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Policy & Finance|August 31, 2026

Europe rewrote a 32-year-old rule. The harder question is who will be left to inherit.

A new European Commission recommendation confronts a coming wave of business handovers. Whether there is anyone in a position to take them on is a separate problem, and policy has barely begun to name it.

Policy & Finance|August 17, 2026

Few firms, most jobs, no capital

A small minority of firms generates most new employment. Nearly fifty years after economists first proved it, the money to grow them still isn't there.

Policy & Finance|August 10, 2026

The Biggest Risk May Not Be Starting the Business

New OECD-ICSB analysis points to a blind spot at the center of entrepreneurship policy.

Women's Entrepreneurship|August 6, 2026

The talent is there. The funding is not.

Women and young people are more educated, connected, and digitally capable than any generation before, yet remain underrepresented among the founders building the next economy. The challenge is not talent. It is access to capital.

AI & Technology|August 1, 2026

SME AI adoption gap widens: OECD-ICSB Forum 2026

Small firms doubled AI adoption between 2023 and 2025 and still fell 11 points further behind. Five open questions for the OECD-ICSB Forum, Paris, October 2026.

Entrepreneurship|July 20, 2026

5.7 Million New Businesses: Entrepreneurship in an Age of Permanent White Water

A record 5.7 million new business applications may be signaling something bigger than an entrepreneurial boom. In an age of Permanent White Water, AI is changing who can become an entrepreneur, how businesses are built, and what it means to be an SME.