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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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Africa

Asia

Europe

Middle East

North America

Oceania

South America

Type of Support

Direct financial support

Indirect financial support

Non-financial support

Level of Intervention

Ecosystem

Firms

Individual Entrepreneurs

Barrier(s) Addressed

Access to Capital

Access to Markets

Cultural/Mindset

Regulatory

Skills/Talent

Ecosystem Engagement/Coordination

Other

Type of Resource

Existing support mechanism

Idea or recommendation

Geographic Scope

City-level

Sub-national

National-level

Supra-national

Date of Program/Policy Introduction

Please set a year e.g. 2023

Policy Status

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Pending

Inactive

Ended

Policy Theme

Access to Markets

Finance

Ecosystem + Economic Development

Education + Skills

Inclusivity + Culture

Policymaking

Regulation

Science, Technology + Innovation

Policy Mechanism

Academic Entrepreneurship

Accelerators

Access to Talent

Access to Technical Facilities

Advocacy

Attitudes Toward Failure

Attracting Talent

Bankruptcy

Broadband

Business Angels

Business Hubs

Business Registration

Campaigns

City Branding

Cluster Policies

Co-investment

Commercialization

Competition Policy

Competitions

Convertible Notes

Corporate Procurement

Cost of Living

Coworking Spaces

Creative Experimentation

Cross-pollination

Crowdfunding

Cultural Quarters

Cutting Red Tape

Data Privacy

Diaspora Engagement

Digital Adoption

Digital Learning

Digitalization

E-Portals

E-residency

Economic Development

Ecosystem Coordination

Ecosystem Development

Enterprise Education

Entrepreneur Networks

Entrepreneur Rights

Equity Funding

Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurs

Fast-track Permits

Founder Stipends

Free Public Transport

Fund of Funds

Grant Funding

ICOs

Incubators

Information Portals

Innovation Challenges

Intellectual Property

International Soft-landing

International Trade

Internet of Things

Invoice Finance

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Knowledge Spillover

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Labor Laws

Loan Guarantees

Local Branding

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Local Strategies

Mapping Resources

Mental Health

Mentoring

Micro-Grants

National Strategies

Office Space Matching

Open Data

Open Innovation

Overseas Expansion

Patient Capital

Paycheck Protection

Pension Support

Physical Infrastructure

Policy Coordination

Policy Council

Pre-Procurement

Procurement

Program Portfolios

Promotional Event

Public Engagement

R&D

Regional Strategies

Regulatory Sandbox

Research

Retail Spaces

Retaining Talent

Scale-ups

Science Parks

Share Schemes

Smart City

Social Capital

Startup Acts

Startup Loans

Streamlined Services

Tax Incentives

Tech Development

Tech Transfer

Technical Assistance

Telecoms

Training

University Spinouts

Unpaid Leave

Venture Capital

Visa

Visibility Campaigns

Welfare for Entrepreneurs

Wireless Connection

Women Entrepreneurs

Youth Entrepreneurs

Target(s) of Instrument

Existing SMEs

Larger, established companies

Scale-ups

Startup firms

Annual Cost of Program (in US dollars)

No Cost

< $250,000

$250,000 - $500,000

$500,000 - $1 million

$1 million - $2 million

$2 million - $5 million

$5 million +

Unknown

Evidence Level

0 - No Evidence

1 - Participation

2 - Delivered on Objectives

3 - Wider Economic Impact

4 - Direct Proof of Impact

Country

United States

The Minority Business Development Agency

Year Introduced: 1969 | National-level

The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), a part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, operates with a mission to foster the growth and global competitiveness of minority business enterprises (…

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