agregado familiar, melhorando assim a relação com o companheiro. Finalmente, este trabalho confirma a importância das microfinanças, o efeito positivo no empoderamento para a redução da pobreza e para a promoção da equidade de gênero. A principal conclusão observada foi a melhoria do nível de educação, empoderamento, autonomia e da compreensão de sua auto-capacidade e que elas são capazes de gerir seu próprio negócio e vidas; dessa forma, como contribuição teórica, foi elaborado o mapa conceitual de empoderamento auto-sustentável.

Capital misallocation and mitigating policies

The purpose of this work is to study the role for government in mitigating capital misallocation. We develop an entrepreneurship model in which heterogeneous producers face collateral constraints on production, but can hedge idiosyncratic shocks. Hedging works as a tool for reallocating resources to states in which they are more productively deployed, and can alleviate the effect of the financial frictions and be a counteracting force to capital misallocation. Government incentives to hedging improve workers’ welfare in steady state through an increase in TFP and wages. The intervention leads to a reduction in the rate of return of entrepreneurs and an increase in wealth dispersion. These two effects cause entrepreneurial welfare to decrease.

Qualificação jurídica das plataformas de crowdinvesting no Brasil: um estudo de caso da plataforma online da Broota Brasil

Crowdinvesting consiste na captação de recursos financeiros por empreendedores, por meio de uma plataforma online na internet, em que os investidores recebem em troca de seus aportes financeiros uma participação na empresa nascente investida. Trata-se de uma modalidade de financiamento peculiar, uma vez que usualmente realiza a oferta pública de valores mobiliários. O objetivo deste trabalho é identificar elementos para se pensar na qualificação jurídica da plataforma online de crowdinvesting, a partir da descrição de suas atividades realizadas no âmbito da oferta pública de valores mobiliários. Para tanto, foi escolhida a plataforma online da Broota Brasil como objeto único de análise, pois é a empresa pioneira na atividade. Identificar os elementos que propiciam uma reflexão acerca da qualificação jurídica que a plataforma online de crowdinvesting é importante, pois permite a (i) reflexão acerca do seu possível tratamento jurídico; e (ii) verificar se há segurança jurídica nas atividades cursadas no âmbito da plataforma online. Para nortear o presente trabalho, foram eleitas duas hipóteses de pesquisa, considerando que a plataforma online consiste em um ambiente virtual que disponibiliza espaço para a realização de ofertas públicas de valores mobiliários, sendo reputada como (i) mercado de balcão organizado; ou (ii) mercado de balcão não organizado. Assim, é realizada a descrição das atividades da plataforma online da Broota Brasil no âmbito da realização de oferta pública de valores mobiliários. Após, com base na legislação e doutrina específica, foi efetuada a descrição das características que conceituam juridicamente as referidas hipóteses. Em seguida, foram identificadas se tais características estavam presentes nas atividades desenvolvidas pela plataforma online da Broota Brasil. Por fim, não sendo reveladas tais características, sugere-se uma agenda de pesquisa apontando as possíveis qualificações jurídicas da plataforma online, em razão de sua aproximação de empreendedores e investidores no âmbito do negócio jurídico de compra e venda de oferta pública de valores mobiliários.

Do talão de nota fiscal ao cupom fiscal: a implantação do ECF no estado do Rio Grande do Norte e sua repercussão na arrecadação do ICMS

The present paper has aimed the analysis of a real instrument which offers great impact in the ICMS revenue: The Fiscal Voucher Emitting Equipment (ECF). In this sense, the effects of the commercial automation process in Rio Grande do Norte s ICMS revenue between 2000 and 2006 were investigated. Based on this goal, the methodology adopted was characterized as a study of quantitative, exploratory-qualitative nature, through the collecting of secondary data, provided by the State Taxation Bureau (SET). In the absence of a statistic model in the existing literature about the approached theme, we decided for the elaboration of a suitable model, with tables and graphics. As a way to observe the effects of these programs on the revenue, the comparison between the ECF users and non users, in the same period, has proved to be of great importance. We reached the conclusion that even though the growth rates amongst the activities that use the ECF had ascended in tributary revenue in the related years, from 2004 on, with the introduction of TEF, this participation presented a higher growth, which leads us to suppose that the use of this recent instrument provides a significant impact in the State effective revenue. We stand out that the collected amounts could have been even higher, if the level of adhesion to the instrument had not been so low, mainly amongst the minor entrepreneurs, which may mean a rooted defraudation in the system. In short, through the set of data obtained, it is possible to conclude that the ECF and the recent TEF have significantly influenced the ICMS revenue in the entire State all over the period that was analyzed

