Dozens of deals were boosted during the business round held by Sebrae on Wednesday (30) at the OTC. The activity brought together more than 107 small companies to exchange experiences and opportunities. At the negotiating tables were anchors Subsea 7, Transpetro, Enseada, Modec, Concremat, GNA, Nov Flexibles, Brasfels Shipyard, Maersk, Naval Group, Equinor and Schlumberger.

Michelle Al Hage, Uniflex Commercial Manager, expressed satisfaction in her first round of business: “We are delighted with the format and the quality of the round. It was the 15 most productive minutes in our business to build rapport for a future partnership. Sebrae is to be congratulated for the initiative, welcome and the selected anchors. Veteran Ricardo dos Santos, commercial director of DR1 Images, emphasized the chance to create direct relationships with large and potential customers: “All our participation in rounds was very promising”.

In turn, Alice Moreira, commercial manager of Girassol Apoio Marítimo, was surprised by the quality of the anchors and praised the action of Sebrae. “The most rewarding thing is to go back for a round and realize that some anchors have already become our customers,” said Alice. Sebrae's OTC programming continues on Thursday (31) October, highlighting the ONIP Innovation Arena, which will be set up through a partnership between Sebrae and the National Petroleum Industry Organization (ONIP) and Firjan.

Market intelligence

Sebrae is present at the OTC with an institutional booth, where the PetroSebrae Project, a market intelligence portal under development for the oil and gas chain, was officially presented. During the conference, Sebrae receives suggestions from future clients - companies of all sizes and institutions - to build the new platform, which will be an updated and dynamic space on the sector, with information that will add value to business decision making and of institutions.