Atlas: GEN’s Policy Portal

Atlas is a compendium of public sector policies and programs that serves as a tool for policymakers, advisors and opinion leaders to learn about previously implemented policy models, articulated entrepreneurship strategies and/or designs of public-sector-supported programs.
 
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Argentina
Entrepreneurial and SMEs Development Secretariat of the Province of Cordoba

Year Introduced: | Sub-national

Creation of a state framework to coordinate and connect the entrepreneurial support parties and the offer of services for entrepreneurs and SMEs. Via this Secretariat, the Province managed to…

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Malaysia
Malaysia Tech Entrepreneur Programme (Visa Pass)

Year Introduced: | National-level

Malaysia Tech Entrepreneur Programme (MTEP) is for tech founders who want to capture the ASEAN market from Malaysia  via a 1-year stay or a 5-year stay in the country. Malaysia Tech…

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Vietnam
Venture capital policies

Year Introduced: | National-level

Vietnam has introduced special policies to boost investment in startups. It supports the following sources of capital: Angel investors Venture Capital (VC) Funds: VC funds are created from…

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Ecuador
SE PUEDE

Year Introduced: | National-level

SE PUEDE is a program that creates new business opportunities in rural areas, promoting entrepreneurship and providing training to agro-entrepreneurs. SE PUEDE connects agribusinesses directly with…

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Latvia
Latvian Tax Regime for Stock Options

Year Introduced: | National-level

The Personal Income Tax Law was amended to exempt employee stock options from payroll taxes and also cover options by limited liability companies. As a result recipients will pay just Capital Gains…

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Sierra Leone
National MSME Development Strategy

Year Introduced: | National-level

The Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL), through its Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI), invited IFC Advisory Services to assist in creating a national micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME)…

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Kyrgyz Republic
Startup Cooperation with Kyrgyzstan’s Department of Tourism

Year Introduced: | National-level

By leveraging this government partnership, Kyrgyzstan’s young startup sector will raise awareness among key communities of the positive effects of entrepreneurial activity, specifically in the…

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Vietnam
Vietnam Silicon Valley Project

Year Introduced: | National-level

Allow private companies to receive capital from an agency to develop accelerators, funded by Vietnam government. 

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Paraguay
PCM (MSMEs Competitiveness Program)

Year Introduced: | National-level

The purpose of the MSMEs Competitiveness Program "Programa de Competitividad de las MIPYMES" (PCM by its Spanish acronym) is to contribute to the sustainable competitive development of Micro,…

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Greece
Open Innovation platform for SMEs

Year Introduced: | National-level

Promotes the collaboration between SMEs and experts/researchers for developing innovative products and/or services increasing their competitiveness in the global market. The open innovation platform…