Serviço Brasileiro de Apoio às Micro e Pequenas Empresas


SEBRAE or Serviço Brasileiro de Apoio às Micro e Pequenas Empresas, is a Brazilian autonomous social institution part of the Sistema S whose aim is to foster the development of micro and small enterprises, stimulating entrepreneurship in the country.
Founded in 1972 with the name of CEBRAE, it was an entity associated with the Brazilian federal government. In October 1990, it was renamed Sebrae, detaching itself from public administration and becoming an autonomous, non-profit social service.
Sebrae's current chairman is Guilherme Afif Domingos. The president of its National Deliberative Council is Roberto Simões.