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From steel to social cohesion in Bilbao

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe city of Bilbao has undergone a remarkable transformation in recent decades, evolving from a declining industrial centre into a city of global standing and appeal. How has it kept social cohesion at its heart?

Mining standards: Turning opportunity into local-development reality

Reading Time: 3 minutesIt is the “paradox of proximity”: communities nearest a mine feel its impacts first, yet often lack the skills, finance or infrastructure to secure jobs and contracts. How can these opportunities be turned into outcomes?

La economía social y solidaria en Cataluña: claves del éxito

Reading Time: 4 minutesLa economía social y solidaria catalana no nació solo de la ley: desde 2016, catorce “Ateneus Cooperatius” y redes comunitarias han creado más de 1100 cooperativas. ¿Bastará ahora la política para sostener lo que crearon?

When the copper party ends… can mining regions make the gains last?

Reading Time: 3 minutesCopper booms do not last for ever. Prices rise, investment pours in and mining regions expand. Then the cycle turns. The obvious question for places that depend on mining is: what remains when it does?

How cities borrow ideas and make them work locally

Reading Time: 4 minutesCities often look to one another for solutions to challenges ranging from housing shortages and climate risks to infrastructure pressures and social inequalities. How can cities bridge the gap between inspiration and implementation?

The social and solidarity economy in Catalonia: Secrets to success

Reading Time: 4 minutesCatalonia’s social and solidarity economy wasn’t built by legislation alone: fourteen Cooperative Hubs and community networks came first, creating over 1,100 cooperatives since 2016. As legal recognition arrives, can policy alone sustain what communities already built?

Beyond buffaloes: Building a social enterprise in Laos

Reading Time: 4 minutesIn rural Laos, Laos Buffalo Dairy rents pregnant buffaloes from farmers, supporting rural families while producing milk commercially, sustaining livelihoods without disrupting traditional local farming practices. But can shared value be a lasting business model?

Putting people at the heart of Ukraine’s recovery

Reading Time: 5 minutesIn Ivano-Frankivsk, Promprylad Foundation retrains displaced people, veterans and women for in-demand local jobs, supporting 30,000+ people and 600+ new jobs since 2022. Can community-led models like this reshape how we think about post-war economic recovery?

Ever wondered what we mean by “Entrepreneurship Education”?

26 January 2022 Dr. Rebecca Corbin - (NACCE) and Raffaele Trapasso - (OECD)

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

10 January 2022 Lamia Kamal-Chaoui (CFE Director, OECD)

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.

Is your next-door SME scaling up?

20 December 2021 Carlo Menon - (OECD) and Lenka Wildnerova - (OECD)

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe success story of Fine Food Group looks different from the glitzy high-tech start-ups featured in business magazines or in investment blogs. The OECD report Understanding Firm Growth: Helping SMEs Scale Up shows that its storyis nonetheless much more representative of a typical scaler than that of a high-tech start-up.

Empowering SMEs to drive a digital recovery

08 December 2021 Vinod Kumar - (Vodafone Business)

Reading Time: 3 minutesEs are the beating heart of the global economy. In Europe alone, there are 24 million small businesses, employing a total of 95 million people and generating €4 trillion a year. And yet, SMEs are still behind their larger counterparts in the integration of the digital tools that they need to increase productivity, scale-up and innovate.

“Open for business?” How to create opportunities in entrepreneurship for everyone

03 December 2021 David Halabisky - (OECD)

Reading Time: < 1 minuteNot everyone has an equal opportunity to transform their ideas into a business. There could be an additional 9 million people starting and managing new

Lightening the load: How to understand and reduce SMEs debt burden

02 December 2021 Lilas Demmou - (OECD), Guido Franco - (OECD) and Stephan Raes - (OECD)

Reading Time: 4 minutesCOVID-19 has triggered an economic shock like no other in living memory. Social distancing and trading restrictions hit small businesses particularly hard, with many seeing

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