The Spanish Parliament has approved the first Spanish Startup Law after sixteen months in the pipeline. This is exciting news for the Spanish and European startup ecosystems, so much so that it has been baptised in Spain by some as “la deseada” (the wished for). This piece of legislation constitutes a conscious effort on the …
Latest News Press Release Startup Nations Standard
November 3, 2021
PRESS RELEASE: Independent ESNA Monitoring can deliver significant improvements for startups in EU
PRESS RELEASE [Lisbon, 3rd November 2021, contact: [email protected]] Allied for Startups welcomes the European Startup Nations Alliance (ESNA), the monitoring body of the Startup Nations Standard (SNS) and encourages Member States to construct independent and transparent governing bodies with a clearly defined role for startup organisations. In March of 2021, we welcomed the release of …
Latest News Startup Nations Standard
April 27, 2021
A worldwide Startup Nations Standard: An 8-step recipe for global recovery.
It’s not a coincidence that countries such as Estonia, the UK or the US have some of the highest startup rates in the world. They offer regulatory, administrative and financing conditions that are attractive to entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs are naturally attracted to start up in an ecosystem that maximises their chance to scale-up. They consider factors …
Latest News Press Release Startup Nations Standard
March 18, 2021
PRESS RELEASE: An ambitious Startup Nations Standard can put the EU on route to being the scale-up continent.
Brussels, 19 March 2021, Allied for Startups welcomes the Startup Nations Standard (SNS) which was presented today by the European Commission. The Standard consists of a set of best practices that address key hurdles startups in the European Union face. Following extensive and in-depth consultations with startup communities across Europe, the European Commission is setting …
Startup Nations Standard Talent
February 25, 2021
Hiring the startup dream team -Moonshot or nightmare?
The stakes are very high in startup hiring. Typically, startups are formed by small teams where team members wear many hats simultaneously. Oftentimes the product or service they offer addresses a very specific market gap. Hence, they require very specific talent that they might not find in the EU. The fitting additional team member with …
Covid 19 Latest News Startup Nations Standard
September 11, 2020
Landmark post-COVID-19 Digital Policies: The EU Startup Nations Standard
On Wednesday, our Director EU policy, Benedikt Blomeyer moderated a panel at the Virtual Ideas Festival about the Startup Nations Standard (SNS). Pēteris Zilgalvis, Head of Unit at DG Connect, Dominic Jacquesson Vice-President Talent at Index Ventures and Liz McCarthy CEO from Scale Ireland joined us to do discuss the potential of the SNS for …