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The assessment of startup formation and market entry processes reveals significant progress in streamlining administrative procedures. Our analysis focuses on three critical dimensions: time and cost requirements, fast-track procedures, and cross-border services integration. These indicators show how effectively member states are reducing barriers to entrepreneurship.
Substandard 6.1 - Direct acess to finance
Direct access to finance refers to publicly backed financing instruments that enhance startups’ access to equity, quasi-equity, and non-equity funding. Governments use these tools not merely to disburse grants or subsidies, but to expand the overall supply of venture capital (VC) and improve the depth of early-stage markets.
Substandard 6.2 — Indirect Access to Finance
Indirect access to finance encompasses non-financial policy instruments that enable private capital markets to function more efficiently and at greater scale. This includes regulatory reforms that attract institutional investors – such as pension funds or insurance companies – into venture capital, adjustments to risk-weighting and investment rules.
Substandard 6.3 — Tax Relief Measures
Tax relief measures for business angels play a crucial role in stimulating early-stage investment. By mitigating the high risk associated with seed financing, fiscal incentives encourage private individuals to invest in nascent ventures and to contribute with their experience and networks