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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Kyrgyz Republic
Startup Cooperation with Kyrgyzstan’s Department of Tourism

Year Introduced: | National-level

By leveraging this government partnership, Kyrgyzstan’s young startup sector will raise awareness among key communities of the positive effects of entrepreneurial activity, specifically in the…

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Ecuador
SE PUEDE

Year Introduced: | National-level

SE PUEDE is a program that creates new business opportunities in rural areas, promoting entrepreneurship and providing training to agro-entrepreneurs. SE PUEDE connects agribusinesses directly with…

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Congo (Kinshasa)
Pilot incubator for SMEs in the leather sector

Year Introduced: | National-level

The  incubator center is the making core services available, such as management guidance, technical assistance and enhancing access to backwards and forward linkages, use of common…

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Japan
Startup Visa - Fukuoka City

Year Introduced: | City-level

Foreigners who found a business in the Fukuoka zone are eligible.  To apply, foreign entrepreneurs enter the country on a short-term visitor’s visa and make their way to the city’s ‘Startup…

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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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Bahrain
Employee Share Scheme

Year Introduced: | National-level

Since the Kingdom of Bahrain legislated to allow companies to offer employee share schemes, they have been free to offer a wide range of schemes aided by the fact that individuals are typically not…

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Argentina
International SME Day

Year Introduced: | Supra-national

Among other bilateral agreements with several countries, the National Secretary for Entrepreneurs & SMEs, Mr. Mariano Mayer has led the implementation of the United Nations'…

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Netherlands
Techleap.NL Rise

Year Introduced: | National-level

Techleap.nl Rise encourages founders in cohorts of 10-15 participants to learn from each other about the challenges of scaling up a company.  Selected companies…

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Colombia
ALDEA

Year Introduced: | National-level

ALDEA is a community where entrepreneurs can find mentors, experts, service provider’s, investors and banks to leverage the startup´s growth.  Innpulsa Colombia supports entrepreneurs through…

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Portugal
Entrepreneurship Passport (Passaporte para o Empreendedorismo)

Year Introduced: | National-level

The Entrepreneurship Passport was targeted at young people under the age of 34 with innovative business ideas that respond to market needs. It was required that the entrepreneurs were at the idea…