Relações interorganizacionais e eficiência coletiva: um estudo de caso no arranjo produtivo local de confecções do agreste pernambucano

This work is a study in the Local Productive Arrangement of confections from Agreste of Pernambuco, as a relevant sector in economic and social aspect. This research has as central aim to understand how the inter-organizational relations influence the collective efficiency of arrangement. The theoretical framework employed highlights the approaches that deal with the benefits of business agglomeration for the develop­ment of firms and regions. It has discussed the approach of small and medium enter­ prises and industrial districts (SCHMITZ, 1997), which introduce the concept of col­ lective efficiency, explaining that only those externalities explained by Marshall (1996) are not sufficient to explain the competitive advantage of enterprises, expand­ing the idea that organizations achieve competitive advantage not acting alone. To examine the influences of relations in the collective efficiency, it has been taken as analytical perspective theory of social networks (GRANOVETTER, 1973, 1985; BURT, 1992; UZZI, 1997) because it has believe that this approach provides subsi­ dies for a structural analysis of social relationships in face the behavior of human ac­tion. By examining the organizations in a social network, you should understand the reason of this establishment of the relationship, their benefits, and as the information flow takes place and density of links between the actors (Powell; SMITH-DOERR, 1994). As for the methods, this study is characterized as a case study, in according to the purposed objectives, in addition to qualitative method. Also, due to recovering of the historical milestones of the arrangement, it is used a sectional approach with longitudinal perspective (VIEIRA, 2004). The primary and secondary data were used in order to understand the evolutionary process of the sector and their inter-actors re­ lationships in the arrangement for the promotion of development, for both, was used the contend and documentary analysis technique, respectively (DELLAGNELO ; SIL­VA, 2005). The approach of social networks has permitted understand that social re­lationships may extend the collective efficiency of the arrangement, and therefore need to develop policies that encourage the legalization of informal companies in ar­rangement, by showing up themselves representative. Thus, the relations estab­ lished in LPA of confections from Agreste of Pernambuco need for more effective mechanisms to broaden the collective efficiency. Therefore, this way as take place has directly benefited only a group of companies that are linked in some way the sup­portive institutions. So we can conclude that the inter-actor relations have limited the collective efficiency of LPA, being stimulated by the institutions in support only to groups of entrepreneurs, even those that produce external relations for all clustered companies

Estudo sobre a mortalidade e sobrevivência de micro e pequenas empresas natalenses e seus impactos nas políticas públicas pró-empreendedorismo

The principal purpose of this research was to investigate discriminant factors of survival and failure of micro and small businesses, and the impacts of these factors in the public politics for entrepreneurship in the State of Rio Grande do Norte. The data were ceded by SEBRAE/RN and the Commercial Committee of the Rio Grande do Norte State and it included the businesses that were registered in 2000, 2001 and 2002. According to the theoretical framework 3 groups of factors were defined Business Financial Structure, Entrepreneurial Preparation and Entrepreneurial Behavior , and the factors were studied in order to determine whether they are discriminant or not of the survival and business failure. A quantitative research was applied and advanced statistical techniques were used multivariate data analysis , beginning with the factorial analysis and after using the discriminant analysis. As a result, canonical discriminant functions were found and they partially explained the survival and business failure in terms of the factors and groups of factors. The analysis also permitted the evaluation of the public politics for entrepreneurship and it was verified, according to the view of the entrepreneurs, that these politics were weakly effective to avoid business failure. Some changes in the referred politics were suggested based on the most significant factors found.

