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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The Black Entrepreneurship Program

Year Introduced: | 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).…

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The Minority Business Development Agency

Year Introduced: | National-level

The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), a part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, operates with a mission to foster the growth and global competitiveness of minority business enterprises (…

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Minority Business Enterprise Micro-Loan Program

Year Introduced: | Sub-national

The Minority Business Enterprise Micro-Loan Program operates by providing loans to eligible socially and economically disadvantaged minority or women-owned small businesses. To qualify, a business…

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Sydney School of Entrepreneurship

Year Introduced: | City-level

The Sydney School of Entrepreneurship (SSE) operates by offering academic and co-curricular. These programs, generally delivered over a 10-week online period with opportunities for the on-campus…

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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…

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Program to promote Tech Entrepreneurship in the Israeli Arab Community

Year Introduced: | National-level

The Israeli government's program to promote tech entrepreneurship in the Arab community, a $70 million initiative, works through a series of strategic actions. To begin with, it aims to establish…

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The Black Founders Fund

Year Introduced: | 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…

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Indigenous Business Australia

Year Introduced: | National-level

Indigenous Business Australia (IBA) works by providing a range of support services and financial products to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. They currently run a range of initiatives…

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South Africa
Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment

Year Introduced: | National-level

The central feature of B-BBEE is the B-BBEE Scorecard which measures companies’ commitment to black empowerment. The Scorecard assesses a company's level of compliance against five elements -…

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ReDI School of Digital Integration

Year Introduced: | Supra-national

The REDI School of Digital Integration offers a comprehensive learning experience with a variety of features. The school provides high-quality coding and basic computer courses, aimed at equipping…