Social and solidarity economy---en_US
Training for SSE projects and organisations
From Barcelona Activa we propose a set of free short-term trainings created with the aim of providing tools and content on different topics in the sector (communication, management of organisations, taxation, financing and trends and opportunities).
We have expanded the Advisory Service for SSE projects and organisations
We have expanded and adapted the Advisory Service for projects and organisations of the social and solidarity economy to the new times of pandemic. We support you both in the creation and in the strengthening of your project. Request an appointment!
Are you aware of the resources for the SSE?
Are you an entrepreneur or part of an SSE organization and would you like to receive information about training, programs, or the incubation community? Do you belong to an educational center and want information about services for young people? Send us an email or call 933 57 52 52 from Monday to Friday, from 8 am to 8 pm.
Activities to bring the ESS closer to the city
Every week, we invite you to visit InnoBA, centre from Barcelona Activa on Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) and Socio-economic Innovation in the city. You will find inspirational sessions, activities on strategic sectors and internal organization, and current events and ESS trends, among others.
Social and Solidarity Economy Advisory Service
The Social and Solidarity Economy Advisory Service is specifically intended for socio-business initiatives, whether already up and running or in the project phase, that form part of the social and solidarity economy and are committed to sustainable development.
Request an appointment - If you are an initiative in process Request an appointment - If you are already up and running
InnoBAdora
InnoBAdora+ is the Incubation Community for socio-economic initiatives with transformative will and practices and values of the Social and Solidarity Economy, which seek to consolidate and develop in a collaborative environment. Its hosting aspect is located at InnoBA Ca n'Andalet, in the Horta-Guinardó district, and it also offers different levels of membership and services, some of them virtual.
InnoBAdora
Training and skills
We offer free training activities (courses, workshops, seminars) aimed at entrepreneurs who want to promote a social and solidarity economy project, and also at organisations, companies and work cooperatives that want to improve and/or consolidate their management.
Training for entities and companies Training for entrepreneurs Online training
Aids and funding
We offer grants to initiatives and projects that promote social development and the collaborative economy through our annual calls for proposals. We also collaborate with ethical and cooperative banking institutions to improve credit access and financing for social entrepreneurship projects and contribute to the consolidation and financial stability of existing social and solidarity economy entities.
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Activities to bring the ESS closer to the city
Every week, we invite you to visit InnoBA, reference centre from Barcelona Activa on Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) and Socio-economic Innovation in the city. You will find inspirational sessions, activities on strategic sectors and internal organization, and current events and ESS trends, among others.
InnoBA Activity Program-
Reimaginem Through Reimaginem we help to transform and promote the resilience of companies and entities with practices and values of the Social and Solidary Economy or that are in the process of adding them to the organisation, and want to have a positive environmental, social, and governance impact.
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Programme for care organizations Advice for organizations that provide care services from the Social and Solidarity Economy, especially those dedicated to the care of dependent people, home care services and personal assistance.
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Construïm en femení Construïm en Femení is a training and support program for Social and Solidarity Economy entrepreneurial projects aimed at women. Construïm en feminí seeks to highlight the cooperative, social and solidarity entrepreneurship initiatives promoted by women, as well as to support them by offering a training programme with a gender perspective that can serve as a common point of reference for cooperative, social and solidarity entrepreneurs.
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RevESStim el tèxtil This programme offers advice and training for initiatives in the textile sector. It also offers a map of training resources and spaces for meeting and exchanging good practices such as the Col·laboratori or the 'RevESStim el tèxtil' conferences.
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Camí de la solidesa Support and enhancement programme for Social and Solidarity Economy organisations managed and led by women or seeking to train female employees in positions of responsibility.
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#transformESS Program to promote the Social and Solidarity Economy and cooperativism among young people, both in the different educational stages of formal and non-formal education.
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Online directory The Online Directory is a tool for finding companies and social economy entities and promoting social public procurement within the framework of the application of the Barcelona City Council’s sustainable contracting decree.
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Slideshare channel If you want to read plans and documents of interest that have been carried out from the direction of Socioeconomic Innovation, visit our Slideshare channel.
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Social Clauses Service The aim of the Social Clauses Service is to promote the Social Clauses relating to the hiring of unemployed people with special difficulties of labour insertion or social exclusion and to subcontracting with social economy companies, as well as the Social Reserve.