Mecanismos de impulsionamento de startups na Amazônia: estudo de caso no Alto Solimões

Abstract

The study analyses the relevance of socio-environmental impact businesses as a response to the limitations of traditional economic models, highlighting the work of the Alto Solimões Socio-Environmental Impact Business Incubator (INPACTAS) in strengthening innovative entrepreneurship in the Amazonian triple frontier region. The objective is to evaluate the mechanisms offered by the incubator and the impacts perceived by the startups served, covering the description of support tools, understanding the perceptions of entrepreneurs, and evaluating the effects on the development of business models. The methodology is based on a single case study, exploratory and descriptive in nature, with a qualitative approach and quantitative complementation, using documentary research and a interviews of startups at different stages of incubation; the data were analyzed using content analysis and triangulation techniques. The results indicate a high level of satisfaction, a predominance of initiatives focused on sustainability and technology, recognition of networking as the main benefit, and a significant impact of incubation on business performance. The study concludes that INPACTAS plays a strategic role in regional development by strengthening entrepreneurial capacities, mitigating structural challenges in the Amazon, and expanding opportunities for consolidating impact businesses.