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Singapore

Growing Enterprises through Technology Upgrade (GET-Up)

Year Introduced: 2017 | National-level

Growing Enterprises through Technology Upgrade (GET-Up) Programme works to boost the global competitiveness of the local technology enterprises by providing them with technical assistance. For…

Ghana

The National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP)

Year Introduced: 2017 | National-level

The National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programme (NEIP) offers a comprehensive suite of services aimed at fostering entrepreneurship and supporting the growth of startups and small businesses.…

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…

United Kingdom

Digital Business Academy

Year Introduced: 2017 | National-level

The DBA offered free online digital business courses covering key skills needed to start a business such as:Setting up a digital businessSizing an ideaDeveloping and managing digital productsMaking a…

Netherlands

Amsterdam Smart City Initiative

Year Introduced: 2017 | City-level

The Amsterdam Smart City Initiative operates as a platform that connects various stakeholders involved in urban development, with the aim of transforming Amsterdam into a "smart city". It…

Mauritius

Regulatory Sandbox License Mauritius

Year Introduced: 2017 | 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…

France

Station F - Halle Freyssinet

Year Introduced: 2017 | City-level

Housed in the iconic and historically significant building designed by engineer Eugène Freyssinet between 1927 and 1929, the structure is made of pre-stressed concrete and spans 34,000 square meters…

Taiwan

The new product and service of social innovation Purchase Reward Program

Year Introduced: 2017 | National-level

In the past few years, hundreds of social enterprises were established and millions of dollars were invested or loaned to social enterprises. Obviously, the concept of social enterprises is gradually…

United Arab Emirates

START competition

Year Introduced: 2017 | National-level

The "START" competition offers total prize money of AED 1,000,000 million on offer for future UAE entrepreneurs. "START" aims to assist unemployed Emiratis start their own businesses and thereby…

South Africa

Incubation Support Programme (ISP)

Year Introduced: 2017 | National-level

The Incubation Support Programme operates by providing market-driven support to early-stage entities, aiming to prepare them to supply to local markets. This is achieved through the establishment of…

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