A importância do microcrédito para os empreendedores: um estudo com os grupos solidários de Fortaleza /CE

This study aims to understand the changes in the improvement of economic and social conditions of small entrepreneurs who participate in solidarity groups linked to the Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) "X" in Fortaleza city, Ceará, through the use of productive-guided microcredit. It is come a research in exploratory and descriptive nature, with a quantitative and qualitative approach. Data were collected from the small entrepreneurs by applying a questionnaire, as well as through structured interviews with group leaders. They were worked on issues relating to income generation, employment generation, housing and health conditions, dietary pattern and leisure activities of small entrepreneurs and their families before and after the union to solidarity groups and use of productive-guided microcredit. The research showed that the use of microcredit has interfered with social and economic life of these small entrepreneurs, generating positive effects

Tecnologia social para autogestão: um estudo em empreendimento econômico solidário do Rio Grande do Norte

The theme of this dissertation is social technology for self-management: a study in economic enterprise supportive of Rio Grande do Norte. The research aimed to obtain evidence that the reapplication of technology management, basic economic-financial and pricing, as production costs, has the potential to contribute to the self-management of APABV. The social technology and self-management are theoretical frameworks used and where workers are central figures in both the generation and replication of technologies that are compatible with their realities, as in the conduct and management approach adopted by them in their venture, they are makers decisions. To achieve the proposed objective was accomplished participatory research, which was used in addition to document analysis, participatory methodologies such as the construction of the DRP, group interview, experience in the production environment and family of entrepreneurs APABV. This research allowed the management technologies such as spreadsheets controls basic economic and financial costs, when socialized and understood by workers has the potential informational and become part of their daily decision-making process of the project, making up social technology

Uma metodologia para a análise do desempenho sustentável dos postos de revenda de combustível na cidade de Natal/RN, com o uso de data envelopment analysis-DEA

The increasing use of fossil fuels in line with cities demographic explosion carries out to huge environmental impact in society. For mitigate these social impacts, regulatory requirements have positively influenced the environmental consciousness of society, as well as, the strategic behavior of businesses. Along with this environmental awareness, the regulatory organs have conquered and formulated new laws to control potentially polluting activities, mostly in the gas stations sector. Seeking for increasing market competitiveness, this sector needs to quickly respond to internal and external pressures, adapting to the new standards required in a strategic way to get the Green Badge . Gas stations have incorporated new strategies to attract and retain new customers whom present increasingly social demand. In the social dimension, these projects help the local economy by generating jobs and income distribution. In this survey, the present research aims to align the social, economic and environmental dimensions to set the sustainable performance indicators at Gas Stations sector in the city of Natal/RN. The Sustainable Balanced Scorecard (SBSC) framework was create with a set of indicators for mapping the production process of gas stations. This mapping aimed at identifying operational inefficiencies through multidimensional indicators. To carry out this research, was developed a system for evaluating the sustainability performance with application of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) through a quantitative method approach to detect system s efficiency level. In order to understand the systemic complexity, sub organizational processes were analyzed by the technique Network Data Envelopment Analysis (NDEA) figuring their micro activities to identify and diagnose the real causes of overall inefficiency. The sample size comprised 33 Gas stations and the conceptual model included 15 indicators distributed in the three dimensions of sustainability: social, environmental and economic. These three dimensions were measured by means of classical models DEA-CCR input oriented. To unify performance score of individual dimensions, was designed a unique grouping index based upon two means: arithmetic and weighted. After this, another analysis was performed to measure the four perspectives of SBSC: learning and growth, internal processes, customers, and financial, unifying, by averaging the performance scores. NDEA results showed that no company was assessed with excellence in sustainability performance. Some NDEA higher efficiency Gas Stations proved to be inefficient under certain perspectives of SBSC. In the sequence, a comparative sustainable performance and assessment analyzes among the gas station was done, enabling entrepreneurs evaluate their performance in the market competitors. Diagnoses were also obtained to support the decision making of entrepreneurs in improving the management of organizational resources and promote guidelines the regulators. Finally, the average index of sustainable performance was 69.42%, representing the efforts of the environmental suitability of the Gas station. This results point out a significant awareness of this segment, but it still needs further action to enhance sustainability in the long term

O setor pesqueiro em Portugal - relato de caso

Interviews were conducted with scientific researchers and process industries, bibliographic research and observational technical visits to collect information about the portuguese fishery sector. The relevance of this sector derives essentially from the fact that fish is a key component of food and responsible for large number of jobs within the Portuguese population. With the reduction in catches due to the decline in world's fish stocks the government has encouraged actions of ecological nature to promote the sector sustainability. Actually, the decline in the market expression facilitates the entry of stranger companies from others countries. Entrepreneurs must increase the productivity and provide quality assured products in order to achieve the export market.