ACINP ASSOCIAÇÃO COMERCIAL E INDUSTRIAL DE NOVA PETRÓPOLIS

What ACINP ASSOCIAÇÃO COMERCIAL E INDUSTRIAL DE NOVA PETRÓPOLIS does

ACINP - Associação Comercial e Industrial de Nova Petrópolis is a non-profit civil association (associação civil sem fins lucrativos) founded in 1986 in Nova Petrópolis, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, that serves as the primary business chamber for local commercial and industrial enterprises. With more than 40 years of continuous operation, the organization aggregates SMBs across Nova Petrópolis and surrounding municipalities including Picada Café, Gramado, Canela, Caxias do Sul, and Linha Nova, organizing members into sectoral nuclei (Núcleos Setoriais) covering Gestão/Comunicação/Pessoas, Inovação/Tecnologia, Mulheres Empreendedoras, and Multissetorial segments. Its member base spans footwear manufacturing, food processing, financial services, education, hospitality, and retail, with named member firms such as Dakota Nordeste S/A, Cooperativa Agro Pecuária Petrópolis (Piá), Sicredi Pioneira, Seibt Máquinas, and Colégio Cenecista Frederico Michaelsen.

The association's service portfolio is built around a small core technology stack consisting of a website platform (www.acinp.com.br) hosting an online job board (Balcão de Empregos), a member directory, event registration, and curriculum management. The Balcão de Empregos functions as a two-sided marketplace with 72 active job listings as of July 2026, allowing member companies to post vacancies and access a curated résumé database. ACINP does not develop proprietary technology; instead, it distributes partner-delivered services including Safeweb digital certificates (e-CPF, e-CNPJ, e-PJ), Boa Vista/SCPC credit protection, Unimed Serra Gaúcha health plans, and educational programs from Feevale, Unisinos, and Unicesumar.

Revenue derives primarily from recurring annual membership dues, supplemented by tiered course and event fees (members pay approximately 20-25% less than non-members, e.g., R$280 vs R$340 for Conflict Management, R$310 vs R$390 for Emotional Intelligence, R$30 vs R$55 for the Conexões que Lideram leadership event), and transactional fees on affiliated services. Go-to-market is community-led, driven by direct membership appeals via the "Associe-se" CTA, WhatsApp registration, event-based networking (Rodada de Negócios, MultiConecta, Vivências, Workchopp), and member referrals. The association is governed by elected two-year management terms, with the current 2025/2026 board led by President Neander Willrich Port and operates from a single headquarters in Nova Petrópolis with a stated team of 9 staff members.

Name

ACINP ASSOCIAÇÃO COMERCIAL E INDUSTRIAL DE NOVA PETRÓPOLIS

Legal name

Associação Comercial e Industrial de Nova Petrópolis

Website

https://acinp.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ACINP is a non-profit business association founded in 1986 in Nova Petrópolis, Brazil, serving local SMBs with membership benefits including a job board, professional development courses, networking events, and institutional partnerships with financial, educational, and healthcare providers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Nova Petrópolis

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: ACINP generates primary revenue from annual membership fees paid by associated businesses. Members receive access to benefits including discounts on courses, financial services, health plans, educational partnerships, and the Rede de Vantagens discount network.
2. Course and Event Fees: Revenue from professional development courses (Administração de Conflitos, Inteligência Emocional, etc.) and events (Conexões que Lideram, Reunião Jantar com Associados). Pricing differs for members and non-members.
3. Service Fees (Digital Certificates, Credit Protection): Fees for affiliated services including digital certificates (via Safeweb), credit protection (SCPC/Boa Vista), and potentially other commercial services made available to members.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ACINP is a non-profit business trade association that aggregates and serves local SMBs in Nova Petrópolis through annual membership. Its service portfolio includes an online job board (Balcão de Empregos), professional development courses, structured networking events, exclusive financial/health/educational partner benefits, digital certificate issuance (via Safeweb), credit protection (via SCPC/Boa Vista), and a member discount network (Rede de Vantagens). Revenue is generated primarily through membership dues, course/event fees, and service commissions on partner offerings.

Product overview

ACINP operates as a commercial and industrial business association providing a unified portfolio of member services rather than a single software product. The core platform consists of the Balcão de Empregos (online job board) enabling member companies to post vacancies and access a resume database. The service portfolio spans professional development (Cursos e Capacitações), networking events (Eventos), business visibility tools (Visibilidade e Networking), institutional partnerships (Convênios Institucionais) offering financial and educational discounts, and member benefit networks (Rede de Vantagens, Planos de Saúde). Additional services include digital certification (Certificação Digital via Safeweb), credit protection (Proteção ao Crédito via SCPC/Boa Vista), telecommunications (Telefonia e Internet via TIM and Vivo), and promotional campaigns (Nova em Compras). The association organizes members into sector-specific nuclei (Gestão/Comunicação/Pessoas, Inovação/Tecnologia, Mulheres Empreendedoras, Multissetorial) to facilitate collaboration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Balcão de Empregos
• Certificação Digital (Digital Certificates via Safeweb)
• Convênios Institucionais (Institutional Partnership Program)
• Cursos e Capacitações (Professional Development Courses)
• Eventos (Networking and Business Events)
• Planos de Saúde (Health Insurance Plans via Unimed)
• Nova em Compras (Local Shopping Campaign)
• Proteção ao Crédito (Credit Protection via SCPC)
• Rede de Vantagens (Member Benefits Network)
• Telefonia e Internet (Telecommunications via TIM/Vivo)
• Visibilidade e Networking (Vitrine do Associado and Networking)

