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Sweden

ALMI Företagspartner AB (Almi)

Year Introduced: 1994 | National-level

ALMI operates through multiple interconnected financing and advisory services designed to serve businesses at different growth stages.Financing Services:Startup Loans provide initial funding to early…

Ireland

Lean Business Continuity Voucher

Year Introduced: 2020 | National-level

The Lean Business Continuity Voucher is available to eligible companies to access up to €2,500 in training or advisory services support related to the continued operation of their…

Brazil

Brasil Mais TI

Year Introduced: 2012 | National-level

Brasil Mais TI operates as a distance-learning platform providing over 35 free online courses covering IT topics from basic introduction through advanced programming languages. Each course averages…

Hong Kong S.A.R., China

The Innovation and Technology Fund (ITF)

Year Introduced: 1999 | National-level

The ITF operates through a comprehensive portfolio of 19 funding schemes (being consolidated to approximately 14-15) organized into six strategic support areas, administered by the Innovation and…

France

La Mission French Tech

Year Introduced: 2013 | National-level

La Mission French Tech is a public administration attached to the Directorate General for Enterprises (DGE) within the Ministry of Economy, Finance, and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty. Unlike…

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…

France

Option Start UP, Paris

Year Introduced: 2015 | City-level

The program typically runs for about a week in October. During this time, students have the opportunity to explore innovative spaces, discover startup projects, and meet entrepreneurs under the…

Lithuania

Enterprise Lithuania - Business Promoting Agency

Year Introduced: 2014 | National-level

The organization consists of several departments, including the Export Department, Small and Medium-Sized Business Department, and the Point of Single Contact for Services and Products. These…

Estonia

Estonian Digital Education: HITSA

Year Introduced: 2017 | National-level

HITSA worked by initiating and guiding innovation in digital education, promoting the smart use of ICT in pre-school, general, vocational, and higher education. The foundation focused on enhancing…

Israel

Tel Aviv Startup Exchange

Year Introduced: 2017 | City-level

The Tel Aviv Startup Exchange operates as a collaborative program connecting the startup ecosystems of Tel Aviv and other global hubs, such as Berlin. Its primary mechanism involves providing…

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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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