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Canada

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

Year Introduced: 1980 | 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…

Argentina

Argentinean Entrepreneurs Law

Year Introduced: 2017 | National-level

The Entrepreneurs Law establishes a new type of business entity called the “Simplified Joint-Stock Companies" (SAS in the Spanish acronym). Under this new legal framework, entrepreneurs can create a…

Netherlands

Techleap.NL Rise

Year Introduced: 2020 | National-level

Techleap.nl Rise encourages founders in cohorts of 10-15 participants to learn from each other about the challenges of scaling up a company. Selected companies…

Spain

EsTech

Year Introduced: 2022 | National-level

EsTech operates by collaborating with high-growth startups in Spain and advocating for their interests on multiple fronts. They work towards developing talent within Spain by fostering education and…

United States

The Black Founders Fund

Year Introduced: 2020 | Supra-national

The Black Founders Fund is a comprehensive initiative that supports Black-led businesses in several key ways: Non-dilutive Funding: The Fund provides $150K in non-dilutive funding to selected…

Dominican Republic

Entrepreneur Challenge (Reto Emprendedor)

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…

New Zealand

Indigenous Peoples Economic and Trade Cooperation Arrangement

Year Introduced: 2021 | 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,…

United Kingdom

The Share Incentive Plan (SIP)

Year Introduced: 2000 | 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…

Peru

Startup Peru

Year Introduced: 2012 | National-level

Startup Peru is a government initiative that co-finances young Peruvian companies which offer innovative, technology-based products and services. Established in 2012, the program…

Ireland

Starting Strong

Year Introduced: 2014 | National-level

Through a structured approach in six-month cycles, Starting Strong leverages volunteer contributions from successful entrepreneurs who lead peer support round tables. These volunteer "Lead…

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