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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Vietnam
National Ecosystem Program

Year Introduced: | National-level

Vietnam has worked to become an attractive place for venture capital funds from USA, EU, South Korea, via a dedicated national strategy.  As a result of this national strategy,…

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Estonia
Startup Estonia program

Year Introduced: | National-level

Startup Estonia focuses on creating a cohesive startup ecosystem. Instead of providing direct financial support to startups we are help partners establish high quality services for startups and…

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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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Colombia
The Entrepreneurship Law (Colombia)

Year Introduced: | 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.…

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South Africa
Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment

Year Introduced: | National-level

The central feature of B-BBEE is the B-BBEE Scorecard which measures companies’ commitment to black empowerment. The Scorecard assesses a company's level of compliance against five elements -…

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Netherlands
The Innovation Box

Year Introduced: | National-level

The Innovation Box regime provides a preferential corporate tax rate of 9% - reduced from the regular rate of 15%-25% - in order to incentivize companies to engage in innovative activities and invest…

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Croatia
Grant-scheme for start-ups

Year Introduced: | National-level

This instrument will provide start-ups with seed-money for the commercialization phase of their innovative projects/ideas. This support serves as leverage in preparation for the next round of…

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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…

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Netherlands
Startup visa NL

Year Introduced: | National-level

The startup visa NL allows for non-European ambitious entrepreneurs to start an innovative business in the Netherlands. The temporary residence permit is valid for a year (with plans to raise this to…

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Malta
Zaar Crowdfunding Platform

Year Introduced: | National-level

Zaar.com.mt is Malta’s only local crowdfunding platform. This crowd-funding platform was launched in 2015 as a donation and reward-based crowd-funding model. Currently Zaar helps its clients to…