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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Hong Kong S.A.R., China
The Enterprise Support Scheme (ESS)

Year Introduced: | National-level

The Enterprise Support Scheme (ESS) provides grants of up to HK$10 million (around €1.2 million) for businesses of all sizes to invest in research and development (R&D) projects. Grants are given…

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South Africa
Incubation Support Programme (ISP)

Year Introduced: | National-level

The Incubation Support Programme operates by providing market-driven support to early-stage entities, aiming to prepare them to supply to local markets. This is achieved through the establishment of…

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South Africa
The Enterprise Supplier Development Community of Practice

Year Introduced: | National-level

The Enterprise Supplier Development Community of Practice works through a public-private collaboration aimed at supporting effective transformation through enterprise and supplier development. It…

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South Africa
National Small Enterprise Development Strategic Framework (NISED)

Year Introduced: | National-level

The most recent iteration of NISED is built around four key pillars. Pillar 1: well Informed statistical analysis on SMMEs with Continuous Monitoring & Evaluation and Learning (better data…

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Netherlands
The Ambitious Entrepreneurship Action Plan

Year Introduced: | National-level

The key activities under the plan include offering early-stage finance, strengthening the international position of Dutch startups, attracting foreign startups to the Netherlands, granting temporary…

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Paraguay
National Entrepreneurship Network & Advisory Council

Year Introduced: | National-level

National Entrepreneurship Network ('RED PyEMPRENDE') The main functions of the network are to: Coordinate the implementation of strategic objectives of the entrepreneurial sector, within the…

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Spain
Barcelona Activa

Year Introduced: | City-level

Barcelona Activa works by offering a wide range of services and programs to support entrepreneurship, employment, and economic development. These include training programs, business advisory services…

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Argentina
SMEs Digital Innovation Program

Year Introduced: | National-level

The program was created in order to improve the connectivity, technological development and digital infrastructure of SMEs. It enables SMEs the access to technological products and services through…

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Dominican Republic
CONFIE Co-Investment Fund

Year Introduced: | National-level

The "Fondo de Contrapartida Financiera para Desarrollo del Emprendimiento, or Fondo CONFIE" brings to the ecosystem an incentive and method through which startups and micro-enterprises…

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United States
The Center for Black Entrepreneurship

Year Introduced: | National-level

The Center for Black Entrepreneurship (CBE) intends to offer a comprehensive set of features designed to empower Black entrepreneurs. The CBE achieves this through a tripartite approach that…