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.
 
Colombia

Year Introduced: | National-level

The Orange Law contains five main policy mechanisms designed to promote entrepreneurship including; access to finance, tax relief, cultural branding, startup support programs; training for…

Year Introduced: | Supra-national

IPETCA operates as a cooperation-based agreement that aims to boost the participation of Indigenous peoples in international trade, and to foster their economic growth. The participating economies,…

Year Introduced: | Sub-national

The Oregon Intrastate Offering Exemption is a provision that allows businesses within the state of Oregon to raise capital from Oregon residents through the issuance of securities and without having…

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…

Year Introduced: | National-level

A startup aid package worth a total of EUR 150 million is in place in Austria. There are two relief funds available to startups: A COVID-19 aid fund of the state-owned bank…

Netherlands

Year Introduced: | National-level

The TechLeap.NL initiative includes a wide range of actions involving different actors of the entrepreneurial ecosystem and intervening at different stages of the entrepreneurship process, from…

Year Introduced: | Sub-national

The 'Be an Entrepreneur' Program is designed to inculcate entrepreneurial thinking in students at the secondary education level. The program adopts an innovative methodology and comprises 13…

United Kingdom

Year Introduced: | National-level

SAYE is a tax advantaged savings-related share scheme which allows employees to convert part of their wage into shares of the company they work for. Financially, SAYE offers several benefits.…

Year Introduced: | National-level

The Argentine Entrepreneurship Academy's main objective is to strengthen and foster the development of entrepreneurial skills among Argentine entrepreneurs. To achieve this goal, the Academy works…

Year Introduced: | National-level

The Entrepreneurship Passport was targeted at young people under the age of 34 with innovative business ideas that respond to market needs. It was required that the entrepreneurs were at the idea…