CNPq – National Council for Scientific and Technological Development
Federal government institution responsible for promoting scientific and technological development and supporting research.

Compete.Net
Management network of business know-how and intelligence coordinated by Crie-Coppe/Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and sponsored by FINEP.

Endeavor
International non-profit organization that uses private enterprise resources to help entrepreneurs in their search for capital, special technical know-how and development of their businesses. Promotes events and workshops.

FAPERJ - Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro state government agency for furthering science and technology.

FAPESP
Fundação de Amparo à pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo, responsible for registering domains in the Brazilian internet.

FINEP - Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos
FINEP, bound to the Ministry of Science and Technology, has the purpose of technological development in Brazil, using resources through long term loans.

INPI – National Institute of Industrial Property
INPI is under the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade (www.mdic.gov.br). Its primary purpose is, pursuant to Law 9279/96 (Industrial Property Act) to execute in Brazil the rules that regulate industrial property, bearing in mind its social, economic, legal and technical role. It is also its role to decide in respect of the convenience of a signature, ratification and waiver of conventions, treaties , covenants and agreements about industrial property.

Rio de Janeiro Technology Network
A network that combines the main agents relating to the technology production in Rio de Janeiro.

SOMA - Sociedade Operadora do Mercado de Ativos
Company responsible for administrating the over-the-counter market organized in Brazil. This is the fastest way for emerging companies in the technology area to go public.

SEBRAE - Serviço Brasileiro de Apoio às Micro e Pequenas Empresas
Technical institution giving support to the development of the small business, directed at fostering and diffusing programs and projects for the promotion and strengthening of the small and very small businesses.

Information Society Program
A federal government program that aims to link up, coordinate and foster development and secure use of advanced computer and communication services by the Brazilian population.

Electronic Commerce Policy - US Government
Official site of the US government agency responsible for regulating electronic commerce, and an excellent starting point for research on the New Economy. In English.


WORLD ORGANIZATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS

European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association
Largest venture capital organization in Europe.

British Venture Capital Association
Reputable British organization dealing with venture capital.

National Venture Capital Association
North American venture capital organization with many links.

ADT Online
Network of German technology centers and incubators.

VC Institute
North American institute for training venture capital managers and private equity investors.
Sponsored by the National Venture Capital Association.

Bundesverband Deutscher Kapitalbeteiligungsgesellschaften
Site with facts and figures about the stock market.


INFORMATION AND NEWS SITES

Brazilian

Empreendedor.com.br
Innovation and Business Value. Magazine with editorial content produced solely for entrepreneurs and business people.

IDG
Prestigious Brazilian information and news website about business and new technologies. It hosts the sites : IdgNow, IdgNet, Business Standard, Webworld, Computerworld, World Telecom, PC World, Solutions Integrator and Publish.

InvestNews
Online content on economics and business produced by the Gazeta Mercantil group.

Plano Editorial
Information and new website about the market of new technologies. Hosts sites Anuário IH, Telecom Online, Jornal Telecom, Informática Hoje, Tech Channel and Anuário Telecom.

IT Master
Training, job opportunities and news about the information technology market.

Valor Online
Online version of the Valor Econômico magazine, produced by the InfoGlobo-Folha Group partnership. Also hosts the translated versions of the main articles in The Economist magazine.

International

Business 2.0
Site, in English, is an extension of the American Business 2.0 magazine. Carries articles and news about the e-business world.

Capital Growth Interactive
Online publication with a long list of companies and daily information services on VC, plus numerous interviews. Paid content. In English.

MoneyTree Survey
The PricewaterhouseCoopers MoneyTree Survey is one of the most important quarterly studies about the VC market in the United States. In English.

Red Herring - VC & Start-up
Channel on Venture Capital and new RedHerring firms, with a complete news service about Internet companies in the USA. In English.

Venture One
One of the biggest information and research companies for the venture capital industry, Venture One organizes events and seminars very appreciated by the professionals in the sector in the USA. In English.


ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Babson College - Entrepreneurship
Site of the famous research center Babson College in entrepreneurship. Publications, books and courses (MBA). In English.

Bplans.com - Modelos de BP
Collection of several business plan models for companies in a variety of sectors and a step-by-step guide for you to do with your company. In English.

Business Plan Brokers
Site of an American consulting firm specializing in drawing up business plans. It contains good tips and BP examples. In English.

Business Plan Center
Site, in English, not only gives tips on how to write up a good business plan but also shows how to assess a business plan.

Business Town
Site with instructions for drafting a business plan. In English.

Business Management Center
Center linked to the Federal University of Santa Catarina, focuses its attention on the development and application of high added value management technologies based on quality, productivity and information.

