My dashboardA full start-up support package: accelerator scheme, Start-Up Council, patent system, labour framework and a Cote d'Or hub
At a glance
Budget 2026-2027, paragraph 36, announced a package for start-ups: a new EDB Start-up Accelerator Scheme, a public-private Start-Up Council, an automated digital patent management system, a dedicated start-up labour framework and a Start-Up Hub at the Cote d'Or SEZ, all companions to the announced 10-year start-up tax holiday. Everything is pending the Start-Up Act, which had not been gazetted as at 30 June 2026, so this is announced only.
Budget 2026-2027, paragraph 36, laid out a whole ecosystem for start-ups rather than one single scheme. It announced a new EDB Start-up Accelerator Scheme, a public-private Start-Up Council, an automated digital patent management system, a dedicated labour framework for start-ups and a physical Start-Up Hub at the Cote d'Or Smart and Enterprise Zone.
No money figures, intake sizes or scheme rules have been published for the accelerator or the hub yet. The package rides alongside the headline measure announced with it, a 10-year income tax holiday for qualifying start-ups, which is also still waiting for its detailed rules.
It is aimed at start-ups at every stage, from an idea on paper to a young company already trading. The real gatekeeper will be the coming Start-Up Act, which will define what legally counts as a start-up; that Act had not been gazetted as at 30 June 2026.
There is nothing to apply to yet. Watch edbmauritius.org and the EDB's announcements for the Start-Up Act and the accelerator guidelines, and use the waiting time to tighten your pitch, your accounts and your intellectual property position so you are first in the queue when it opens.
Watch out for this
Watch out for treating any of this as available today: every piece, including the 10-year tax holiday, depends on the Start-Up Act and follow-up regulations that do not exist yet. Definitions matter enormously here; if the Act draws the start-up line narrowly, an existing trading SME may not qualify, so structure your company with proper advice once the text is out.
There is nothing to apply to yet. Watch edbmauritius.org and EDB announcements for the Start-Up Act, the accelerator guidelines and the Start-Up Hub opening, and use the waiting time to tighten your pitch, your accounts and your intellectual property position.
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