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Country

Serbia

IP Box Regime

Year Introduced: 2019 | National-level

The IP Box regime operates through a structured mechanism combining eligibility criteria, income calculation, tax benefit application, and compliance procedures aligned with OECD standards.Eligible…

Kosovo

Kosovo's VAT Refund Processing Enhancement

Year Introduced: 2024 | National-level

The VAT Refund Processing Enhancement operates through multiple integrated mechanisms combining legal framework amendment, risk-based categorization, and operational streamlining.Legal Amendment and…

Kazakhstan

Business Road Map Program (2020-2025)

Year Introduced: 2010 | National-level

The Business Road Map 2020-2025 operates through integrated financial instruments and non-financial support services, coordinated across multiple government institutions and quasi-state development…

Costa Rica

Free Trade Zone Regime (FTZR)

Year Introduced: 1990 | National-level

The FTZR operates through a coordinated system of tax exemptions, customs privileges, and operational streamlining managed by the Foreign Trade Promoter (PROCOMER). Companies operating within…

Argentina

“Productive Recovery Program” SMEs Law

Year Introduced: 2016 | National-level

The Productive Recovery Program SMEs Law operates through multiple coordinated mechanisms combining tax incentives, financial access programs, and regulatory simplification:SME Definition and…

Albania

National Startup and Innovation Program

Year Introduced: 2020 | National-level

The National Startup and Innovation Program operates through multiple coordinated mechanisms combining policy development with direct support services:Legal and Policy Framework:The program is…

United States

State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI)

Year Introduced: 2010 | National-level

SSBCI operates through multiple mechanisms and program types that participating jurisdictions can deploy based on their specific needs:Program Types and Capital Structures:States and jurisdictions…

Vietnam

Initiative for Startup Ecosystem in Vietnam (ISEV)

Year Introduced: 2016 | National-level

ISEV operates through multiple coordinated mechanisms combining long-term policy research with direct annual support activities:Governance and Administration Structure:The program is led by the…

Uruguay

'Entrepreneurial Uruguay' Portal

Year Introduced: 2017 | National-level

The Entrepreneurial Uruguay Portal operates as a centralized digital platform providing multiple information and engagement mechanisms for entrepreneurs:Core Platform Functions:The portal aggregates…

United States

Bipartisan Entrepreneurship Caucus

Year Introduced: 2019 | National-level

The Bipartisan Entrepreneurship Caucus operates as an informal bipartisan forum within Congress's legislative structure, functioning through multiple mechanisms to advance entrepreneurship policy:…

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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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