Atlas: GEN’s Policy Portal

Year Introduced: 1996 | National-level

The CSOP is a tax qualified discretionary share option plan which allows companies to grant options to their employees or directors. These options enable the holders to acquire shares at a certain…

Year Introduced: 2000 | National-level

SIP is a tax-advantaged, all-employee plan that allows companies to award equity to employees. It operates through four key elements: free shares, partnership shares, matching shares, and dividend…

Year Introduced: 2019 | National-level

The UK Refugee Entrepreneurship Pilot Scheme was launched in 2019 with the purpose of assisting refugees in establishing businesses. To achieve this, a competitive application process was initiated…

Year Introduced: 2010 | Sub-national

The Converge Challenge is primarily a business creation competition and entrepreneurship development programme for staff, students and recent graduates of all Scottish universities and research…

Year Introduced: 2000 | National-level

The EMI scheme is a government-backed tax advantageous share options scheme which allows companies to reward employees with equity in a highly tax efficient way. Eligible companies are able to grant…

Year Introduced: 1980 | National-level

SAYE is a tax advantaged savings-related share scheme which allows employees to convert part of their wage into shares of the company they work for. Financially, SAYE offers several benefits.…

Year Introduced: 2004 | City-level

The main function of the JCYEB is to distribute a range of micro grants to young people as seen fit by the members of the bank. Beyond this function, however, the bank plays the role of facilitator…

Year Introduced: 2011 | City-level

London & Partners supports London-based businesses that have between six and 250 employees and have a turnover of more than £500k (approx $620k) but less than £40 million (approx $49.7 million)…

Year Introduced: 2015 | National-level

The regulatory sandbox is an initative developed by the Financial Conduct Authority which aims to introduce a regulatory sandbox, that is a ‘safe space’ in which businesses can test innovative…