Serviço Brasileiro de Apoio às Micro e Pequenas Empresas
SEBRAE or Serviço Brasileiro de Apoio às Micro e Pequenas Empresas (Portuguese: Brazilian Micro and Small Enterprises' Support Service), is a Brazilian autonomous social institution part of the Sistema S whose aim is to foster the development of micro and small enterprises, stimulating entrepreneurship in the country .
Abbreviation | Sebrae |
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Formation | 1972 |
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Coordinates | 15.816°S 47.8882°W |
Chairman | Guilherme Afif Domingos |
Website | www.sebrae.com.br |
Founded in 1972 with the name of CEBRAE (Centro Brasileiro de Apoio à Pequena e Média Empresa),[1] it was an entity associated with the Brazilian federal government. In October 1990, it was renamed Sebrae (Serviço Brasileiro de apoio às Micro e Pequenas Empresas), detaching itself from public administration and becoming an autonomous, non-profit social service.
Sebrae's current chairman is Guilherme Afif Domingos. The president of its National Deliberative Council is Roberto Simões.
References
- "Sebrae comemora 40 anos de história com livro, mostra e memorial". Folha online. Retrieved 2016-01-20.