Entrepreneur Magazine
The entrepreneur's guide to building e-commerce projects. In English.

Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership
One of the most complete sites for information on entrepreneurship. With a large number of subjects, links and commented articles. In English.

MIT - Entrepreneur Competition
MIT program that aims to encourage students and researchers to be entrepreneurs. A good example of an examination for Brazilian universities. In English.

MoneyHunter
Site with a variety of information for future entrepreneurs: how to draw up a business plan and set up their business, news of the sector and links for buying books and videos on entrepreneurs. In English.

SFI Marketing Group
Site with examples of successful businesses as a guide for future entrepreneurs. In English.

Start Up – Brilliant Ideas
On-line magazine on entrepreneurship, including a number of articles as a guide to the entrepreneur, plus links to other magazines and communities. In English.

United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship
USASBE site, with information about international congresses and forums on Entrepreneurship, with numerous books and articles on the subject. In English.

SEBRAE Business University - USEN (RS)
Aims to train entrepreneurs, that is, for owners of small and medium-size businesses and for those who are thinking seriously of opening a new business.

Entrepreneur of the Year Award
Entrepreneur of the Year is a world-class contest held in more than 20 countries by the consulting firm Ernst & Young and supported by Exame magazine, which will award entrepreneurs in five different business areas.


INCUBATORS,TECHNO-CENTERS AND ENTREPRENEUR ASSOCIATIONS

NBIA - National Business Incubation Association
World Organization of Advanced Business Incubators and Entrepreneurs.

ANPROTEC
National Association of Advanced Technology Business Promotion Entities is the body representing the entities that develop programs for incubators, technical complexes and centers in Brazil.

ACATE – Santa Catarina Association of Technology Businesses
Has more than 87 corporate members from Santa Catarina, manufacturers and developers of high-tech goods and services. Based in Florianopolis, it houses the Industrial Information Technology Condominium and MIDI-Technologic incubator.

ANPEI – National Research and Development Association for Manufacturers
Its members are Research & Development departments of the main industries in Brazil.

ASSESPRO - Associação das Empresas Brasileiras de Software e Serviços de Informática
Associação nacional que representa as empresas de software e dos vários ramos de prestadores de serviços de informática instaladas no Brasil.

BIO-RIO - Bio-Rio Center
Bio-Rio Foundations runs a business incubator, industrial complex and quality control laboratory for providing services at home and abroad, which together form the first Technology Complex relating to biotechnology in Latin America within the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ).

Blusoft - Blumenau Software Center
Linked to the Softex Program, focusing on companies in the software sector of Blumenau, Santa Catarina.

BtoBen
Btoben, an incubator specializing in business-to-business projects, was created by a group of entrepreneurs from companies such as McKinsey, Goldman Sachs, Andersen Consulting, Exxel Group, Procter & Gamble and JP Morgan. The company's Chief Inspiring Officer is Ludwig van Beethoven.

Information Technology Projects Center of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
Houses and supplies physical, laboratory infrastructure and human resources for new projects headed by students, former students, professors and entrepreneurs. It works in the area of software goods and services.

Regional Center of Innovation and Technology Transfer
Winner of the SEBRAE Minas Technology Innovation Award in 1999.

CIATEC - Cia. de Desenvolvimento do Pólo de Alta Tecnologia de Campinas
Houses the Integrated Corporate Development Center (NADE), an incubator of technology-based companies and coordinates the Integrated Technology Transfer System (SISTEC) based in Campinas, São Paulo.

CIETEC – Incubator Center for Technology Companies
Incubator for Technology projects in the city of São Paulo. Is selecting new companies until 31 July. See the announcement on the selection site.

Dax Consulting
Internet business incubation: planning, content structuring, Technology facilitation, e-commerce websites.

e-Platform Venture Partners
Independent private incubator of Internet companies in the early stages.

Biominas Foundation
Supports and promotes the biotechnology sector seeking to contribute to the economic and social growth of Minas Gerais.

Reference Centers in Innovative Technologies Foundation
Center linked to the Federal University of Santa Catarina, focuses its attention on development and application of high added value management technologies based on quality, productivity and information.

São Carlos High-Tech Center Foundation
Foundation that manages the Incubator Center of Technology Companies (CINET) in São Carlos (São Paulo).

Paraiba Technology Center Foundation
Has the Technology-based Company Incubation Program.

Softville Foundation
Technology-based company incubator that promotes development and transfer of innovative technologies that contribute to the technological advance in information technology in Joinville and regiona.

Idéia.com
EcoNet (Economic Network) of projects, headquartered in São Paulo and founded to further internet projects in Latin America, looking for association between capital investment and strategic knowledge tools.

