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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Georgia
The Young Entrepreneur Program

Year Introduced: | National-level

The program was structured to provide comprehensive support to young entrepreneurs, consisting of three main components: pre-financing support and training, co-financing (financial assistance), and…

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Bolivia
The Youth Entrepreneurship Programme (YEP)

Year Introduced: | Supra-national

Overall, the Youth Entrepreneurship Programme (YEP) worked through a multi-faceted approach to address youth unemployment in Latin America and the Caribbean:Direct Support: YEP provided direct…

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Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe:Works

Year Introduced: | National-level

In collaboration with business development organizations and training institutions, Zimbabwe:Works provided a comprehensive array of non-financial services aimed at fostering entrepreneurship among…

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United States
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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Denmark
Regional Business Development Centres

Year Introduced: | National-level

The Regional Business Development Centres offered a range of services designed to support businesses at various stages of their growth and development. The Centres focused on addressing identified…

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Argentina
Entrepreneurial and SMEs Development Secretariat of the Province of Cordoba

Year Introduced: | Sub-national

Creation of a state framework to coordinate and connect the entrepreneurial support parties and the offer of services for entrepreneurs and SMEs. Via this Secretariat, the Province managed to…

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Argentina
National Directorate for Social Innovation (DNIS)

Year Introduced: | National-level

The objective of the National Directorate for Social Innovation is to promote the social innovation in the entrepreneurial ecosystem to foster the development of triple impact companies (social…

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Paraguay
PCM (MSMEs Competitiveness Program)

Year Introduced: | National-level

The purpose of the MSMEs Competitiveness Program "Programa de Competitividad de las MIPYMES" (PCM by its Spanish acronym) is to contribute to the sustainable competitive development of Micro,…

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South Africa
Small Enterprise Finance Agency (SEFA)

Year Introduced: | National-level

SEFA's core function is to provide SMMEs and Co-operatives throughout South Africa with simple access to finance in an efficient and sustainable manner. It achieves this by delivering wholesale and…

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Portugal
Entrepreneurship Passport (Passaporte para o Empreendedorismo)

Year Introduced: | National-level

The Entrepreneurship Passport was targeted at young people under the age of 34 with innovative business ideas that respond to market needs. It was required that the entrepreneurs were at the idea…