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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…

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…

Nigeria

Youth Entrepreneurship Support (YES) Programme

Year Introduced: 2017 | National-level

The YES programme is aimed at equipping young people with the requisite skills and knowledge to be self-employed by starting and managing their own businesses. The programme is comprised of the…

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…

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