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Albania

Diaspora Engagement in Albania’s Startup Ecosystem

Year Introduced: 2024 | National-level

Albania links diaspora engagement with startup development through financial incentives, structured mentorship, and targeted outreach. The program is coordinated by Startup Albania, the State Agency…

Armenia

NerUzh Diaspora Tech Startup Program

Year Introduced: 2018 | National-level

The NerUzh program operates through a structured multi-phase model combining international recruitment, intensive bootcamp training, competitive grant awards, and post-program support. The program is…

Canada

The Black Entrepreneurship Program

Year Introduced: 2021 | National-level

The Black Entrepreneurship Program has three main components: the Black Entrepreneurship Loan Fund (BELF), the National Ecosystem Fund (NEF) and the Black Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub (BEKH).…

Ethiopia

The Startup Proclamation

Year Introduced: 2025 | National-level

The Startup Proclamation operates through multi-layered mechanisms combining designation frameworks, financial incentives, regulatory sandboxes, and institutional support structures.Startup…

Romania

START Program

Year Introduced: 2013 | National-level

The START Program Romania operates through a structured multi-stage process combining eligibility screening, mandatory training, competitive business plan evaluation, and tiered funding disbursement…

Venezuela

Law for the Promotion and Development of New Enterprises

Year Introduced: 2022 | National-level

The law operates through integrated system combining registration mechanisms, tax incentives, financing access, administrative simplification, and institutional support.National Registry of…

Kazakhstan

Business Road Map Program (2020-2025)

Year Introduced: 2010 | National-level

The Business Road Map 2020-2025 operates through integrated financial instruments and non-financial support services, coordinated across multiple government institutions and quasi-state development…

Albania

National Startup and Innovation Program

Year Introduced: 2020 | National-level

The National Startup and Innovation Program operates through multiple coordinated mechanisms combining policy development with direct support services:Legal and Policy Framework:The program is…

United States

Build to Scale (B2S) Grants Program for Entrepreneur-Support Organizations

Year Introduced: 2014 | National-level

The Build to Scale Program seeks to build regional economies through scalable startups, and is comprised of three separate grant competitions for entrepreneur-support organizations:1. Venture…

United States

Rural Business Enterprise Grant Program

Year Introduced: | National-level

Administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development agency, the RBEG program provides competitive grants exclusively to eligible public bodies, nonprofit corporations, federally…

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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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