02/04/2024
A gender gap in entrepreneurship?
The latest Global Entrepreneurship Monitor report evaluates gender differences in three stages of the entrepreneurial process in Catalonia: Potential entrepreneurship: the percentage of women with the intention to start a business in the near future is 9.4%, slightly lower than the 10.4% for men. Ten years ago, this difference was much higher: 11.1% of women
02/04/2024
Interview with Èlia Soriano, Director of the Catalan Women’s Institute
You have been the Executive Director of the Catalan Women’s Institute (ICD) for a year now. What are the most recent actions of this body? The ICD’s mission is to promote, implement, and evaluate intersectional gender mainstreaming in all policies and departments of the Generalitat; therefore, it dedicates many of its resources to this monitoring
12/03/2024
New edition of the iFest Awards 2024
The iFest Awards aim to foster the entrepreneurial spirit and disruption among young people in Catalonia. These awards seek to provide solutions to challenges posed by private and public companies. These challenges are linked to the technology, science, or innovation sectors and aim to contribute to the improvement of society. Beneficiaries The individuals targeted by
04/03/2024
Autoocupació helps 200 young people create their own companies within the framework of the Young Entrepreneurs Succeed project
The Private Foundation for the Promotion of Self-Employment in Catalonia, Autoocupació, has participated over the last 5 years in the Young Entrepreneurs Succeed project, YES!, funded by the EEA & Norway Grants Fund for Youth Employment. YES! is a European project that aims to establish alliances to design, implement, evaluate, and scale support services for
28/02/2024
New Grant for Cultural Projects
A new call for grants is opening to provide support for cultural projects in the fields of performing arts, visual arts, editorial, recording, and musical arts. This aid can be provided through a repayable contribution or a grant. Requirements The general requirements are: The project must have a defined timeframe The project must be economically
13/02/2024
Final conference of the Young Entrepreneurs Succeed project in Athens
Athens, January 29, 2023. On January 18 and 19, the final conference of the Young Entrepreneurs Succeed (YES!) program was held in Athens. Since the start of this project five years ago, various workshops have been held across all participating countries to evaluate the work accomplished. The public closing ceremony of the program, titled “It’s
05/02/2024
New edition of the Lluís Carulla Award for cultural entrepreneurship
The Lluís Carulla Foundation is launching a new edition of the Lluís Carulla Award. This is an award and a cultural entrepreneurship program that aims to train, promote, and make viable cultural projects and ideas that transform and improve Catalan society. Who can apply? Entrepreneurs with a cultural project that has the will and capacity
30/01/2024
New Edition of the Rosa Maria Garriga Awards: Women for the Future
The call for applications for the Rosa Maria Garriga Awards, Women for the Future, is now open. This recognition aims to reward women’s entrepreneurial initiative and their professional effort. Requirements To apply for the award, you must: Have a company operating in Catalonia for more than one year Not have been awarded in the previous
