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Jamaica

The Jamaican Youth Entrepreneurship Strategy

Year Introduced: 2011 | National-level

The Youth Entrepreneurship Strategy is guided by three key principles:A life-cycle approach: This principle acknowledges that human development occurs along a continuum. While the National Youth…

Indonesia

Youth Co:Lab's ecosystem diagnostic framework

Year Introduced: 2022 | National-level

The study applied Youth Co:Lab's ecosystem diagnostic framework to assess the ecosystem through 5 key domains: access to finance and incentives, human capital and entrepreneurship culture, business…

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe:Works

Year Introduced: 2012 | 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…

Italy

SELFIEmployment

Year Introduced: 2016 | National-level

The SELFIEmployment program structured to support young entrepreneurs through a comprehensive process that includes financial support, and ongoing development assistance. The program targets young…

United States

The Minority Business Development Agency

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 (…

Sweden

The 'Right to Leave to Conduct a Business Operation' Act

Year Introduced: 1997 | National-level

The legislation grants workers unpaid leave to allow them to launch a new business as entrepreneurs. As such, employees can pursue a startup idea for six months without losing the security of a…

Nigeria

YouWIN!

Year Introduced: 2011 | National-level

Nigeria YouWIN! is a unique youth entrepreneurship initiative which offers 1,200 grants of 10 million Naira each (around €28,000) to young Nigerians with the aim of empowering young Nigerians to…

United Arab Emirates

START competition

Year Introduced: 2017 | National-level

The "START" competition offers total prize money of AED 1,000,000 million on offer for future UAE entrepreneurs. "START" aims to assist unemployed Emiratis start their own businesses and thereby…

France

Startup-friendly Unemployment Benefits

Year Introduced: 2001 | National-level

For two full years after quitting their work French resident can dispose of 60% of their previous salary up to a maximum of 30k/year. This gives sufficient freedom and time for French resident to get…

Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs (EYE)

Year Introduced: 2009 | National-level

The program provides opportunities to aspiring or newly established entrepreneurs to go abroad within Europe to develop their entrepreneurial competences in running a small business with an…

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