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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Bahrain
Bahrain Regulatory Sandbox for Fintech Startups

Year Introduced: | National-level

The framework provides a virtual space for companies to test their technology-based innovative solutions with real (volunteer) customers without incurring the cost of obtaining a regulatory license.…

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Singapore
Singapore Fintech Regulatory Sandbox

Year Introduced: | National-level

Financial institutions in Singapore are already free to launch new financial products, services or processes without seeking permission from MAS, provided that they have carried out due diligence…

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Netherlands
TenderNed

Year Introduced: | National-level

TenderNed allows government organizations to publish their tenders and related documents, while suppliers can use the platform to search for and submit bids for these opportunities. The system…

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United Kingdom
The Share Incentive Plan (SIP)

Year Introduced: | National-level

SIP is a tax-advantaged, all-employee plan that allows companies to award equity to employees. It operates through four key elements: free shares, partnership shares, matching shares, and dividend…

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Paraguay
EAS (Simplified Stock Companies) Legislation

Year Introduced: | National-level

This Law of Simplified Stock Companies "Empresas por Acciones Simplificadas" (EAS for its acronym in Spanish) is the sum of efforts to articulate solutions to the barriers reported by the…

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United States
Incentive Stock Options (ISOs)

Year Introduced: | National-level

The ISO scheme works by offering key employees the ability to purchase company shares at a set exercise price. Employers offer these options selectively to top-tier management and key employees. The…

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United Kingdom
UK Company Share Option Plans

Year Introduced: | National-level

The CSOP is a tax qualified discretionary share option plan which allows companies to grant options to their employees or directors. These options enable the holders to acquire shares at a certain…

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Tunisia
The Tunisian Startup Act

Year Introduced: | National-level

The Tunisian Startup Act comprises 20 measures that are structured around five main themes, which are: defining startups, incentivising potential entrepreneurs, removing procedural and tax barriers…

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Mexico
General Law of Commercial Companies (SAS)

Year Introduced: | National-level

The law gives entrepreneurs the opportunity to create a legal company in one day, making the constitution process accessible and allowing merchants and entrepreneurs to fill all the forms in an…

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Nigeria
The Nigerian Startup Act

Year Introduced: | National-level

There are five main features of the Nigerian Startup Act which provide a legal definition for startups, access to funding, the creation of an information portal for startups, the creation of a…