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The Cyberport Creative Micro Fund

Year Introduced: 2010 | National-level

The Cyberport Creative Micro Fund offers a grant of HK$100,000 (around €11,600) to high potential digital tech startup projects. The grant is given over a six-month time period, over which time…

Norway

Innovation Norway

Year Introduced: 2004 | National-level

Innovation Norway is a state-owned company and a national development bank. It was formed in 2004 through the merger of four governmental organizations Innovation Norway is the government's most…

Taiwan

Taiwan Entrepreneur Visa

Year Introduced: 2015 | National-level

The Taiwan startup ecosystem has been always open to the world. In 2015, the government introduced the specific measure, Taiwan Entrepreneur Visa, to more welcome the innovative…

Lithuania

e-Residency Programme

Year Introduced: 2021 | National-level

The Parliament adopted amendments to the Law on the Legal Status of Foreigners allowing foreign nationals to obtain the status of e-resident starting January 2021. E-residents will receive…

El Salvador

Entrepreneurship Policy El Salvador

Year Introduced: 2014 | National-level

Conceptual homologation of entrepreneurship in institutions Focus of ecosystem institutions on dynamic entrepreneurship Mayor communication and articulation between member institutions of the…

Estonia

Accelerate Estonia (aEstonia)

Year Introduced: 2019 | National-level

Accelerate Estonia (aEstonia) is new tool for public sector innovation that allows for exploring the public domains which are ripe for disruption and build models that would bring…

Bahrain

Employee Share Scheme

Year Introduced: 2020 | National-level

Since the Kingdom of Bahrain legislated to allow companies to offer employee share schemes, they have been free to offer a wide range of schemes aided by the fact that individuals are typically not…

Bahrain

Convertible Notes

Year Introduced: 2020 | National-level

The policy is part of an amendment to the Bahrain Commercial Companies Law (BCCL) aimed at improving the business environment and aligning with global best practices. This amendment enables the…

United Kingdom

Fintech Regulatory Sandbox

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…

Netherlands

Academic Startup Competition

Year Introduced: | National-level

The Academic Startup Competition (ACS) offers selected academic startups the chance to showcase their business projects to an audience of international investors and businesses. Successful applicants…

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