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Uruguay

'Entrepreneurial Uruguay' Portal

Year Introduced: 2017 | National-level

The Entrepreneurial Uruguay Portal operates as a centralized digital platform providing multiple information and engagement mechanisms for entrepreneurs:Core Platform Functions:The portal aggregates…

United Kingdom

LINC Scotland

Year Introduced: 1993 | Sub-national

LINC Scotland operates through multiple mechanisms designed to facilitate connections between angel investors and entrepreneurs, provide infrastructure for angel syndicates, and represent the angel…

United Kingdom

Business Basics

Year Introduced: 2018 | National-level

The Business Basics Programme operates through a test-and-learn approach, funding multiple experimental projects implemented by diverse organizations with systematic evaluation designed to generate…

Sweden

Regional Co-investment Funds

Year Introduced: 2009 | 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…

Sweden

ALMI Företagspartner AB (Almi)

Year Introduced: 1994 | National-level

ALMI operates through multiple interconnected financing and advisory services designed to serve businesses at different growth stages.Financing Services:Startup Loans provide initial funding to early…

Ireland

Lean Business Continuity Voucher

Year Introduced: 2020 | National-level

The Lean Business Continuity Voucher is available to eligible companies to access up to €2,500 in training or advisory services support related to the continued operation of their…

Germany

Two-Pillared €2 Billion Public Funding for German Startups

Year Introduced: 2020 | National-level

The program operates through two distinct financing pillars, each targeting different startup segments and utilizing different delivery mechanisms.Pillar I: Corona Matching Facility (CMF)Pillar I…

Germany

Foreign trade fair program

Year Introduced: 2018 | National-level

The Germany Foreign Trade Fair Program operates as a joint exhibition platform coordinating collective German company participation in international trade fairs through the organizational support of…

Brazil

Sustainable Public Procurement in Sao Paulo

Year Introduced: 2012 | Sub-national

The Sustainable Public Procurement program integrates sustainability criteria throughout six key procurement phases, beginning with needs identification and culminating in contract monitoring and…

United States

U.S. Startup Global Program

Year Introduced: 2015 | National-level

Through its local branches, Startup Global organizes free seminars across the country to help small and early-stage companies develop plans to participate fully in global markets. Startup…

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