local business associations
- ABICALÇADOS-RS – Brazilian Association of Footwear Industries
- ABIMAQ-RS – Brazilian Machinery and Equipment Industry Association
- ABINEE-RS – Brazilian Electrical and Electronics Industry Association
- ABRAMEQ-RS – Brazilian Association of Machinery and Equipment Industries for the Leather, Footwear and Related Sectors
- ASGAV – Gaúcha Poultry Association
- ASSINTECAL – Union of Footwear Industries of Novo Hamburgo
- FAMURS - Federation of Associations of Municipalities of Rio Grande do Sul
- FARSUL - Federation of Agriculture of the State of Rio Grande do Sul
- FECOMÉRCIO-RS - Federation of Trade in Goods and Services of the State of Rio Grande do Sul
- FEDERASUL - Federation of Commercial and Services Associations of Rio Grande do Sul
- FIERGS - Federation of Industries of Rio Grande do Sul
- IBRAVIN – Brazilian Wine Institute
- MICROEMPA - Association of Small Businesses of RS
- MOVERGS – Association of Furniture Industries of the State of RS
- OCERGS – SESCOOP/RS – Union and Organization of Cooperatives of the State of Rio Grande do Sul
- SEBRAE-RS - Brazilian Micro and Small Business Support Service
- SICADERGS – Union of the Meat and Byproduct Industry in the State of Rio Grande do Sul
- SIMECS - Union of Metallurgical, Mechanical and Electrical Material Industries of Caxias do Sul
- SIMERS - Union of Agricultural Machinery and Implements Industries of Rio Grande do Sul
- SINDILAT - Union of the Dairy Industry and Derivatives Products of the State of Rio Grande do Sul
- SINDMÓVEIS – Union of Furniture Industries of Bento Gonçalves
- SINDUSCON-RS - Union of the Civil Construction Industry in the State of Rio Grande do Sul
- SIPS - Union of Pork Product Industries of the State of Rio Grande do Sul