Quantifiable outcome

• More than R$ 70 million in local economic activity generated through the Nova em Compras campaign since 2019

Named customers8 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, secondary and minor.

• SafewebcoreTechnology or IntegrationSafeweb is one of Brazil's largest digital certificate issuers, partnering with ACINP to offer e-CPF, e-CNPJ, and e-PJ certificates (A1-A3 models and SafeID) to members with legal validity for digital signatures and regulatory compliance.
• Universidade FeevalecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeevale offers ACINP members and their employees a 10% discount on tuition for digital and in-person undergraduate programs (minimum 8 credits). Also a co-developer of the 'Despertando Futuros' youth qualification program, alongside Sicredi Pioneira.
• UnisinossecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnisinos provides tiered discounts to ACINP members: 15% for undergraduate and intensive programs, 25% for master's/doctorate, 30% for Realiza Unisinos portfolio, and up to 30% variable for MBA/specialization programs.
• UnicesumarsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerACINP members, employees, and dependents receive up to 40% discount (30% institutional + 10% punctuality) on undergraduate and postgraduate distance learning courses at the Nova Petrópolis Unicesumar polo.
• Unimed Serra GaúchacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnimed Serra Gaúcha provides ACINP members with preferential health plan conditions. The company is also a management sponsor and Vice-President of Industry (Vanessa Seibt Ciocca) represents the sector on ACINP's board.
• Boa Vista (SCPC)secondaryTechnology or IntegrationACINP provides credit protection services to members through the SCPC (Serviço Central de Proteção ao Crédito) in partnership with Boa Vista, enabling real-time credit risk data queries for persons and businesses.
• FederasulminorOthersACINP is listed as a partner of Federasul (Federação das Associações Comerciais do Rio Grande do Sul), suggesting institutional affiliation with the state-level trade association federation.
• Hotel Alles BergsecondaryGTM or Marketing PartnerHotel Alles Berg hosts ACINP events (including the Conexões que Lideram event) and is a management sponsor. Marcelo Becker, owner, serves as 1st Secretary on ACINP's board.
• Universidade Feevale (Despertando Futuros)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe 'Despertando Futuros' program — a hybrid youth qualification initiative with modules on marketing, digital tools, service skills, and career guidance — is co-developed by ACINP, Universidade Feevale, and Sicredi Pioneira, serving young people from Nova Petrópolis and Picada Café.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• SEBRAE (Serviço Brasileiro de Apoio às Micro e Pequenas Empresas): Brazil's national SMB support organization delivering training, consulting, and access-to-market services that partially overlap with ACINP's course and advisory offerings. Funded through a payroll-tax levy, SEBRAE competes indirectly for SMB training budgets.
• CACB (Confederação das Associações Comerciais e Empresariais do Brasil): National confederation of Brazilian commercial and business associations. Operates as the apex body over state federations like Federasul and local associations like ACINP, providing advocacy, training, and institutional services at a national scale.
• Federasul (Federação das Associações Comerciais e Empresas de Serviços do Rio Grande do Sul): State-level federation of which ACINP is itself a listed member. Aggregates multiple local ACIs/CDLs across Rio Grande do Sul, providing representation, training, and institutional services at a wider scope than ACINP's local remit.

Direct peers

• ACI Caxias do Sul (Associação Comercial, Industrial e de Serviços de Caxias do Sul): Commercial, industrial and services association operating in the same Serra Gaúcha region as ACINP, with an analogous portfolio of member services, sectoral events, and institutional representation. Closely matched business model with significantly larger scale.
• CDL Caxias do Sul: Câmara de Dirigentes Lojistas of Caxias do Sul, a much larger Serra Gaúcha city adjacent to ACINP's operating area. Offers the same membership, job board, training, and partner-discount model to SMBs in a comparable regional economy.
• CDL Porto Alegre (Câmara de Dirigentes Lojistas de Porto Alegre): Local business association serving SMBs in Porto Alegre, RS, with the same member-based services model (events, courses, partner discounts, certificate issuance via Safeweb). Closely comparable in mission, structure, and product set — operates in the same state and same regional chamber association ecosystem.
• CDL Gramado: Local business association serving SMBs in Gramado, a Serra Gaúcha municipality explicitly within ACINP's cited operating geography. Same member-services, networking, and event-driven model at a similarly small scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/acinp-novapetropolis

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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