Atlas: GEN’s Policy Portal

Year Introduced: | National-level

SE PUEDE is a program that creates new business opportunities in rural areas, promoting entrepreneurship and providing training to agro-entrepreneurs. SE PUEDE connects agribusinesses directly with…

Year Introduced: 2019 | National-level

The Innovation and Startup Act contains a variety of measures to help support entrepreneurs and ecosystem actors which can be broadly split into six main categories; access to finance, tax relief,…

Year Introduced: 2014 | National-level

Blue Growth is aiming to inspire and help young entrepreneurs realize the innovative concepts relating to marine and freshwater resources. Creative disruption in the maritime sector can introduce…

Year Introduced: 2013 | 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…

Year Introduced: 2014 | National-level

The key activities under the plan include offering early-stage finance, strengthening the international position of Dutch startups, attracting foreign startups to the Netherlands, granting temporary…

Year Introduced: 2012 | National-level

The Italian Startup Act defines Innovative startups as companies that fulfil the following requirements:  to be less than 5 years old;  to have their HQ in Italy, or in another EU…

Year Introduced: 1986 | City-level

Barcelona Activa works by offering a wide range of services and programs to support entrepreneurship, employment, and economic development. These include training programs, business advisory services…

Year Introduced: 2016 | National-level

Companies that successfully completed the process of incubation within the Start-up Platform, may apply for co-financing for the initial activity of their business. The project should cover placing a…

Year Introduced: 2016 | National-level

The Philippine startup ecosystem is fairly young but it has seen rapid growth and development in producing technology-based companies. It is an opportune time for the country to boost this sector by…

Year Introduced: 2016 | City-level

Foreigners who found a business in the Fukuoka zone are eligible.  To apply, foreign entrepreneurs enter the country on a short-term visitor’s visa and make their way to the city’s ‘Startup…