StartUP Voucher Innovate
Supports non-employed graduates in Portugal with stipend-backed startup development through structured coaching.
StartUP Voucher Innovate is a structured entrepreneurship programme administered by IAPMEI — Agencia para a Competitividade e Inovacao — and co-financed by COMPETE 2030. IAPMEI is Portugal's national SME competitiveness and innovation agency. The programme supports young NEET-graduates — individuals under 30 years old holding a university degree who are not studying, in formal training, employed, …
Technology-based entrepreneurship at idea stage with positive UN SDG and ESG impact, for NEET graduates under 30 with fiscal domicile in Norte, Centro, or Alentejo.
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