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.
 
The Start-up and Scale-up Initiative

Year Introduced: | Supra-national

The Commission's Start-up and Scale-up Initiative aims to give Europe's innovative entrepreneurs every opportunity to become world leading companies. It pulls together all the possibilities that…

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United Kingdom
FCA Regulatory sandbox

Year Introduced: | National-level

The FCA defines the regulatory sandbox as a testing environment that allows businesses to test innovative propositions with real consumers in the live market while ensuring that appropriate…

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Mauritius
Regulatory Sandbox License Mauritius

Year Introduced: | National-level

The Regulatory Sandbox License (RSL) offers the possibility for an investor to conduct a business activity for which there exists no legal framework, or adequate provisions under existing legislation…

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France
Zones Franches Urbaines – Territoires Entrepreneurs

Year Introduced: | 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…

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Brazil
The Brazilian Legal Framework for Startups

Year Introduced: | 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…

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Italy
Italian Startup Act

Year Introduced: | National-level

The Italian Startup Act defines Innovative startups as companies that fulfil the following requirements:  to be less than 5 years old;  to have their HQ in Italy, or in another EU…

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Spain
Phantom Shares

Year Introduced: | National-level

Phantom shares work as a form of incentive for employees without modifying the company's capital structure or ownership. They are used particularly by start-ups that may lack financial resources to…

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India
Startup India

Year Introduced: | National-level

The main functions of Startup India are to:  Simplify regulations: The initiative aims to make it easier for startups to navigate through bureaucratic processes by introducing measures such…

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United Kingdom
Save As You Earn (SAYE)

Year Introduced: | National-level

SAYE is a tax advantaged savings-related share scheme which allows employees to convert part of their wage into shares of the company they work for. Financially, SAYE offers several benefits.…

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United States
Non-Qualified Stock Options (NSOs)

Year Introduced: | National-level

The Non-qualified Stock Option (NSO) scheme in the United States is a popular form of equity compensation provided by companies to their employees and other eligible service providers. Unlike ISOs,…