Reading Time: 3 minutes “scale up” account for the majority of new jobs in the economy. These firms can play a key role in the recovery. However, scaling up brings new challenges.
Year: 2022
What can we learn about the circular economy from social entrepreneurs?
Reading Time: 5 minutesEvery year the city of Brussels imports over 60 000 tons of wood, when the wood could be sourced from the Sonian Forest just outside the city. Instead, most of the wood sourced from the forest is exported to Asia to be processed and sent back as finished products. The Sonian Wood Coop was launched in 2019 to change this dynamic.
No Net Zero without SMEs
Reading Time: 3 minutesGreening can clearly save costs: improving energy efficiency in SMEs can Iead to cost savings by reducing their energy demand by 10- 30%. Beyond such cost benefits, improved energy efficiency can strengthen small-business resilience by reducing exposure to energy-price volatility and uncertainty, and improve product quality and safety.
It’s a Match: Reskilling refugees to meet Germany’s growing IT needs
Reading Time: 4 minutesEstablished during Germany’s “refugee crisis” six years ago, the ReDI School of Digital Integration brings together IT professionals to teach coding and basic computer skills to refugees and migrants.
Reaching digital deserts – extending access to broadband has never been so important
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn 2020, global Internet traffic was estimated to be more than 3 zettabytes – the equivalent of 325 million households watching Netflix simultaneously, at all times. By 2022, these flows will be 1,000 times greater than in 2002, 20 years earlier.
Ever wondered what we mean by “Entrepreneurship Education”?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNACCE and OECD share a common goal in finding solutions to a range of social, economic, and environmental challenges. In this podcast, they highlight the importance of collaboration and entrepreneurial mindset as core skills to address pandemic challenges at the personal and community levels.
New faces in new places? The new geography of work
Reading Time: 4 minutesTeleworking transformed the world of work for many over the last two years. Many commentators have speculated that it will change our geography too – as people leave cities for greener environments and more affordable housing.