Microempreendedor individual (MEI): percepção de uma amostra de microempresários quanto aos benefícios gerados pelo processo de formalização de seus negócios

Abstract

This work aims to verify the perception of a sample of individual microentrepreneurs (MEI) regarding the formalization procedures and the improvements indicated by the law and the literature resulting from this process. To achieve this objective, theoretical foundations were carried out on the profile of the individual entrepreneur, description of the formalization process and application of a questionnaire by the survey method to 32 MEI's. Its justification is given by the fact that a significant portion of entrepreneurs in the country are in informality and, therefore, are not reached by these advances arising from the formalization process. In this bias, here we will also address benefits and obligations established in Brazilian legislation that govern this category of work. In this sense, we have as specific objectives to describe the legal requirements and procedures necessary to become a MEI, focusing on the rights and obligations of this worker. The research results contextualized the MEI's level of satisfaction with its formalization, the possible causes that motivated them to be MEI and the legal processes for its formalization. Finally, the research positively highlights the evolution of the micro-entrepreneur after its formalization, generating possibilities for business growth and development.