By Andrea Hargraves 
Entrepreneurs with talent and creativity have until April 18 to register for the Centelha . programme
In response to the demands of interested sectors, the Rondônia government has extended the registration period for the Centelha programme, which can be held until April 18, so that talented and innovative entrepreneurs have enough time to plan their projects and register in the program coordination from the Foundation for the Development of Scientific and Technological Actions (Fapero).
According to Cleopatra Caldera, the program coordinator in the state, so far there are 165 registered entrepreneurs, 72 innovative ideas have been initiated and another 32 have been submitted for analysis; Numbers to be significantly expanded with outreach, as expected by the Coordinator, who sees in each of them great potential to become a final and successful business, capable of developing innovative products, processes or services that contribute to the development of the Rondonian economy. It is Brazil.
According to Fapero, almost the entire state of Rondônia is involved and expresses interest in participating in Centelha, as evidenced by the table of ideas presented:
CENTELHA . Program
An initiative of the Federal Government through the Ministry of Science and Technology (MCTI) and Funder of Studies and Enterprises (Finep), the Centelha Program aims to stimulate the creation of innovative projects and spread the culture of entrepreneurship in Brazil, providing opportunities and offers training, financial resources and other types of support in order to drive the transformation of ideas into business Successful.
To achieve this, MCTI has a partnership with the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq), the National Council for Governmental Research Support Institutions (Confap) and Reference Centers for the Foundation for Innovative Technologies (Certi).
In this science-guided universe of business, Centelha suggests creating companies based on new technology; With the generation of innovations with social and business interests, the formation of an entrepreneurial culture, in order to strengthen the innovation ecosystems in the country and also in Rondônia.
In this way, Fapero and the Executive Branch are interested in ensuring that the largest number of entrepreneurs participate in the program and sign up through the platform. http://programacentelha.com.br/.
It is important to stress that thanks to the Centelha program, entrepreneurs with companies with an annual income of R$4.8 million are encouraged to grow using these incentives. In addition, the program opens a space for the participation of all Rondônia citizens, and individuals, who do not have formal companies or individual micro-entrepreneurs (MEI), to register their ideas, complying with the new deadline.
According to Fapero, almost the entire state of Rondônia is involved and expresses interest in participating in Centelha, as evidenced by the table of ideas presented:
Interest in Centelha is high in all regions of the state
The Foundation also knows that there is a reserve for financial support amounting to 53 thousand Brazilian riyals, in addition to granting a grant in the amount of 26 thousand Brazilian riyals for each project.
This incentive is unprecedented since the beginning of Fabiro’s activities, ten years ago, and because of these benefits, he expects a greater inclusion of interested parties until April 18, the deadline for registrations has been extended, as announced by the President of the Foundation, Paolo Haddad.
“Haven’t you submitted your innovative idea to the Centelha Rondônia yet? Run, there’s time!” recommends Fapero.
Paulo Hadda also highlighted that there are many required areas, as shown in the table, and that the projects contemplated will have the opportunity to receive the first impulse to generate a successful business, noting that they will amount to R$53,636.00 (fifty-three). thousand six hundred and thirty-six Saudi riyals) in the form of economic support; give technical support to the entrepreneur and his team; Training, communication with partners and support to benefit from the business. Fapero reports that the number of interested parties and ideas is progressing and is arranged according to the topic of the ideas presented.