Administration for Small and Medium Enterprises and Startups, Ministry of Economic Affairs
Taiwan Startup Service Development Program
臺灣創業服務發展計畫
Industry chapter08 · Business Startup and Incubation
Eligibility
Aspiring entrepreneurs and existing startup companies in Taiwan.
What’s offered
A three-pronged national startup support system: an online startup resource hub, the Taiwan Startup Hub physical co-working base, and a toll-free national startup advisory hotline.
Key terms
- Startup Dream-Builder Portal
- Taiwan's largest one-stop online startup resource portal — combining government startup programs, both public-sector and private-sector startup intelligence, featured-startup stories, and an AI chatbot for on-demand answers.
- Taiwan Startup Hub
- Physical and virtual startup base that links local incubators, founder communities, and expert mentors — runs structured mentoring, sources and matches founders to support, and hosts networking and business-matching events to scale up market reach.
- 0800-589-168 Startup Advisory Hotline
- Toll-free hotline offering free startup advice, resource navigation, and one-on-one expert consultations.
Program structure
Service options through the hotline
- Phone, online, and in-person consultations — Reach advisors by phone, video, or in-person at the Startup Hub.
- HR counseling — Hiring, organizational design, and people-management support.
- Tax, finance and accounting counseling — Bookkeeping, tax planning, and finance-function setup for founders.
- Legal and IP counseling — Contracts, corporate structure, and intellectual property guidance.
Application window
Services are available year-round.
Who to contact
Startup Advisory Service Hotline
創業諮詢服務專線
0800-589-168 #2 (Taiwan Mainland) / 3 (Outlying Islands)
English-language application support: not confirmed. Plan to bring a Mandarin-fluent collaborator to the first conversation.