APEX-Brazilian Export and Investments Promotion Agency, a Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade office is responsible for developing commercial promotion policies for Brazil. Their actions  aim at not only introducing Brazilian products, music, culinary,  and fashion  but also the  quality and creativity of  our handicrafts to the final consumer in countries in Asia, Europe,  the Americas, and the Middle East.

   SEBRAE- Brazilian Small Enterprise Assistance Service has worked  since 1972 to develop the sustainability of small companies . It promotes development courses, cooperation among companies, fairs and businesses roundtables, providing access to financial resources, and organizing  income and job  generation  activities.

   FIEP-Paraná State Industries Federation was created to coordinate, protect and legally represent several industrial sectors to protect their legitimate interests.

   SENAI- National Service for Industrial training contributes to strengthening the  industrial sector  and  the sustainable development of the country, promoting education for work and citizenship, technological and  technical assistance,  production and  dissemination  of information  and the adaptation, generation and dissemination of technology.

Sua missão é desenvolver o turismo como uma atividade econômica sustentável, com papel relevante na geração de empregos e divisas, proporcionando a inclusão social. O Ministério do Turismo inova na condução de políticas públicas com um modelo de gestão descentralizado, orientado pelo pensamento estratégico.

A CAIXA mantém um diálogo permanente com nossas raízes culturais, fomentando a diversidade e patrocinando a realização de eventos em seus espaços, como espetáculos de música, teatro, dança, exposição de artes plásticas, fotografia, instalações e artesanato. Além disso, desenvolve projetos culturais e sociopedagógicos, aproximando do universo cultural não apenas alunos carentes de escolas públicas, mas pessoas da terceira idade e portadores de necessidades especiais, consciente de seu papel como empresa socialmente responsável, que estimula a cidadania e a inclusão cultural.

Tecpar – Paraná Technology Institute - is a research, development, production and services provider public institution linked to the Science, Technology and Higher Education State Secretariat.
Throughout its more than 60 years of existence, Tecpar has become a reliable company in Paraná and Brazil. Originated from the Analyses and Research Laboratory, created in 1940 , and a spin off of the IBPT ( Biology and Technological Research Institute), Tecpar is currently recognized as a national reference center.
TECPAR serves Londrina and region with the Technological Support Program for Export – Progex.

Progex – Technological Support Program for Export - was created by the federal government to facilitate the access mainly of small and medium-size Brazilian companies to the foreign market. Coordinated by the Ministry of Science and Technology and funded by Finep - Financing Agency for Projects and Studies – Progex has offices in many research institutes , and , in Paraná, it is located at Tecpar – Paraná Technology Institute - a company linked to the Science, Technology and Higher Education State Secretariat.

Providing Support to Companies
Support to companies is provided in two stages. The first stage is the Diagnosis and it involves a study on technical availability . The next phase consists of the Technological Adjustment with the implementation of recommended measures such as product quality and product process improvement, cost reduction, compliance with international technical regulations, design, packaging, among other technological services.

Benefits
Progex/Tecpar has contributed to the improvement of the Brazilian products quality and supported many small and medium-size companies that want to break into the foreign market and become exporters , making the insertion of their products in more demanding markets possible , overcoming technological barriers and contributing to the increase in competition and income generation.

Contact
To take advantage of the Program benefits, ask for a visit of one of our Progex-Tecpar extensionist-technician in Londrina by phone +55(43) 3327-8844 or email lubocato@tecpar.br (Lucineide Bocato and other extensionists ) or in our central unit in Curitiba, phone +55(41) 3316-3053 or 3316-3054, e-mail progex@tecpar.br and site www.tecpar.br/progex.