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18/04/2023

Fem Coop 2023, a grant for new cooperatives

The Youth Department of Lleida City Council and Ponent Coopera are launching, for the third consecutive year, Fem Coop, a support program that includes practical training and financial aid of up to €15,000 for the creation of cooperatives driven by young people. This grant aims to promote collective entrepreneurship and self-employment among young people, through

14/04/2023

4 success stories to celebrate Entrepreneurship Day

Next Sunday, April 16, is World Entrepreneurship Day and, to celebrate it, we bring you four success stories of four entrepreneurs who, after passing through Autoocupació, have managed to create or consolidate their company. María Pardo, between biology and handpoke María Pardo is an artist with two passions: biology and art. Despite having studied a

12/04/2023

Microcredit in Europe, a success story

A little bit of history Microcredit was born in Bangladesh in 1976 by Grameen Bank, the so-called bank of the poor founded by Muhammad Yunus with the aim of offering opportunities to most of the population that did not have access to traditional financial services. At the end of the last century, it expanded through

30/03/2023

The “Emprendre per créixer” awards are now open

Nantik Lum presents the “Emprendre per créixer” awards, which aim to support and promote entrepreneurial initiatives. To participate, you must be over 18 years old and reside and carry out your activity in Spain at the time of the call. €3,500 will be distributed among the following categories: Nantik Award: aimed at entrepreneurs who have

29/03/2023

New Grant Scheme for the Digital Transformation of Commerce

Barcelona City Council’s Directorate of Commerce, Restaurant, and Consumer Services has launched a grant scheme, with a budget of one million euros, for the digital transformation of commerce and restaurants in the city of Barcelona. The grant amount will be 50% of the eligible cost, with a maximum amount of €3,500 per application.   Beneficiary

29/03/2023

Interview with Cristina González, General Director of MicroBank

1. This year MicroBank celebrates its 15th anniversary: congratulations! What has been the impact of these 15 years? Thank you very much for your congratulations! We celebrate 15 years of MicroBank with a very positive balance, which translates into more than 8 billion euros allocated to launch over 1.2 million social impact projects in Spain.

28/03/2023

Autoocupació participates in the 5th Innovation and Entrepreneurship Day of Vocational Training in Girona

Miriam Planella, Autoocupació’s delegate in Girona, served on the jury for the 4th Vocational Training Entrepreneurship Awards Autoocupació participated on March 24 in the 5th Innovation and Entrepreneurship Day of Vocational Training (FP) in Girona. Miriam Planella, Autoocupació’s delegate in Girona, served on the jury for the 4th Vocational Training Entrepreneurship Awards, which were presented

15/03/2023

New workshop of the Young Entrepreneurs Succeed project in Karditsa

ANKA organized the first workshop of 2023 within the framework of the YES! Young Entrepreneurs Succeed project. The two-day workshop began with a welcome from ANKA’s General Director, Evangelos Sakellariou, and the Coordinator of the Lead Partner, the Agricultural University of Athens, Yiorgos Alexopoulos. The first day of the workshop was dedicated to updating the

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Awards

04/05/2022

2022 Metropolitan Awards

The Metropolitan Awards, promoted and funded by the Barcelona Metropolitan Area and the Procornellà Business Centre, seek to support young,...

Entrepreneurship

20/12/2022

You can now establish a company for just 1€!

On October 19, Law 18/22 on Company Creation and Growth came into force, as part of the reforms driven by...

24/10/2022

Llançadora, entrepreneurship grants

Autoocupació promotes “Llançadora, entrepreneurship grants,” an innovative project for maturing business ideas through the Dual Vocational Training program, subsidized by...

21/10/2022

YBI Global Entrepreneurship Summit

Autoocupació participated in the 2022 Global Youth Entrepreneurship Summit (Global Youth Entrepreneurship Summit 2022) organized by Youth Business International (YBI),...

04/10/2021

Competencies for successful entrepreneurship

It is often said that the most important factor for a business project’s success is the capacity of the entrepreneurial...

