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India

Bharat Startup Knowledge Access Registry (BHASKAR)

Year Introduced: 2024 | National-level

BHASKAR operates as a multi-stakeholder digital registry built on the existing Startup India portal infrastructure, managed by DPIIT. Registration is free of charge for all users.Registration and…

Philippines

Strategic and Collaborative Alliance for Leveraging Ecosystems of Startups – National Capital Region (SCALE NCR)

Year Introduced: 2023 | National-level

SCALE NCR operates as a consortium model, bringing together eight government-funded Technology Business Incubators (TBIs) under a single coordinating structure, with Miriam College (through its Henry…

United Kingdom

Regulatory Innovation Office (RIO)

Year Introduced: 2024 | National-level

The RIO uses several interlocking mechanisms to reduce regulatory barriers to innovation.Direct business engagement. The RIO works with individual companies to identify specific regulatory blockages…

United Kingdom

The Ecosystem Fund

Year Introduced: 2020 | Sub-national

The Ecosystem Fund operates through a competitive open-call grant process, managed by Inspirent Ltd on behalf of the Scottish Government.Eligibility. Applications are open to a wide range of…

Pakistan

Pakistan Business Investor Visa Program

Year Introduced: 2023 | National-level

The “Business Investor Visa Program” is not a single statute but a bundle of investor‑class visa categories introduced through Pakistan’s Visa Policy 2023–24 and implemented by the Ministry of…

India

Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) / Indian Diaspora Day

Year Introduced: 2003 | National-level

Pravasi Bharatiya Divas operates through a multi-tiered structure combining national conventions, regional conferences, recognition awards, and thematic programming. The flagship event is held…

Canada

The Black Entrepreneurship Program

Year Introduced: 2021 | National-level

The Black Entrepreneurship Program has three main components: the Black Entrepreneurship Loan Fund (BELF), the National Ecosystem Fund (NEF) and the Black Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub (BEKH).…

United States

We Are Made in NY

Year Introduced: 2017 | City-level

We Are Made in NY operated through an integrated suite of components designed to increase visibility and connectivity within New York's emerging tech ecosystem.The Made in NY Mark of DistinctionThe…

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…

United States

Build to Scale (B2S) Grants Program for Entrepreneur-Support Organizations

Year Introduced: 2014 | National-level

The Build to Scale Program seeks to build regional economies through scalable startups, and is comprised of three separate grant competitions for entrepreneur-support organizations:1. Venture…

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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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