Public funding as a driver of innovative enterprises

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-8077.2025.e102739

Keywords:

Innovation, Funding, Public resources, Economic subsidy

Abstract

Objective: to analyze the results generated by public funding provided by FAPESC in innovative ventures.

Methodology/approach: a descriptive study with a quantitative approach was conducted through a survey of beneficiaries of FAPESC public calls for proposals.

Originality/relevance: the study complements existing research on government incentives to stimulate innovation and helps public administrators analyze the impacts of economic subsidies on start-up businesses.

Main results: the results of the research indicate that the resources provided by the government enabled the creation and development of innovative ventures that generated new products or services for the market.

Theoretical/methodological contributions: public investment in innovation generates results for society, such as job creation, tax collection, and economic and social development.

Social contributions/contribution to management: the results of the study enable public administrators to analyze the direction of public resources that seek to stimulate innovation through the creation of innovative ventures. And so that society is aware of the results generated by public investment in innovation and as a means of transparency in the use of public resources.

Author Biographies

Renata Scalsavara, Community University of Chapecó Region - Unochapecó

PhD candidate in Accounting and Business Administration. Master's degree in Accounting and Business Administration. MBA in Forensic and Extrajudicial Expertise. Specialization in Public Management in Professional and Technological Education. Specialization in Education. Bachelor's degree in Business Administration.

Works as an administrative technician at the Federal University of the Southern Border.

Claudio Alcides Jacoski, Community University of Chapecó Region - Unochapecó

He holds a PhD in Production Engineering, a Master's in Civil Engineering, and a specialist in University Management and Leadership. He is a civil engineer. He coordinated the Civil Engineering program and the Technology Center at Unochapecó. He was Vice-Rector of Research, Extension, and Graduate Studies, as well as of Planning and Development. He is a researcher and professor in the Graduate Program in Technology and Innovation Management and the Graduate Program in Accounting and Administration at Unochapecó. He led the Pollen Science and Technology Park project. He is the author of the book "TECHNOLOGY PARKS - Strategies for Structuring an Ecosystem of Innovation and Regional Development." He served as a director on the Council of Rectors of Brazilian Universities (CRUB) and was President of Acafe (Santa Catarina Association of Educational Foundations). He is currently a counselor at CREA/SC, and Rector of the Community University of the Chapecó Region - UNOCHAPECÓ. He is also President of ABRUC - Brazilian Association of Community Institutions of Higher Education.

Cleunice Zanella, Community University of Chapecó Region - Unochapecó

PhD in Administration from the Graduate Program in Administration at the Federal University of Santa Catarina - UFSC (2017). Master's in Administration from the University of Southern Santa Catarina - Unisul (2011). Specialist in Production Management (2006) and graduated in Administration (2004) from the Community University of the Chapecó Region - UNOCHAPECÓ. Full Professor at the Community University of the Chapecó Region-SC - UNOCHAPECO. Permanent Professor of the Master's Program in Accounting and Administration and of the undergraduate program in Administration - UNOCHAPECO. Leader of the Business Competitiveness research group, also serves as a member of the Management Control and Development research group at Unochapecó. Director of Continuing Education and Extension - UNOCHAPECÓ. Director of Development of Business Centers at the Commercial and Industrial Association of Chapecó - ACIC. She was coordinator of the Administration course at Unochapecó (2010-2014; 2016-2019).

Mauricio Leite, Community University of Chapecó Region - Unochapecó

Full Professor of the Postgraduate Program in Accounting and Administration (PPGCCA) at the Community University of the Chapecó Region - UNOCHAPECÓ. PhD in Accounting and Administration from the Regional University of Blumenau (2020), Master in Accounting, with an emphasis in Controllership, from the Regional University of Blumenau (2015), Postgraduate in Marketing Management from the Regional University of Blumenau Foundation, in agreement with the National Institute of Graduate Studies (2002), Bachelor in Economics, with a specialization in Foreign Trade, from the Regional University of Blumenau Foundation (2000). Associate Editor of the Capital Financial Markets area of ​​​​the Brazilian Journal of Accounting and Management (ISSN 2764-7471) since 2022.

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2025-10-07

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Scalsavara, R., Jacoski, C. A., Zanella, C., & Leite, M. (2025). Public funding as a driver of innovative enterprises. Revista De Ciências Da Administração, 27(67), 1–24. https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-8077.2025.e102739

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