Grants

28/10/2022

Call for grant applications for the TU+1 program

The 2022 call for grant applications has been published for the development of the TU+1 Program to promote the indefinite...

07/09/2022

Grants of up to €3000 for self-employed individuals for first-year expenses

Barcelona City Council will offer new financial aid, with a budget of €1M, to self-employed individuals who have started an...

08/07/2022

Grants for Micro-enterprises: Employment + Transformation

The new “Employment + Transformation” grant program aims to provide support to self-employed individuals, micro-enterprises, and cooperatives for maintaining employment...

05/04/2022

2022 Carnet Jove Scholarships to access the professional world

The objective of the scholarships is the professional integration of young people through a training placement in top-tier companies in...

Guidance

25/01/2023

Interview with Miquel Carrión, Deputy Director of Youth Employment at the SOC

1. It seems that despite the reduction in recent years, youth unemployment is still a pending issue compared to more...

31/08/2022

Acredita’t Program: Accredit your professional competencies

Autoocupació is an information and guidance point for the Government of Catalonia’s Acredita’t program, a service that allows individuals to...

04/10/2021

New call for guidance and training for people on ERTO

The Consortium for Continuous Training of Catalonia has awarded Autoocupació the mixed guidance and training program for people on ERTO,...

07/09/2021

Skills for Finding a Job

Do you know how long it takes a person from the moment they decide to look for a job until...

Mentoring

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...

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...

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...

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....

Networking

28/06/2022

Startup Huddle Barcelona: Summer Edition

On Monday, June 27, Autoocupació celebrated the eighth edition of Startup Huddle Barcelona, in a special summer edition, also taking...

17/02/2021

New Startup Huddle Barcelona dedicated to tourism

Last Monday, February 15, Autoocupació held the fifth edition of Startup Huddle Barcelona, dedicated to one of the sectors hardest...

02/10/2017

Networking that transcends borders

Autoocupació and Youth Business Spain continue to boost networking and network collaboration during September. The meetings focused on sharing ideas,...

News

27/01/2026

Autoocupació: 2025 in figures

Business creation Throughout 2025, the Business Creation service of Autoocupació has reinforced its commitment to entrepreneurship, offering comprehensive, personalized, and...

26/01/2026

Interview with Lluís Font i Espinós, Director of the Consortium for Continuing Education of Catalonia

As Director of the Consortium for Continuing Education of Catalonia, what do you consider to be the main future challenges...

17/12/2025

Interview with the Tió de Nadal

1. Where do you come from, Tió? What is your origin and how long have you been part of households?...

17/12/2025

Why do we buy when we are told to?

Origin and impact of new mass consumption days Consumption linked to celebrations has long been part of our calendar. Dates...

Reempresa

25/05/2022

It is seven times easier to take over an existing business than to create a new one.

For over thirty-five years, Autoocupació has been promoting business creation under the motto ‘I am what I want to be’....

03/07/2020

Great changes start with the prefix RE-

Reinventing, revolutionizing, reactivating, restarting, or Reempresa. We know these are difficult times, full of doubts and uncertainties. Reempresa is by...

13/05/2019

Reempresa, invited to the International Business Transfer Summit in Quebec

Albert Colomer, director of Reempresa and president of Autoocupació, participated in the summit that took place on May 7 at...

13/02/2019

Reempresa saves 2,000 companies from closure in Catalonia

Since 2011, the Catalan Reempresa Centre, an initiative of the Employers’ Association Cecot and Autoocupació, has prevented the loss of...

Training

10/10/2017

New training courses in Autoocupació

Autoocupació dóna la benvinguda a la tardor amb l’inici de quatre cursos totalment subvencionats. L’oferta formativa se centra a oferir...

Training

27/04/2022

4 reasons that will motivate you to obtain a professional certificate

Professional certificates are official documents that accredit the professional competencies of the person who obtains them. This official document serves...

08/02/2018

4 reasons that will motivate you to obtain a professional certificate

During 2018, Autoocupació’s training service will offer five professional certificates. Professional certificates are official documents issued by the SOC. Professional...