Atlas: GEN’s Policy Portal

Year Introduced: 2021 | National-level

The Brazilian Legal Framework for Startups defines a startup as a business or corporate organization that provides innovative ideas in its business model or in the products or services that it offers…

Year Introduced: 2020 | National-level

BMKB operates by providing a government-backed guarantee for loans applied for by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Businesses interested in the scheme don't apply for the guarantee directly…

Year Introduced: 2017 | National-level

Accepted applicants will receive benefits that make it "easier and faster" for foreign entrepreneurs and talent to start a business and work in the country:   Temporary residence:…

Year Introduced: 2014 | National-level

Conceptual homologation of entrepreneurship in institutions Focus of ecosystem institutions on dynamic entrepreneurship Mayor communication and articulation between member institutions of the…

Year Introduced: 2018 | National-level

Poland Prize is a programme inviting foreign startups to start activity in Poland. Its objective is to effectively include foreign economic operators in the Polish startup ecosystem. The programme…

Year Introduced: 1997 | National-level

Companies starting up or creating jobs in disadvantaged neighborhoods of 10,000 or more inhabitants (ZFU-TE areas) benefit from temporary exemptions from taxes on profit. The exemption is total (100…

Year Introduced: 1994 | 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 -…

Year Introduced: 2021 | National-level

The Digital Economy Strategy in Australia is a comprehensive plan designed to foster a leading digital economy and society by 2030. Here are the key features of this blueprint: Main Initiatives…