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Do you want to start an enterprise in the social and solidarity economy?

Barcelona Activa can offer resources, training and a specialised technical team, as well as experimentation and incubation spaces, to support social entrepreneurship with Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) values. All that at the service of people and organisations looking to make their first contact with the SSE or who already have projects under way.

Do you want to fund your project enterprise

Social and Solidarity Economy projects, initiatives and enterprises can access various funding mechanisms to strengthen their activity. Barcelona City Council offers yearly public subsidy calls, as well as credit and funding lines through ethical financing entities.

Do you want to consume responsibly with the SSE

Responsible consumption is a proposal to encourage individuals, groups and society in general to be aware of the effects of our consumption practices. Discover new habits that have positive effects both on our health and quality of life, as well as on the local economy, society and the environment, with a medium- and long-term view, and with both individual and collective responsibility and organisation.

Do you want to know more about the social and solidarity economy in Barcelona?

The Barcelona 2030 Social and Solidarity Economy Strategy (#ESSBCN2030 Strategy) is the result of collaboration between Barcelona's SSE community and municipal SSE policies, and their hard work and commitment. The #ESSBCN2030 establishes eight general strategic lines that challenge various economic sectors regarded as key for resolving the city’s main problems.

10th Responsible Consumption and Social and Solidarity Economy Fair

The practice of consuming responsibly is possible at Christmas and throughout the year. Don't miss the 10th. Responsible Consumption and Social and Solidarity Economy Fair in Plaza Catalunya.

Highlights

The Social and Solidarity Economy is a set of formal or informal socio-economic measures, which may be individual or collective, that put satisfying people's needs before profit.

10th Responsible Consumption and Social and Solidarity Economy Fair

The practice of consuming responsibly is possible at Christmas and throughout the year. Don't miss the 10th. Responsible Consumption and Social and Solidarity Economy Fair in Plaza Catalunya.

La Febrerada: SSE Celebration and Gathering

Spaces for debate, exchanging experiences, talks, and an afternoon with plenty of celebrating! La Febrerada, on 10 February.

Reimaginem, transform & test with SSE values

A program to transform and encourage resilience to your companies and entities with practices and values of the Social and Solidarity Economy. Inscriptions until September 18.

BLOC4BCN: strengthening the foundations of the SSE in Barcelona

The BLOC4BCN cooperative space will be one of the major centres of European cooperativism.

The CoAgenda

The CoAgenda is the loudspeaker of Socioeconomic Innovation and the Social and Solidarity Economy. Enter to discover all the activities, services, and news from Barcelona or create your user and publish, manage and disseminate your activities or events.

La InnoBAdora+

Call 2023, Social and Solidarity Economy organisations. The Incubation Community for socio-economic initiatives with a transformative will that seek to consolidate and develop in a collaborative environment.

Voices of the Social and Solidarity Economy

Voices of the Social and Solidarity Economy, the podcast series to find out what the SSE does for Barcelona and its citizens: the future is already the present!

Online directory

The social economy online directory is a search tool for social economy enterprises and organisations that encourages social public procurement.

Public policies to give a boost to the Social and Solidarity Economy

Barcelona City Council is committed to the SSE for the well-being of its citizens and also as a way of reviving and strengthening the economy for life in the city. It does so through public policies that set out the city's roadmap for the next 10 years.

SSE 2030 Strategy

The Barcelona 2030 Social and Solidarity Economy Strategy is the result of collaboration between Barcelona's SSE community and municipal SSE policies, and their hard work and commitment.

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Booster plan

The PIESS 2021-2023 follows and adapts the roadmap set out by the #ESSBCN2030 STRATEGY while identifying, prioritising and applying the actions with the most impact on municipal public policy. Approximately €21.8 million will be allocated to it during the three years it will be in force.

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News

15/10/2024 - 16:23 h Employment and jobs “As active participants in the ESSBCN2030 Strategy Employment Working Group, the return is significantly greater”
We interview Marta Dalmau, Project Manager at the Tandem Go Worker Cooperative, and Daniel Núñez, Director of the Business and Digital Division at Intermedia.
17/09/2024 - 10:04 h “The idea behind the FESC Festival is to reach out to people on the street in a positive, educational and engaging way”
Interview with Eva Goenaga, coordinator of the FESC'24 Festival, and Antònia Montaner, communications manager of the Solidarity Economy Network (XES) and the FESC'24 Festival.
22/04/2024 - 16:10 h Enterprise “The ethical finance system is embedded in the strategic development proposal of the SSE as a whole.”
As FETS – Ethical and Solidarity Financing celebrates its 25th anniversary, we sat down for an interview with its president, Jordi Via i Llop, and coordinator, Nina González Fdez-Argüelles.
18/03/2024 - 12:55 h Inclusion “Having a job improves a person’s financial situation, but without housing or health support, there is no way out of poverty”
Interview with Xavier Puig, co-CEO of the Formació i Treball Foundation

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Vídeos

Jordi Via i Llop - president FETS- Finançament Ètic i Solidari i Nina González Fdez-Argüelles, coordinadora de FETS- Finançament Ètic i Solidari

“The ethical finance system is embedded in the strategic development proposal of the SSE as a whole.”

Interview with FETS – Ethical and Solidarity Financing's president, Jordi Via i Llop, and coordinator, Nina González Fdez-Argüelles.

The voices of SSE

The interviews to learn about the work and the impact of projects, showing that the Social and Solidarity Economy is already a reality.

Xavier Puig, Natàlia González del Pueyo, Raquel Gil Eiroá, Lores López and Anna Pérez, Elisenda Vegué, Rubèn Suriñach Padilla, Aina Sancho, Anna Cerdà i Callís, Montse R. Faidella, Ricard Espelt, Francina Alsina, Jordi Busquet, Pedro Sasia, Begoña Planas & Verónica Larrain, Rosa Rovira ,David Guàrdia i Mascó

Get Social and Solidarity Economy training

Barcelona Activa offers free training capsules on communication, organisational management, funding and taxation, and trends and opportunities in SSE enterprises and organisations, and those ready to commit to generating positive environmental and social impacts, as well as more democratic organisational models.

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#DiesInnoBA

Come to InnoBA, Barcelona Activa’s reference centre for the Social and Solidarity Economy and Socio-economic Innovation in the city, every week to enjoy the inspirational sessions and activities on strategic sectors for the SSE, as well as the latest new and trends.

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#TransformESS

Programme to promote the Social and Solidarity Economy and the cooperative movement among young people in the various stages of formal education (primary, secondary, vocational training and baccalaureate) as well as other education centres.

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