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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Ecuador
Venture capital fund

Year Introduced: | National-level

The venture capital fund is a public fund made up of 20.4 million USD, which provides resources such as seed capital and venture capital to productive innovation projects in the 14 productive sectors…

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France
BSPCE Scheme (French Stock Options Scheme)

Year Introduced: | National-level

The BSPCE scheme works by granting employees the option to purchase shares of the company at a predetermined price. This is often lower than the market value of the shares at the time of granting the…

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Netherlands
Dutch Centres for Entrepreneurship – DutchCE

Year Introduced: | National-level

The DutchCE operates by fostering national cooperation and creating synergies between regional ecosystems to stimulate an entrepreneurial culture in the Netherlands. It carries out a variety of…

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Taiwan
Taipei Municipal Self-Government Ordinance for Industrial Development

Year Introduced: | City-level

The Taipei Municipal Self-Government Ordinance for Industrial Development contains four key subsidies for startups including the Startup Subsidy, the Branding Subsidy, the R&D Subsidy and the…

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Australia
Research and Development Tax Incentive

Year Introduced: | National-level

The R&DTI, serving as a self-assessment program, aids in offsetting part of the costs of eligible research activities, thereby fostering investment in innovation. Particularly, the program…

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Argentina
Argentinean Entrepreneurs Law

Year Introduced: | National-level

The Entrepreneurs Law establishes a new type of business entity called the “Simplified Joint-Stock Companies" (SAS in the Spanish acronym). Under this new legal framework, entrepreneurs can create a…

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Egypt
InnovEgypt

Year Introduced: | National-level

InnovEgypt program aims at creating an Egyptian base of qualified calibers of potential innovators and entrepreneurs by providing widespread training in innovation and technology management and in…

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Germany
The Women Entrepreneurs Initiative (FRAUEN unternehem)

Year Introduced: | National-level

The main function of the Women Entrepreneurs Initiative is to connect female potential entrepreneurs with experienced and successful women entrepreneurs who volunteer as role models. This is achieved…

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Israel
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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Italy
Italia Startup Visa

Year Introduced: | National-level

The Italia Startup Visa introduced a simplified path to obtain a self-employment visa, for non-EU entrepreneurs who plan to set up an “innovative startup” entreprise in Italy (as defined by Decree-…