EXPECTATIVAS PERCEBIDAS PELOS EMPREENDEDORES NO PROCESSO DE INCUBAC A O

The article has the goal to highlight the relevance of the services and resources available by an incubator, as well as to identify the expectations noticed by the entrepreneurs in the incubation process. Thus, the first part of the task was to review the literature which gave support to the development of the study. The second part, focused on the case study, where an exploratory research was conducted, searching to establish relations between the theoretical referential and the reality of the researched businesses. The data used were obtained by questionnaires with essay questions and multiple choice ones, delivered to the people in charge at the businesses in incubation at Technological MIDI. The analysis was made, using the qualitative and quantitative approach. The results allowed us to identify which resources and services were more used by the businesses, as well as to verify if the managers’ expectation from these organizations matched the purpose of the incubators to support their ventures.