O objetivo dessa pesquisa foi identificar quais incentivos governamentais foram disponibilizados aos empreendedores para contribuir com a manutenção de suas empresas no período de enfrentamento do Coronavírus. Para apoiar as análises, realizou-se uma pesquisa qualitativa, com abordagem descritiva, com 20 empreendedores de Santo Antônio do Caiuá, município localizado no noroeste do Estado do Paraná. As entrevistas semiestruturadas ocorreram de forma pessoal, respeitando as medidas de proteção diante da pandemia do Coronavírus. Os resultados apontaram que boa parte dos empreendedores perceberam que as medidas oferecidas aos empreendedores foram importantes para o estabelecimento de estratégias de sobrevivência de suas empresas no mercado.
The objective of this research was to identify which government incentives were made available to entrepreneurs to contribute to the maintenance of their companies in the period of confrontation with the Coronavirus. To support the analyzes, a qualitative research was carried out, with a descriptive approach, with 20 entrepreneurs from Santo Antônio do Caiuá, a municipality located in the northwest of the State of Paraná. The semi-structured interviews took place in a personal way, respecting the protection measures in the face of the Coronavirus pandemic. The results showed that a good part of the entrepreneurs realized that the measures offered to the entrepreneurs were important for the establishment of survival strategies of their companies in the market.