SC has 72,779 small businesses registered, which will be able to expand access to credit through Crédito (Photo: Lucas Amorelli, Diário Catarinense)
Around 1.2 million Individual Microentrepreneurs (MEIs), microenterprises and small businesses in Santa Catarina can benefit from the Believe program, launched this week by the Federal Government. Among the goals of the initiative are creating conditions to expand access to credit, renegotiate debts and guarantee more support for these three sectors of the economy.
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According to the Ministry of Finance, there are 739,697 MEIs registered in Santa Catarina. Of this total, 402.3 thousand are led by men (54.4%) and 337.3 thousand (45.6%) by women.
In the micro-enterprise sector, there are 384,178 units registered in the State. Furthermore, Santa Catarina has 72,779 registered small businesses, which will be able to expand access to credit through Crédito.
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— We are creating the conditions so that, regardless of quantity, social origin, size of business, people have the right to access the financial system and take out credit — stated President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT), during the program launch event, at Palácio do Planalto.
What is the Believe program?
According to the Ministry of Finance, the Clique program is structured around four pillars. The first (Acredita no Primeiro Passo) is a microcredit program for those enrolled in CadÚnico.
The second (Believe in your business) is aimed at companies, through the Desenrola Pequenos Negócios and Procred 360 program. There is also a front that aims to create a secondary market for real estate credit.
Finally, there is the focus on Eco Invest Brasil — Exchange Protection for Green Investments (PTE), which aims to encourage foreign investments in sustainable projects in Brazil.
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