Given the COVID-19 crisis, the importance of space in the global economic system has emerged as critical in a hitherto unprecedented way. Even as large-scale, globally operating digital platform enterprises find new ways to thrive in the midst of a crisis, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) nestled in local economies have proven to be fragile to shocks, causing countless local economies to unravel in the face of severe challenges to survival. Here, we discuss the role of entrepreneurship in re-building local economies that are more resilient. Specifically, we take a spatial perspective and highlight how the COVID-19 crisis has uncovered problems in the current tendency for thin contextualisation and promotion of globalisation. Based on this critique, we outline new perspectives for thinking about the relationship between entrepreneurship, resilience and local economies. Here, a particular emphasis is given to resilience building through deeply contextualised policies and research, localised flows of products and labour, and the diversification of local economies.

鉴于新冠肺炎 (COVID-19) 危机，太空在全球经济体系中的重要性以前所未有的方式凸显出来。尽管大型、全球运营的数字平台企业在危机中找到了蓬勃发展的新途径，但事实证明，当地经济中的中小企业（SME）很容易受到冲击，导致无数当地经济崩溃面对严峻的生存挑战。在这里，我们讨论创业精神在重建更具弹性的当地经济中的作用。具体来说，我们从空间角度出发，强调了新冠肺炎 (COVID-19) 危机如何揭示了当前薄弱情境化和推动全球化趋势中的问题。基于这一批评，我们概述了思考创业精神、韧性和当地经济之间关系的新视角。这里特别强调通过深入情境化的政策和研究、本地化的产品和劳动力流动以及当地经济的多元化来建设抵御能力。