QUAIS SÃO OS PRODUTOS RESULTANTES DA APLICAÇÃO DO PROGRAMA LIDERANÇAS PARA O DESENVOLVIMENTO REGIONAL (LIDER), DO SEBRAE, NO NORDESTE GOIANO?

Abstract

This final course project analyzes the products resulting from the implementation of the Leadership for Regional Development Program (LIDER), promoted by SEBRAE, in the Northeast Goiás territory, a region characterized by low population density, an underdeveloped economy, social indicators below the state average, and high income inequality. It is a single case study, applied in nature, with a qualitative, exploratory, and descriptive approach, combining bibliographical and documentary research, analysis of secondary data (IBGE, IMB, Federal Revenue Service, SEBRAE), and the application of a questionnaire to participating leaders, within an action-research perspective. The results show that the implementation of LIDER generated tangible products such as the Development Agenda of Northeast Goiás, the creation of the Sustainable Regional Development Association of Northeast Goiás, the establishment of Entrepreneur Support Offices (Salas do Empreendedor), the expansion of Entrepreneurship Education, the proposal for intermunicipal solid waste management, the expansion of tourism initiatives, and the organization of sectoral events. Among the intangible products, the following stand out: the strengthening of social capital and cooperation networks, the consolidation of shared territorial governance, the change in perception of the territory previously stigmatized as a “corridor of misery,” the empowerment of local leaders, and the increased regional protagonism in public policies and sustainable development strategies. It is concluded that the effectiveness of these products depends on the territory’s ability to keep its governance active, strengthen the institutional role of the Association, continuously update and implement the Development Agenda, and transform the lessons learned into a reference for other territories with low economic and institutional density.