IdéiasNet
Econet (integrated Internet-related project environment), has 17 companies in its portfolio and has shares negotiated in São Paulo Stock Exchange (Bovespa).

ND2Tec
Center for Technological Development and Diffusion, Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), combining the services of the Corporate Incubator (IEBTec) and Technology Transfer Office (ETT).

IIES - Incubadora Internacional de Empresas de Software
Incubator of the International Software Technology Center, Curitiba, Paraná.

InVent - Internet Ventures
Internet business incubator sponsored by the IP.com Fund, run by the Investidor Profissional management company.

Technology-based Company Incubator (TECVITORIA)
Works with technology-based companies in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil.

Federal Fluminense University (UFF) Technology-based Company Incubator
Works with companies in software, electronics, services and mechanics.

Itajubá Tecnópolis Technology-based Company Incubator - INCIT
Itajubá company incubator (Minas Gerais).

Pernambuco
Works in the electric-electronic and information technology areas offering not only support but also courses and lectures.

Technology-based Company Incubator in Information Technology
Today has nine incubated companies in Belo Horizonte.

Company Incubator of the Technological Development and Support Center of University of Brasilia (UnB) - CDT/UnB
University of Brasilia Company Incubator.

INATEL Company and Project Incubator
Incubator of the National Telecommunications Institute, Santa Rita do Sapucaí, Minas Gerais.

Incubator of Investments in Internet
III, in partnership with SEBRAE, focuses on projects and/or companies starting up in e-business, or adding e-business to their current business, in upstate Rio Grande do Sul.

Incubadora de Software do Insoft - INCUBASOFT
Software Institute Incubator of Ceará.

Technology Iincubator of Viçosa, Minas Gerais
Created from a partnership between Arthur Bernardes Foundation/FUNARBE and the Federal University of Viçosa (UFV).

Caxias do Sul Technology Incubator
Its operates in the areas of automation, biotechnology, electric-electronics, metal-mechanics, new materials, and others.

Curitiba Technology Incubator
Joint project of several institutions offering facilities for starting up new companies that develop technologically innovative goods or processes.

Liberato Technology Incubator
Operates in f electric-electronics and information technology.

Incubadoras.com
Site with incubators all over the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Today it has 11 registered technology-based incubators.

Genesis Institute
A project of the Rio Catholic university (PUC-Rio) and partner institutions to transfer research results to society by training entrepreneurs and emerging technology-based.

Internet Business Bouchinhas & Campos
Facilitating projects in Internet, project incubator, advisory and Internet business consulting services. Business Plan, start-up business, Incubator, accelerator, infrastructure.

TAIM – Belo Horizonte – Technology Incubator for Industrial Automation and Medical Instrumentation in Belo Horizonte
Company incubator of CEFET – Minas Gerais.

ITC Ventures
International incubator that has opened a subsidiary in Brazil and also operates in Latin America. Promotes monthly investor meetings.

MIDIville
Technology-based incubator based in Joinville, Santa Catarina.

Nexxy Capital
Faster opportunities in the Internet for developing start-ups. A company belonging to The Exxel Group and InternetCo Investments.

CEFET/Rio Grande do Norte Technology Incubation Center
Designed to house start-ups and encourage entrepreneurial culture.

Núcleo Softex Campinas
Site of the Campinas center, it informs about national and international software and technology trade shows and events.

NUTEC - Ceará
Ceará state government agency linked to the Secretariat of Science and Technology (SECITECE), develops the project on company incubators.

PADETEC - Parque de Desenvolvimento Tecnológico
Company Incubator of the Federal University of Ceará.

PNI – National Program for Support to Company Incubators
Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology that provides institutional and financial support to create company incubators.

São Leopoldo Information Technology Center
Works on developing software and information technologies.

Program of Technology-based Company Incubation
Works on information technology. It is a program of the Federal University of Pará, which also has the Program of Technology Centers in the Amazon (PPTA).

ReINC – Incubator Network, Technology Centers and Complexes of Rio de Janeiro
Brings together the incubators, technology complexes and institutions funding technology production in the state of Rio de Janeiro.

RIOSOFT
Rio de Janeiro Center of Softex Program has 80 software producing companies and an office in Boston.

SOFTEX - Brazilian Society for Promoting Software Exports
Institution that manages the Softex Program, aiming to make Brazil a world center of excellence in software production and exports. It consists of 20 centers all over Brazil, 20 entrepreneurial centers and three offices abroad.

Unisinos
It is one of the partners of the São Leopoldo Information Technology Complex. It is responsible for the Technology Development Unit (Unitec), which is the company incubator of the Complex.

Verticals Consulting
Specializing in projects focusing on electronic commerce in Latin America and the United States. Provides business planning, marketing and initial capital.