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Overview of the SNS Declaration’s implementation

SNS implementation level

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  • 2024
  • 2023
SNS #1 Fast startup creation, Smooth market entry
Indicator 1.1.1

- Number of days to establish a business online

Indicator 1.1.2

- Number of days to establish a business in the commercial registers

Indicator 1.1.3

- Administrative costs for establishing a startup

Indicator 1.2.1

- Existence of an online service to set up a company

Indicator 1.2.2

- Existence of fast lane & helpdesk available for entrepreneurs

Indicator 1.2.3

- Existence of a virtual helpdesk for regulatory issues for startups and scaleups

Indicator 1.3.1

- Index of the cross-border services

Indicator 1.3.2

- Utilisation of legal documents from other EU countries for startups within the single market

SNS #2 Attracting and Retaining Talent
Indicator 2.1.1

- Time to complete visa applications from founders - time & implementation level in %

Indicator 2.1.2

- Time to complete visa applications for experienced workers

Indicator 2.2.1

- Existence of return of tech diaspora programmes

Indicator 2.2.2

- Index of talent attractiveness

SNS #3 Stock Options
Indicator 3.1.1

- Stock Options taxed only as capital gains

Indicator 3.2.1

- Existence of stock options with non-voting rights for startups

Indicator 3.3.1

- Existence of a country-specific stock options scheme

SNS #4 Innovation in Regulation
Indicator 4.1.1

- "Think Small First" principle implementation

Indicator 4.2.1

- Existence of compliance exemptions/alternatives for startups

Indicator 4.3.1

- Existence of Regulatory Sandboxes

Indicator 4.3.2

- Number of established regulatory sandboxes - number & level of implementation in %

Indicator 4.3.3

- Number of startups involved in regulatory sandboxes consortia - number & level of implementation in %

SNS #5 Innovation in Procurement
Indicator 5.1.1

- Existence of administrative impediments of startup participation

Indicator 5.1.2

- Existence of incentives for public buyers and procurement services to procure innovation from startups

Indicator 5.2.1

- Possibility of ownership of IPR for startups in innovation procurement

Indicator 5.2.2

- Intellectual property receipts as percentage of total trade

Indicator 5.2.3

- Existence of exceptions for public sector IPR ownership based on overriding public interests

Indicator 5.3.1

- Existence of startups actively supported and contributing with open-source assets

Indicator 5.4.1

- Tech transfer policies

SNS #6 Access to Finance
Indicator 6.1.1

- Existence of RRF support for Venture Capital of startups

Indicator 6.2.1

- Utilisation of EIB and promotional banks for VC investment gap bridging

Indicator 6.2.2

- Adoption of initiatives to diversify private capital for high-growth startup co-investment

Indicator 6.3.1

- Existence of tax relief for Business Angels

SNS #7 Social inclusion, diversity and protecting democratic values
Indicator 7.1.1

- Existence of national awards and policies for startup role models

Indicator 7.1.2

- Existence of social inclusion mobilisation initiatives

Indicator 7.1.3

- Existence of incentives for diversity hiring

Indicator 7.2.1

- Support to founders from underprivileged backgrounds

SNS #8 Digital First
Indicator 8.2.1

- Existence of proactive engagement for digital knowledge sharing and best pratices

Indicator 8.1.1

- Index of digital public services for business

Indicator 8.1.2

- Digital public services availability by percentage of areas covered

Indicator 8.1.3

- Existence of national digitalisation strategy implementation

Average overall score
ESNA
ESNA
2023
59%
2024
55%