Uma abordagem sobre o perfil do microempreendedor Individual na cidade de Uberlândia

Abstract

The present research aimed to investigate the profile of individual microentrepreneurs in the municipality of Uberlândia. To achieve this objective, a qualitative research was carried out with the application of a questionnaire. Research analyzing that the view on the knowledge of the taxation system chosen by individual microentrepreneurs is of great importance, since there is an abundance of new enrollees in the program, which contributes and generates impacts on the country's economy. The questionnaire was sent electronically to a random sample of 60 individual microentrepreneurs residing in the municipality of Uberlândia. The final sample was 27 completed questionnaires. The results indicate that the profile and vision of microentrepreneurs are: 16 women, representing the majority of respondents, equivalent to 59.26%, women found during the pandemic an opportunity to enter the entrepreneurial market, aged between 31 and 39 years old are the main risk takers. The level of education analyzed indicates that 9 respondents have completed higher education, representing 34% of the sample analyzed and 33%, corresponding to 8 respondents have completed high school, facing the difficulties found in entrepreneurship a way to supplement income. The limitation of this study is the small number of respondents, so the results cannot be extrapolated. Thus, the results are restricted to the sample analyzed.