03/07/2020
Autoocupació promotes the Barcelona Declaration to boost migrant entrepreneurship
The objective of the Barcelona Declaration is to facilitate the creation of businesses in Europe by migrants The campaign on change.org aims to collect 50,000 signatures to present the petition to the European Parliament Autoocupació promotes the campaign Barcelona Declaration: Turning migrants into job creators, with the aim of improving conditions for migrants when creating
11/06/2020
Grant of €10,000 for young entrepreneurs
The Government of Catalonia allocates new financial support of up to 10,000 euros for young entrepreneurs registered in the Youth Guarantee program to promote youth self-employment and address Covid-19. Target audience Young individuals, previously registered in the Youth Guarantee program, who register as self-employed workers from September 1, 2019, until the maximum application submission date
26/05/2020
New €300 grant for the self-employed
The Barcelona City Council will provide a grant of 300 euros, in a single payment, to self-employed individuals who have recorded a 75% drop in sales or have closed their establishment due to the Covid-19 crisis. Target recipients Those registered in the Special Regime for Self-Employed Workers (RETA). Those registered as residents in the city
11/05/2020
New CaixaBank loan for freelancers and micro-enterprises
MicroBank is launching a new line of loans worth 310 million euros, targeted at freelancers and micro-enterprises with up to 9 employees and an annual turnover of less than 2 million euros. This loan will cover the temporary working capital needs of businesses affected by COVID-19. Conditions: Maximum amount: €50,000 Repayment period: between 12 and
20/02/2020
Autoocupació hosts the event “Age is an asset for entrepreneurship”
The event was attended by more than 150 entrepreneurs over the age of 40 The event is part of the Idees Madures program, which aims to introduce networking techniques and resources for entrepreneurship Last Thursday, February 6, Autoocupació held the event Age is an asset for entrepreneurship, as part of the Idees Madures program, with
07/05/2019
Autoocupació participates in the 7th Exhibition of Entrepreneurial Projects in Vocational Training
The exhibition of entrepreneurial projects is part of the activities that promote entrepreneurship by enhancing the value of Vocational Training. Autoocupació has participated in the 7th edition of the exhibition, advising the entrepreneurial projects presented and serving as a member of the awards jury. Barcelona, May 8, 2019 – Citilab, the citizen laboratory for social
08/04/2019
Sharing successful strategies on migrant entrepreneurship
The Can Déu Civic Centre in Barcelona hosted more than 70 participants on April 3 and 4 as part of the Migrant Entrepreneurship Support. Access to Finance conference. M-UP (The Network for Migrant Entrepreneurs to Scale Up and Grow) and MAGNET (Migrant Acceleration for Growth – Network for Entrepreneurship Training) are the two European consortia
25/01/2019
Cecot, Autoocupació, and BANC present proposals to boost the Start-up ecosystem
The Cecot Employers’ Association and Autoocupació, founders of the first Business Angels network in Spain, optimistically view the Government’s commitment to transform the country into an entrepreneurial nation at the European forefront of entrepreneurship and sustainable economic growth. The work carried out over the last fifteen years in the Start-up ecosystem of Catalonia, Spain, and
