The Design Center Paraná promoted from November 16-20 2004 the Design Management Introduction Course at request of the Brazilian Micro and Small Businesses Support Program (Sebrae) in Acre. It took place in Rio Branco and had a 40-hour program divided into 5 modules:

• Design as competitive value;
  
• Market guidance;
  
• Identification of opportunities;
  
• Innovation;
  
• Product language.

In these stages, the public, which was composed in its majority by architects, participated on workshops, watched videos, made product observation at sales spots, and others. Professor and designer Célio Teodorico and marketing consultant Elói Zanetti assisted the Design Center Paraná's team in guiding the activities.