Atlas: GEN’s Policy Portal

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 (…

Year Introduced: 2000 | National-level

This program provides loans to a person who starts up a new business based on the examination of the accuracy of its business plan without any requirement for security or guarantor (for a corporation…

Year Introduced: 2014 | 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…

Year Introduced: 2005 | National-level

The Enisa participative loan scheme works by providing financial support to startups and SMEs. It operates like an equity loan, where the interest rate varies based on the company's profits. The loan…

Year Introduced: 2020 | National-level

As part of the set of measures to contain the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Hungarian government introduced the following measures to support businesses:  For the duration of the…

Year Introduced: | National-level

What do we do? We support the economic reactivation of Esmeraldas and Manabí affected by the 2016 earthquake, through the development and strengthening of enterprises and value chains. Program…

Year Introduced: 2020 | National-level

The Senegal Startup Act establishes an encouraging framework to boost the growth of startups. It offers benefits like tax advantages, streamlined administrative procedures, and access to public…

Year Introduced: 2019 | National-level

The WES currently contains four main initiatives that address access to finance, mentorship, skills development and knowledge sharing.   WES Inclusive Women Venture Capital Initiative…

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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…

Year Introduced: 2020 | National-level

In order to anticipate to the negative effects on entrepreneurs / startups as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, a preferential credit line has been designed to maintain the liquidity of these…