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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).…

Czechia

ALFA Programme

Year Introduced: 2010 | National-level

The ALFA Programme operated through competitive, merit-based selection processes evaluating project proposals against established technical and innovation criteria.Eligible Projects and Partners:…

Vietnam

Initiative for Startup Ecosystem in Vietnam (ISEV)

Year Introduced: 2016 | National-level

ISEV operates through multiple coordinated mechanisms combining long-term policy research with direct annual support activities:Governance and Administration Structure:The program is led by the…

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…

United Kingdom

Scotland's Intermediate Technology Initiative (ITI)

Year Introduced: 2002 | Sub-national

The ITI operated through three sector-aligned Intermediary Technology Institutes focusing on techmedia, energy, and life sciences. Each ITI conducted market foresighting to identify global…

United Kingdom

Tech Nation

Year Introduced: 2010 | National-level

TechNation operates as a comprehensive growth platform for the UK tech industry, focusing on empowering ambitious tech entrepreneurs and their companies through various initiatives and support…

Spain

The Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center (EIC)

Year Introduced: | Supra-national

The Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center (EIC) at IESE Business School engages in a variety of activities aimed at fostering entrepreneurship and innovation. Key activities include:Educational…

Malaysia

RYSE

Year Introduced: 2019 | National-level

The five mission statements of RYSE are:Expose youth to stories and experiences in entrepreneurship and employabilityUpskill youth with entrepreneurship knowledge, transferable soft skills and…

United States

The Minority Business Development Agency

Year Introduced: 1969 | 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 (…

United States

Oregon Innovation Council (Oregon InC)

Year Introduced: 2006 | Sub-national

Oregon InC is a publicly funded council that designs and implements high impact industry opportunity projects, signature research centers in target industries and SBIR/STTR grant support programs for…

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