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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. 

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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. 

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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. 

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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. 

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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.

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!

BLOC4BCN, the future is now!

BLOC4BCN strengthens the foundations of the SSE in Barcelona: the future is now!

Online directory

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

La Febrerada: SSE Celebration and Gathering

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

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.

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Estratègia ESS 2030

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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Pla d’impuls

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

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  • 11/05/2023 - 12:23 h Application period open for Crea Feina Plus subsidies

    The City Council programme will devote two million euros to incentivise work contracts for nearly 300 people.

  • Passadís plens a BioCultura Barcelona
    09/05/2023 - 18:18 h BioCultura, the major showcase for organic food and responsible consumption, closes with success

    From 5 to 7 May, Palau Sant Jordi hosted the latest edition of BioCultura Barcelona, an unmissable event for anyone interested in healthy and sustainable food.

  • 20/03/2023 - 15:59 h The City Agreement for the Barcelona Healthy and Sustainable Food Strategy for 2030 is already up and running

    The first assembly for the new participation space was extremely well attended, bearing witness to the engagement and commitment of the organisations that have signed it.

  • 01/03/2023 - 12:35 h The City Agreement for Sustainable Food is to hold its first meeting

    The first meeting of this new space will take place on Monday, 20 March. Any organisations that are interested can now apply to sign up.

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“SSE initiatives are the seeds of change, a key piece in promoting the eco-social transition”

Interview with the economist Rubèn Suriñach Padilla, coordinator of the Futurs ImPossibles project.

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.

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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