Atlas: GEN’s Policy Portal

Year Introduced: | National-level

We want to strengthen the ecosystem of entrepreneurship and innovation in Ecuador through a program of learning transfer, good practices and networking in technology and entrepreneurship, together…

Year Introduced: 2013 | National-level

The Women's Entrepreneurship Plan in France operates through a multi-faceted approach. The plan operates on three main pillars: information dissemination, individual support, and improved access to…

Year Introduced: 2004 | National-level

SEFA's core function is to provide SMMEs and Co-operatives throughout South Africa with simple access to finance in an efficient and sustainable manner. It achieves this by delivering wholesale and…

Year Introduced: 2014 | National-level

The Italia Startup Visa introduced a simplified path to obtain a self-employment visa, for non-EU entrepreneurs who plan to set up an “innovative startup” entreprise in Italy (as defined by Decree-…

Year Introduced: 2017 | National-level

The proposed core change to increase the competitiveness of handicrafts producers in Tajikistan. Handicrafts and tourism are two of the attractions of Tajikistan. We now await the actualy…

Year Introduced: 2015 | National-level

Zaar.com.mt is Malta’s only local crowdfunding platform. This crowd-funding platform was launched in 2015 as a donation and reward-based crowd-funding model. Currently Zaar helps its clients to…

Year Introduced: 1996 | National-level

The CSOP is a tax qualified discretionary share option plan which allows companies to grant options to their employees or directors. These options enable the holders to acquire shares at a certain…

Year Introduced: 2013 | National-level

The program is designed to connect local businesses and support organizations with the purpose of developing local entrepreneurial ecosystems, beyond supporting individual…

Year Introduced: 2021 | National-level

The Brazilian Legal Framework for Startups defines a startup as a business or corporate organization that provides innovative ideas in its business model or in the products or services that it offers…

Year Introduced: 2020 | National-level

BMKB operates by providing a government-backed guarantee for loans applied for by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Businesses interested in the scheme don't apply for the guarantee directly…