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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Norway
Siva Partner Incubators and Business Gardens

Year Introduced: | National-level

Siva provides financial support to incubators and business gardens enlisted in these programmes: 1. The Incubators Programme aims to boost innovative entrepreneurship and support further development…

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Poland
Scale Up Acceleration Program

Year Introduced: | National-level

To accelerate the development of Polish startups through measures such as testing their products and/or services with medium and large companies, to learn how best to scale their…

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Spain
Phantom Shares

Year Introduced: | National-level

Phantom shares work as a form of incentive for employees without modifying the company's capital structure or ownership. They are used particularly by start-ups that may lack financial resources to…

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United Kingdom
The Share Incentive Plan (SIP)

Year Introduced: | National-level

SIP is a tax-advantaged, all-employee plan that allows companies to award equity to employees. It operates through four key elements: free shares, partnership shares, matching shares, and dividend…

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Argentina
Entrepreneurial and SMEs Development Secretariat of the Province of Cordoba

Year Introduced: | Sub-national

Creation of a state framework to coordinate and connect the entrepreneurial support parties and the offer of services for entrepreneurs and SMEs. Via this Secretariat, the Province managed to…

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Malaysia
Impact Driven Enterprise Accreditation (IDEA)

Year Introduced: | National-level

MaGIC’s Impact Driven Enterprise Accreditation (IDEA) Program believes in creating a future for Malaysia where every business will be a force for good, that is inclusive as well as creating…

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Argentina
Women's Economic Development Center

Year Introduced: | National-level

The Women's Economic Development Center aims to develop a research field oriented to foster women´s inclusion and participation on the programs, tools and others services offered by the Secretariat…

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United States
Temporary Relief from Crowdfunding Rules

Year Introduced: | National-level

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is providing temporary, conditional relief to established small businesses impacted by COVID-19 in order to expedite the offering process. In…

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Ecuador
SE PUEDE

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…

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Spain
Spain’s Entrepreneurial Nation Strategy

Year Introduced: | National-level

The strategy contains 50 measures to achieve the four objectives outlined above, however, it highlights the following 9 as the most significant:  Strengthening the 'Spain as an…