26/06/2019
Yolanda Tarango, Autoocupació mentor, recognized by Youth Business International as one of the world’s best mentors
The mentor has been awarded the 2nd Prize Mentor of the Year, which recognizes the work of YBI mentors who have supported young entrepreneurs by guiding them in the growth of their businesses and their skills. The nomination was submitted by Autoocupació on behalf of Youth Business Spain at the Global Youth Entrepreneurship Summit 2019
01/03/2019
Autoocupació Mentoring, recognized as good practice by the European Microfinance Network
Autoocupació’s mentoring program has recently been recognized as good practice by the European Microfinance Network (EMN). The EMN network is a non-profit organization that promotes microfinance as a tool to combat social and economic exclusion in Europe through self-employment, the creation of micro-enterprises, and the generation of new jobs. Mentoring offers personalized support from entrepreneurs
16/11/2018
450 young people create and consolidate their businesses thanks to mentoring from volunteer entrepreneurs
The survival rate of mentored companies is 87%. 94% of people who were previously unemployed are currently working. Barcelona, November 15, 2018. Autoocupació has a mentoring program in which entrepreneurs, professionals, and executives share their time and experience as volunteer mentors with young entrepreneurs to help them consolidate and grow their businesses. Since 2013,
20/09/2018
The mentoring program helps more than 1,500 young people create and consolidate their businesses
The survival rate of participating companies is 87% after 5 years. Autoocupació, a local partner of Youth Business Spain, develops the mentoring program in Catalonia. Barcelona, June 29, 2018 – Youth Business Spain has presented in Madrid the study “Evaluación del impacto socioeconómico del programa de mentoring de Youth Business Spain”, a study prepared by
19/07/2018
The Autoocupació mentoring program for entrepreneurs is growing
With the aim of helping entrepreneurs consolidate and grow newly created businesses throughout the Catalan territory, Autoocupació is extending the mentoring methodology to the Federació de Cooperatives de Treball de Catalunya, Barcelona Activa, and 11 city councils in the province of Barcelona and their Local Business Service Centers. Mentoring offers a personalized support methodology
15/03/2018
Youth Business Spain already has more than 205 volunteer entrepreneurs in Catalonia
The world’s largest network of entrepreneurs continues to consolidate its presence in Spain with 976 volunteer mentors. During 2017, the initiative promoted 479 new companies through its local partners and generated 721 new jobs. Youth Business Spain closed 2017 by consolidating its position as one of the world’s largest networks of volunteer entrepreneurs established in
02/02/2018
More than 100 young people participate in the mentoring service during 2017
The mentoring service for entrepreneurs from Autoocupació offers a personalized and individual support process through which professionals with extensive experience or business owners acting as volunteers share their expertise with young entrepreneurs who have launched their business project. Since 2013, Autoocupació has offered this service to young entrepreneurs aged between 18 and 35, with the
08/11/2017
Do you know what mentoring is?
The mentoring program for entrepreneurs offered by Autoocupació is a personalized and individual support process through which professionals with extensive experience or business owners who have created their own company share their experience with young entrepreneurs. The mentor’s task, offering their experience as a volunteer, focuses on helping young people starting their business project to
