Why a circle?
The sooner you bring the Libre Currency into your activity, the stronger your resilience to the ups and downs of today’s economy. The Circle is here so you don’t have to do it alone.
The Econolibre Circle is a mutual-aid club for creators of the libre economy. Are you a professional who wants to develop projects through the Libre Currency? Then you are in the right place: we inspire each other, help each other, meet new contacts and launch new projects. Members benefit from facilitators and regular meetings, in return for an annual fee.
“Don’t throw away your unsold goods, otherwise you are admitting that your work is worth nothing.”
Olivier Fontès, 2023
Our four missions
What the Circle does in practice for human-scale businesses.
Promote human-scale businesses
Inform about possible development strategies with the Libre Currency, to make businesses stronger and more visible.
Offer a place for exchange
Meetings and targeted events so that small businesses can share their experiences and broaden their skills.
Support the transformation
Help professionals adopt these new uses and digital tools, step by step.
Innovate and share
Move forward with honorary members, pioneers of the libre economy, and share what works.
The benefits of the Circle
Join a community of committed professionals and benefit from privileged support.
Professional network
Gain access to an active network of professionals committed to the Libre Currency.
Collective innovation
Take part in the research and development of new uses and tools.
Priority projects
Benefit from priority support on your professional projects.
How to get involved, step by step
A Circle lives through its members: here is a simple path from curiosity to contribution.
Join the conversation
Come and say hello on the Telegram channel or on Discord and introduce your activity.
Take part in a video call
Attend a video meeting to listen, ask your questions and meet the other members.
Join a working group
Choose a theme (trade, crafts, services, tech…) and move forward with others on a concrete project.
Share and lead
Tell your experience with the Libre Currency, help newcomers and suggest a topic for a future meeting.
Activities and services
Regular meetings and resources for members.
Monthly meetings
Video meetings to exchange, share and build together.
Exclusive events
Priority access to training, workshops and conferences organised by Econolibre.
Working groups
Thematic groups: trade, crafts, services, tech, etc.
Dedicated support
A privileged communication channel with the Econolibre team.
What they say
The nature of the exchanges is clearly different, you find meaning again in how to build a society through economic exchanges.
Cédric Aimé, 2022 · read the interview
To limit the risk, you have to play on your margins by setting limits on the number of products sold in Libre Currency: for example, selling 5 coffees a day in Libre Currency seems perfectly sustainable for a café owner.
Olivier Fontès, 2023 · read the interview
Who can join the Circle?
A person or group with a regular activity in goods or services in Libre Currency.
- SME
- Craftsperson
- Shopkeeper
- Self-employed
- Liberal profession
- Association
Membership conditions
- Be a certified member of the Libre Currency (Ğ1)
- Run a regular activity in June
- Be actively committed to developing the ecosystem
- Take part regularly in the Circle’s meetings and projects
- Share your experience with the community
- Respect the ethics charter of the Econolibre Circle and the association
Ready to join the Circle?
Introduce yourself, come to a first video call, and choose how you want to contribute. A question before you start? We’ll gladly answer.
Prefer to support the project? Contribute in euros or in Junes (Ğ1): make a donation.