Atlas: GEN’s Policy Portal

Year Introduced: 1950 | National-level

The ISO scheme works by offering key employees the ability to purchase company shares at a set exercise price. Employers offer these options selectively to top-tier management and key employees. The…

Year Introduced: 2017 | National-level

Actyvate is a crowdpledging platform for the youth to propose creative projects and garner support from the communities they aim to make livelier, greener, safer, brighter, and just better.

Year Introduced: 2018 | National-level

The Tunisian Startup Act comprises 20 measures that are structured around five main themes, which are: defining startups, incentivising potential entrepreneurs, removing procedural and tax barriers…

Year Introduced: 2013 | National-level

This program seeks to strengthen the ecosystem by providing entrepreneurs with needed support. A central feature is connecting local micro-enterprises with mentors and key local ecosystem actors…

Year Introduced: 2014 | National-level

The main function of the Women Entrepreneurs Initiative is to connect female potential entrepreneurs with experienced and successful women entrepreneurs who volunteer as role models. This is achieved…

Year Introduced: 2015 | National-level

This three month accelerator programme enabled a wide group of government agencies to form entrepreneurial teams with private sector entrepreneurs, designers, and developers to reduce the cost of…

Year Introduced: 2018 | National-level

Croatian Ministry of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Crafts has preparad a new regulation providing income tax payers a tax credit for investent into R&D activities.  On January 11, 2018…

Year Introduced: 2017 | Sub-national

This initiative seeks to help the startups minimize the bureaucracy associated with the initiation of startup operations. iStart uses a three-pronged strategy to help startups: Develop…

Year Introduced: 2020 | National-level

The new legislation contains five main pillars:  1. Reduced fees and simplification: The law reduces rates and includes measures that facilitate the registration and operation of businesses.…

Year Introduced: | National-level

Phantom shares work as a form of incentive for employees without modifying the company's capital structure or ownership. They are used particularly by start-ups that may lack financial resources to…