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Armenia

Law on Tax Benefits for Newly Formed IT Companies

Year Introduced: 2014 | National-level

The main features of the Law on Tax Benefits for Newly Formed IT Companies in Armenia are: Corporate income tax exemption: Certified IT startups are exempt from paying the standard 20% corporate…

Tajikistan

Start-Up Choihona - A Platform for Promotion of Youth Entrepreneur Projects

Year Introduced: 2016 | National-level

The main function of Start-up Choihona was to hold intra-university, regional and interregional competitions in Tajikistan. It was staffed by one international UN volunteer, ten community volunteers…

Italy

Fail Fast Procedure

Year Introduced: 2017 | National-level

The Fail Fast procedure is a special insolvency mechanism tailored for innovative start-ups, aiming to streamline the process of handling business failures. The procedure is specifically designed for…

Ireland

Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur (IBYE)

Year Introduced: 2014 | National-level

IBYE is a nationwide competition, run across three categories: Best Business Idea, Best Start-Up Business and Best-Established Business. County Finalists enter into a specialised Entrepreneur…

Malta

Entrepreneurship Through Education

Year Introduced: 2011 | National-level

The Entrepreneurship Through Education program integrates entrepreneurial education into the school curriculum and encourages a culture of entrepreneurship among students through a variety of…

Portugal

Cascais Entrepreneurial Schools

Year Introduced: 2007 | Sub-national

The program allows students (from 7 years old up to 22 years old) from Cascais develop entrepreneurial skills, understand the different stages of the entrepreneurial process and be aware of the role…

United Kingdom

Growth Hubs Network

Year Introduced: 2014 | Sub-national

Growth Hubs aim to improve the coordination and delivery of business support services to local companies based on local needs with a focus on:Administrative procedures (e.g.: taxes,…

United States

Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)

Year Introduced: 2020 | National-level

The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) provided forgivable Small Business Administration (SBA) emergency '7(a) loans' of up to $10 million to small businesses with 500 or fewer employees…

United States

Oregon Innovation Council (Oregon InC)

Year Introduced: 2006 | Sub-national

Oregon InC is a publicly funded council that designs and implements high impact industry opportunity projects, signature research centers in target industries and SBIR/STTR grant support programs for…

Portugal

Entrepreneur's Desk

Year Introduced: 2011 | National-level

The Entrepreneur’s Desk (Balcão do Empreendedor) initiative simplifies entrepreneurship and business regulatory compliance by offering a single government digital portal for entrepreneurs and…

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