READ THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION CAREFULLY BEFORE REGISTERING

1 - The Brazil Venture Forum is an event attended by entrepreneurs who have the opportunity of presenting their business plans to venture capital investors. The risk or venture capital is a kind of private investment that buys a holding in companies that offer possibilities of exponential growth. Investors participate directly in risks and leverage of the business, also adding value through administrative and commercial guidance. After the growth cycle of the company, the investor withdraws his share in the business, selling it to other investors or companies. Venture capital should never be mistaken for indebtedness. In the case of a loan, financiers are entitled to interest and reimbursement of capital, whether their business is successful or a failure. With venture capital, there is an input of funds as counterpart to the holding in the company capital, and the profitability of the investors depends on the success of the business.

2 - The role of FINEP in this process is to select the best companies, guide them in reassessing their business plans and train them to negotiate with investors. The first step is to register in the website. Then there is a pre-selection of companies that are invited to appear before a jury consisting of FINEP specialists and investors. Next, the company spends two months in preparation, when it will be instructed by the FINEP team and specialist consultants on the administrative, legal, marketing and financial aspects. After this process, on the day of the event the companies give a formal presentation to an audience including all active venture capital investors in the Brazilian market.

3 - The following items are checked in relation to the desired company profile for the Brazil Venture Forum:

- Technology: the candidate company must operate in areas such as information technology,
biotechnology, health, chemistry, energy, environment, machinery and equipment, automation and correlated segments;
- Innovation: innovation is a determining factor, and also an element to differentiate the company in the market, and can be present in the process or product, or even in the commercial strategy of the company;
- Products and production processes: they must show not only a low technical risk level but also maximum proprietary characteristics (know-how - efficiency - patents), in order to differentiate them from the competition. Its edge may be based on cost, workability, innovation or quality, permitting explicit competitive benefits;
- Analysis of the market status and strategies: the market in which the project is involved must have high growth rates and be big enough to sustain the admission of a new company with reasonable participation.
- Financial return: the profitability of the enterprise, as a result of its investment prospects and forecast income, is a determinant for recognizing a good investment opportunity. It is also important to assess the opportunities for withdrawing investment, that is, alternatives for the investor's withdrawal from the company in the future.

4 - In relation to registering in the website, we suggest special care with the following fields:
* Type of business - principal business, secondary activities, in which niches the company operates and is outstanding, and those in which it is most profitable;
* Goods and Services - you company's competitive edge, such as it meets your customer requirements, future prospects, innovations and projects in progress;
* Market and Competition - main direct and indirect competitors, their strengths and weaknesses, and in which segments each competes for the market with your company. Also analyze the size, trends and prospects of your market;
* Investment Range - estimate the desired sum and where you intend to allocate the investment
( Ex: working capital, R & D, machinery and equipment, skilled labor, marketing, etc.)

Click here for the profile of the companies selected in the previous Brazil Venture Forum.