O estudo das políticas públicas para fomento ao empreendedorismo e inovação no municipio de Itajubá-MG

Abstract

This work aimed to identify and classify the entrepreneurship and innovation policies of the municipality of Itajubá-MG to understand how the municipal government has fostered entrepreneurship and innovation. In this way, a case study was carried out with two methods of data collection: a document analysis to identify policies, actions, legal instruments and financial resources to promote entrepreneurship and innovation in the municipality, and thus analyze the government's performance together with the Local Innovation System. Also, a structured questionnaire to establish the Structure of the Entrepreneurship Policy of Itajubá-MG according to the six categories: promotion of entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial education, entry and exit barriers, support for new businesses, financing and strategies for specific segments. As a result, it was identified that the municipal government develops several roles with the Local Innovation System, however, it prefers to adopt Policies aimed at Micro and Small Enterprises - MPE's to Entrepreneurship Policies.