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

Year Introduced: | 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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Initiative for Startup Ecosystem in Vietnam (ISEV)

Year Introduced: | National-level

ISEV operates through multiple coordinated mechanisms combining long-term policy research with direct annual support activities:Governance and Administration Structure:The program is led by the…

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State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI)

Year Introduced: | National-level

SSBCI operates through multiple mechanisms and program types that participating jurisdictions can deploy based on their specific needs:Program Types and Capital Structures:States and jurisdictions…

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Bipartisan Entrepreneurship Caucus

Year Introduced: | National-level

The Bipartisan Entrepreneurship Caucus operates as an informal bipartisan forum within Congress's legislative structure, functioning through multiple mechanisms to advance entrepreneurship policy:…

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San Francisco's Living Innovation Zones (LIZ)

Year Introduced: | City-level

The Living Innovation Zone (LIZ) program aims to enhance the public realm with innovation, simplify the permitting process for projects in public space and support innovators by providing real-world…

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Oregon Rural Entrepreneurship Initiative

Year Introduced: | Sub-national

The Oregon Rural Entrepreneurship Initiative operates through multiple coordinated mechanisms with different governance structures but complementary objectives, primarily through the Rural…

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Accelerate St. Louis

Year Introduced: | City-level

Accelerate St. Louis operates as an entrepreneurship coalition providing multiple coordinated mechanisms to support startups at different development stages and facilitate connections across the…

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Tech Map London

Year Introduced: | National-level

Tech Map London operates through a multi-stage, data-driven research methodology combining multiple complementary data sources and analytical approaches to create comprehensive ecosystem…

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Bigapps NYC

Year Introduced: | City-level

BigApps NYC operates as an annual competitive competition providing access to government data, prizes, and business support to developers creating civic technology applications.Data Access and…

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Regional Co-investment Funds

Year Introduced: | National-level

Tillväxtverket designed Sweden's Regional Co-investment Funds to improve access to finance during a startups early development stages and to support their growth. The program sought to…