The Better Entrepreneurship Policy Tool

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Fostering an inclusive entrepreneurial culture
1.1 Youth entrepreneurship is promoted widely in society.
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1.2 Entrepreneurship is promoted to different profiles of youth.
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1.3 Targeted campaigns promote youth entrepreneurship to key role models.
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1.4 Formal education builds positive attitudes among students towards entrepreneurship.
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1.5 Monitoring and evaluation are used to assess the impact of youth entrepreneurship promotion activities.
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Strengthening the design and delivery of inclusive entrepreneurship support
2.1 Policy objectives and targets for promoting and supporting youth entrepreneurship have been defined.
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2.2 There is an action plan to mobilise public sector actors and other relevant stakeholders to achieve youth entrepreneurship policy objectives.
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2.3 Appropriate financial resources have been allocated to implement the youth entrepreneurship support.
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2.4 Effective co-ordination mechanisms are in place to facilitate collaboration among public sector actors involved in designing and delivering youth entrepreneurship policies and programmes.
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2.5 Outreach methods are tailored to different profiles of youth to inform them about the range of available entrepreneurship support offers.
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2.6 Support providers are equipped to work with different profiles of youth entrepreneurs.
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2.7 Monitoring and evaluation are used to measure progress against the strategic objectives and targets for youth entrepreneurship.
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Building a supportive regulatory environment
3.1 Business start-up regulations and procedures do not pose undue difficulties for youth entrepreneurs.
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3.2 Tailored information on business creation is available and accessible for different profiles of potential youth entrepreneurs.
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3.3 Social security systems contain incentives for youth entrepreneurship.
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3.4 Monitoring and evaluation are used to assess problems in the regulatory environment for youth entrepreneurship.
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Building entrepreneurship skills and capacities for inclusive entrepreneurship
4.1 Needs assessments are used to identify the policy supports needed to strengthen entrepreneurship skills for various profiles of youth entrepreneurs.
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4.2 Entrepreneurship training is offered for youth.
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4.3 Entrepreneurship coaching and mentoring are offered for youth.
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4.4 Business development services are offered for youth.
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4.5 Entrepreneurship skills development initiatives for youth have strong linkages with business financing supports.
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4.6 Entrepreneurship skills development initiatives for youth are delivered through appropriate channels.
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4.7 Entrepreneurship skills development initiatives are tailored for different profiles of youth.
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4.8 Monitoring and evaluation are used to measure the impact, effectiveness and efficiency of dedicated youth entrepreneurship training, coaching and mentoring, and business development services.
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Facilitating access to business finance for inclusive entrepreneurship
5.1 Needs assessments are used to identify how policy can address gaps in the availability and accessibility of finance for youth entrepreneurs.
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5.2 The current suite of business start-up financing offers is appropriate for various profiles of youth.
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5.3 The current suite of business development and growth financing offers is appropriate for various profiles of youth.
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5.4 The current suite of business financing offers for high-growth potential firms is appropriate for youth.
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5.5 Business financing initiatives for youth entrepreneurs have strong linkages with non-financial supports.
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5.6 Business financing support for different profiles of youth entrepreneurs is delivered through appropriate channels.
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5.7 Monitoring and evaluation are used to measure the impact, effectiveness and efficiency of business financing schemes for different profiles of youth.
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Expanding networks for inclusive entrepreneurship
6.1 Needs assessments are used to identify how policy can address gaps in existing youth entrepreneur networks.
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6.2 Public networking initiatives are promoted to build connections between youth entrepreneurs with different profiles, entrepreneurs and mainstream business networks.
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6.3 Public youth entrepreneurship networking initiatives build connections with entrepreneurship support organisations.
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6.4 Public youth entrepreneurship networks are actively animated.
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6.5 Public networking initiatives offer opportunities for youth entrepreneurs to interact with other entrepreneurs through online platforms.
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6.6 Monitoring and evaluation are used to measure the impact, effectiveness and efficiency of public entrepreneurship networking initiatives for different profiles of youth.
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