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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Canada
Venture Capital Action Plan (VCAP)

Year Introduced: | National-level

VCAP operates through a fund-of-funds model—government cornerstone investments are used to leverage additional commitments from private sector partners, pension funds, banks, and provincial…

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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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Brazil
Start-Up Brasil

Year Introduced: | National-level

The main features of the Start-Up Brasil program include: IT start-ups: the program is geared specifically towards IT start-ups Funding: The program offers individual investments of up to R…

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Brazil
Semente Seed Capital Program

Year Introduced: | National-level

Semente is structured as a network of seed capital funds—each formed and managed by selected professional managers, and backed by FINEP as the anchor investor (typically up to 40% of capital). The…

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Canada
The Black Entrepreneurship Program

Year Introduced: | National-level

The Black Entrepreneurship Program has three main components: the Black Entrepreneurship Loan Fund (BELF), the National Ecosystem Fund (NEF) and the Black Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub (BEKH). …

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Canada
Women Entrepreneurship Strategy

Year Introduced: | National-level

The WES currently contains four main initiatives that address access to finance, mentorship, skills development and knowledge sharing.  WES Inclusive Women Venture Capital Initiative…

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Bahrain
Rowad Program

Year Introduced: | National-level

The Rowad Model was built over the years through research and observation on the basic tools and necessities required by an entrepreneur to startup, grow, expand, and turnaround a business or idea.…

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Bolivia
The Youth Entrepreneurship Programme (YEP)

Year Introduced: | Supra-national

Overall, the Youth Entrepreneurship Programme (YEP) worked through a multi-faceted approach to address youth unemployment in Latin America and the Caribbean:Direct Support: YEP provided direct…

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Azerbaijan
Women's Empowerment Centers for Azerbaijan (WECA)

Year Introduced: | National-level

The Women's Empowerment Centers (WECA) for Azerbaijan initiative operates through a network of centers strategically located across various regions of the country. These centers function as hubs for…

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Bangladesh
The Service Innovation Fund (SIF)

Year Introduced: | National-level

The SIF provides funding and support for innovative projects aimed at improving public services through digital means. It is open to a wide range of participants, including government agencies,…