The objective of this study was to identify the main difficulties and opportunities experienced b... more The objective of this study was to identify the main difficulties and opportunities experienced by enterprises that have applied to the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado da Bahia’s (FAPESB) Economic Subvention calls for proposals. In order to achieve the objectives, we interviewed companies that have received grants through the FAPESB’s calls for proposals 001/2008, 017/2008, 008/2010 and 023/2010,and we have also made an analysis of these calls. The main difficulties reported by the enterprises interviewed were excessive bureaucracy, the requirement of counterpart and delays in the deadlines of FAPESB, especially regarding the transfer of funds. The enterprises pointed out as opportunities the development of new research projects, the increase of the competitive potential, the reaching of new markets and the strengthening of their brands. The main identified threat was the possibility of inadequacy of the calls for proposals to the particular reality presented by micro and sm...
The objective of this study was to identify the main difficulties and opportunities experienced b... more The objective of this study was to identify the main difficulties and opportunities experienced by enterprises that have applied to the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado da Bahia’s (FAPESB) Economic Subvention calls for proposals. In order to achieve the objectives, we interviewed companies that have received grants through the FAPESB’s calls for proposals 001/2008, 017/2008, 008/2010 and 023/2010,and we have also made an analysis of these calls. The main difficulties reported by the enterprises interviewed were excessive bureaucracy, the requirement of counterpart and delays in the deadlines of FAPESB, especially regarding the transfer of funds. The enterprises pointed out as opportunities the development of new research projects, the increase of the competitive potential, the reaching of new markets and the strengthening of their brands. The main identified threat was the possibility of inadequacy of the calls for proposals to the particular reality presented by micro and sm...
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