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January to July, 14,048 new companies were opened. In the same period, in 2019, there were 13,817 – an increase of 1.6%. Between March 20 and July 16 alone, at the height of the pandemic and the suspension of part of economic activities by determination of the state government, New businesses were formed. The branches that stood out the most were civil construction and administration support services accounting, auditing and management companies.
On the other hand, 6,328 companies were extinguished in the period between January and June of this year – even so, the number is smaller than what happened in the same period last year: 6,473. And the data is not only positive locally. The Ministry moible number data of Economy's Mapa das Empresas bulletin for the second quarter of 2020 shows that 2.152 million companies were opened in the country - an increase of 0.5% compared to the same period of 2019. to 682,750 – down 14.5% in the same comparison period.
What drives so many people to undertake in the middle of a pandemic? The causes are varied, but one situation is a fact: entrepreneurship has become a survival strategy for many workers who lost their jobs and income during the pandemic. To delve deeper into the subject, the Sicoob Engecred Blog talked to Management specialist, business consultant and entrepreneur Marcelo Camorim. One of the reasons, according to him.
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