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The Komvos Social Hub, based in Karditsa, Greece, was established within the framework of the OBCD project on October 1st,...

As the OBCD project concludes, we are proud to present two major outcomes: the OBCD Social Impact Toolkit and the...

On May 20, 2025, the University of Rome Tor Vergata (UTV) hosted the Closing Lab of the Erasmus+ Project OBCD...

The Laboratory of Social Entrepreneurship & Social Innovation of the Department of Business Administration, University of Patras, successfully concluded the first day of...

The University of Patras and the OBCD Consortium are excited to invite you to the OBCD International Conference on Social Entrepreneurship and...

Get ready for an immersive experience on the OBCD Interactive platform! The OBCD partners would like to invite all Social...

As part of our effort to share inspiring social enterprise stories, we highlight a remarkable initiative from Italy: the Pisa...

The conference aims to connect social entrepreneurs, researchers, senior executives of public organizations and local government bodies, social enterprise associations,...

The busy OBCD Autumn culminated in the Social Entrepreneurship Day held on November 21st in Helsinki. Social Entrepreneurship Day is...

In recent years, diverse ecosystems for social enterprises have begun to develop in Finland, with national strategies and EU social...

Removal of carbon from the atmosphere through carbon credits and Biochar donation The AGCI Umbria, within the actions promoted...

On this important day, we reflect on the intersection of education, empowerment, and gender equality, highlighting how initiatives like the...

In October 2024, the OBCD project team joined Tampere Sarka’s podcast ”Työn Sarkaa” to discuss about the importance of social...

The OBCD – Open Business for Community Development project was successfully showcased at the 6th International Conference of Development and...

We, the OBCD team in Finland, have been conducting a small research study this October about the experiences of using...

Finland’s National Entrepreneurship Education Conference took place on 23-24 September in Jyväskylä. The theme of this year’s conference was sustainable...

We are pleased to invite you to our next OBCD Project event, where we will explore the future of local...

OBCD has been playing an important role with students at the Roman University, starting from the Global Governance course where...

Yesterday, the Finnish OBCD project members visited Tampereen Sarka, an interesting and diverse social enterprise in Tampere Finland. Tampereen Sarka...

Elsa Pardonen, a coordinator at Silta-Valmennusyhdistys, participated in an international training pilot organized by the OBCD (Open Business for Community...

The AGCI Umbria, within the actions promoted by the European project OBCD – Open Business for Community Development, in particular...

From the 1st to 4th of July 2024, 20 representatives of social enterprises and 10 trainers from Italy, Greece, Finland...

The AGCI Umbria, within the actions promoted by the European project OBCD – Open Business for Community Development, in particular...

On Friday the 1st and Saturday the 2nd March, the first international meeting on the new directions of International Cooperation...

Following our initial gatherings in Patras, Greece, and Barcelona, Spain, last week marked another milestone as OBCD partners convened in...

Within the framework of the OBCD – Local Ecosystem Program, CCIB met Mrs. Sonsoles Jimenez, founder of the XANO CHANNEL,...

Within the framework of the OBCD – Local Ecosystem Program, AN.KA was invited on 6 th December 2023 to meet...

Gabriele Nardini, President of the OBCD partner AGCI Umbria, interviewed Luca Zarfati, President of Roma Open Lab APS and head...

On 27 October 2023, at the Città Dell’Altra Economia, ENTE PRO LOCO ITALIANE, the Association for Social Promotion member of...

We have interviewed Concha Maza of La Cultora member of the Spanish Ecosystem. Read through the highlights of the interview...

The associative and non-profit sector has a great tradition of generating networks and contacts. Plena inclusión is a federation of...

Asociación Desarrollo Humano y Organizacional (DHO) promotes consultancy models in social entities, following the principles of the Organisational Development model....

According to María Eugenia Caldas Blanco and Susana Canelo of IES Clara Del Rey, entrepreneurship is gaining increasing importance, and...

ViBa Agile Innovation promotes innovation in the social sector and supports entrepreneurship processes. Blanca Araujo, CEO at Viba Agile Innovation...

Energy Community of Karditsa (ESEK) is a profit citizen energy cooperative composed of over 350 members (Municipalities, SMEs, associations, citizens,...

Elisa Sáez Muñoz from Fundación INTRAS explained to us and IMPULSA IGUALDAD how their work in the social sector is...

Anecoop seeks solutions to address rural depopulation and improve the perception of agricultural work. The organisation also raises awareness about...

Panagiotis Tournavitis, CEO at Cooperative Bank of Karditsa has joined the OBCD Greek Ecosystem to further consolidate the positive social...

According to Dott. Alessandro Meozzi, Director of External Relations at PAC 2000 Soc Coop, and member of the OBCD Italian...

Patricia Sanz Alonso, General Manager at Exportun and Coordinator of the Cooperation Working Group for the Spanish Exporters and Investors...

The OBCD project develops an ecosystem of social enterprises and Lapinlahden Lähde Ltd. is one of the members of Finnish...

Last week the Italian partners of the OBCD project – Base3, AGCI Umbria and Università Tor Vergata – together with...

On 27-28 March 2023, the OBCD partners gathered in Barcelona, Spain for their second transnational project meeting. These two days...

In EntreComp, The Entrepreneurship Competence Framework, produced by the Joint Research Centre, the European Commission’s in-house science service, it is...

The social enterprise sector occupies a significant portion of the European economy and is increasing year on year. In the...