5 Cities Across The Globe Where Governments Support Startups
Barcelona
Startups: Rock Your Meal, Restalo, Kantox, Whisbi, Yuilop
The startup friendly city has several newly emerged companies but the growth meter can go steady if the financial climate modifies with more banks and corporations coming in. The reasons for this city to be a magnet for startup people are its location around Spain, the business hub. Government initiatives are also showing a modification in Barcelona’s tax incentives. The easy availability of investors and work force are also factors that led to the growth of this city as a startup hub.
Heksinki
Startups: Supercell, Jolla, Kippt, ZenRobotics, IndoorAtlas
Wired Magazine in its November issue also considered Helsinki among the top ten startup hub across the globe.
The initiative of the Finnish government to boom in entrepreneurship was seen since when it started the venture capital firm called Finnvera that helps startups to manage finance in the initial days. To inspire the Young generation the government started the Aalto University right outside Helsinki in 2010, to train them and grow interest within the. The aptness of the government initiatives is evident from the city getting ranked for its startups status almost in all researches across the globe.
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