O papel da inovação e do empreendedorismo no desenvolvimento econômico da cidade de Jardim do Mulato - PI

Abstract

ABSTRACT The general aim of this article is to describe the role of Innovation and entrepreneurship in the economic development of the town of Jardim do Mulato. To this end, the specific objectives were to present the concepts of entrepreneurship and their applicability; to describe the different forms of entrepreneurship and innovation and, finally, to demonstrate how innovation and entrepreneurial activity are established as tools for economic development and income generation. This word was carried out through field research with a quantitative and quantitative approach on the role of innovation and entrepreneurship in economic development in the municipality of Jardim do Mulato - PI. This research was carried out in march 2024. The data was collected from the entrepreneurs' answers to the proposed questionnaire. The researcher analyzed the publications in order to select those that fit the established problem. The results where presented by describing the main findings after analysis and by means of graphs. In the end, the article concludes that entrepreneurship in the municipality of Jardim do Mulato began very early on, even before it was politically emancipated. Farmers used entrepreneurship to sell their goods (rice, beans, corn, manioc, chestnuts, etc.), thus earning income to support their families. Over the years, through modernization, new forms of entrepreneurship have emerged in the municipality, which today has entrepreneurship as one of its main sources of income.

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; micro-enterprise; mei.