16/01/2023
Autoocupació’s SOS Mentoring program, honored at the “la Caixa” Foundation Social Innovation Awards
The jury has recognized ten projects that provide innovative solutions to transform the lives of people in vulnerable situations. SOS Mentoring has saved 1,048 small businesses and 3,668 jobs from the consequences of the pandemic. Barcelona, January 18, 2023. The “la Caixa” Foundation has granted the Social Innovation award to Autoocupació’s SOS Mentoring program, which
13/12/2021
The power of volunteer mentoring
On December 5th, International Volunteer Day is celebrated, a great time to look back, evaluate the work done by Autoocupació in this field over recent years, and highlight the commitment of all the volunteers who make it possible and their impact on the beneficiary entrepreneurs. In 2013, Autoocupació launched a volunteer mentoring program in which
02/12/2021
Autoocupació’s SOS Mentoring program wins the second Volunteer Award 2021
Autoocupació’s SOS Mentoring program has been awarded the second prize of the 28th edition of the Volunteer Awards, promoted by the Directorate General for Civic and Community Action of the Department of Social Rights of the Government of Catalonia. SOS Mentoring is a volunteer program designed to help entrepreneurs cope with the situation arising from
29/11/2021
Interview with Maria Luisa de Miguel, mentoring expert
1.- You are the pioneer of mentoring in Spain and have been practicing professionally in this field for many years. What did you see in mentoring? What does it give you? What surprised me when I started working in mentoring in 2002 were its results. I formed a team of 25 mentors to work for
20/10/2021
International Mentoring Days
The International Mentoring Days are a series of online events to connect thousands of mentors from around the world and recognize your great volunteer work. The event will take place on Thursday, November 11, from 4:30 PM to 7:00 PM via the Zoom platform, and will feature mentoring experts such as Bob Garvey, inspiring stories,
01/03/2021
SOS Mentoring saves 400 businesses
SOS Mentoring, the volunteer program promoted by Autoocupació in response to the Covid-19 health emergency, has been a complete success: 400 businesses have joined to receive help from experienced professionals when making the necessary decisions to face the crisis. Around 500 volunteer entrepreneurs, professionals, and executives are already part of the SOS Mentoring program; they
21/01/2021
Autoocupació creates 296 mentoring relationships in 2020
2020 has been a key year for Autoocupació’s mentoring service: in addition to the traditional service for young entrepreneurs, the Foundation has launched a new volunteer program, the SOS Mentoring, to help entrepreneurs cope with the situation arising from the health emergency caused by COVID-19. Thus, during 2020, 296 new mentoring relationships were established between
28/06/2019
Autoocupació participates in the round table “Mentoring for entrepreneurs” at the 4th edition of the Bilbao Mentoring Conference
Ana Bejarano, head of the business creation and mentoring service at Autoocupació, participated in the round table, presenting Autoocupació’s experience with the mentoring program. Bilbao, June 20, 2019 – The Euskalduna Palace hosted the fourth edition of the Bilbao Mentoring Conference, an event organized by the Bilbao City Council with the aim of contributing to
