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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Tajikistan
National Digital Registry of Goods, Services and Works

Year Introduced: | National-level

Enables the government to collect, process and disseminate information about the certification, safety and quality of consumer products.

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United States
Develop Inclusive Entrepreneur Support Mechanisms

Year Introduced: | National-level

Policymakers should: Competitive grants: Develop competitive grants to modernize the 63 Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) and more than 900 service locations, with a focus on facilitated…

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Germany
Better Regulation Program

Year Introduced: | National-level

The Better Regulation Program supports all Federal government departments, as well as the State Secretaries Committee on Bureaucracy Reduction and the Federal Government Coordinator for Bureaucracy…

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Australia
Research and Development Tax Incentive

Year Introduced: | National-level

The R&DTI, serving as a self-assessment program, aids in offsetting part of the costs of eligible research activities, thereby fostering investment in innovation. Particularly, the program…

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Poland
Start-up Co-funding in Eastern Poland

Year Introduced: | 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…

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Chile
Start-Up Chile

Year Introduced: | National-level

Allows innovative early stage entrepreneurs from all over the world to access equity free funding through three programs of investment: The S Factory, Seed and Scale. Each program gives funding (15K,…

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India
iStart Rajasthan

Year Introduced: | Sub-national

This initiative seeks to help the startups minimize the bureaucracy associated with the initiation of startup operations. iStart uses a three-pronged strategy to help startups: Develop…

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United States
Arizona’s fintech sandbox

Year Introduced: | Sub-national

Innovative financial services and products are often accompanied by high uncertainty, and often unclear compliance costs and regulatory responsibilities due to their novel approaches. Regulatory…

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Canada
Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) tax incentives

Year Introduced: | National-level

The SR&ED tax incentives program has two main components:  The income tax deduction which allows immediate expensing of all allowable expenditures.   The investment tax…

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Australia
Indigenous Business Australia

Year Introduced: | National-level

Indigenous Business Australia (IBA) works by providing a range of support services and financial products to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. They currently run a range of initiatives…