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21/10/2025
Resources for Entrepreneurship in Catalonia
Entrepreneurship is a fascinating and complex journey. It requires enthusiasm, effort, determination, and constant learning. But you don’t have to do it alone; it’s better to have support. In Catalonia, there is a wide network of organizations and programs that accompany entrepreneurs through all phases of their project, from the initial idea to business consolidation.
21/10/2025
Eva Aramendía, director of BizBarcelona and the Employment Fair
With over a decade of experience in advertising and brand management, Eva Aramendía joined Fira de Barcelona in 2023, participating in the Expoquimia and Equiplast projects. Late last year, Aramendía took over the directorships of Bizbarcelona and the Employment Fair, two events that are already benchmarks for boosting the business fabric and the labor market
22/09/2025
Why is training key in a changing world?
When we talk about social and economic transformation, concepts such as digitalization, artificial intelligence, or sustainability often come to mind. But there is a cross-cutting and essential element to face these challenges: training. If there is a metaphor that exemplifies this, it is that of a tree that, to grow strong and resilient, needs deep
19/09/2025
Eight out of ten businesses transferred in Catalonia remain active: success of the Reempresa model
On September 18, 2025, the Centre de Reempresa de Catalunya, promoted by the Autoocupació foundation together with Cecot, and supported by CaixaBank, presented the report on business sales and acquisitions in Catalonia for the 2011-2025 period at the “all in one” office in Barcelona. The event brought together institutional representatives, city councils, provincial councils, county
19/09/2025
1. It will soon be a year since your appointment as Executive President of the FPCAT Agency. How did you find it? What challenges have you had to face? When I took office in October 2024, I found an FPCAT Agency full of potential and with a consolidated track record after just over three years
05/09/2025
€16,576: New Grant to Promote Youth Self-Employment
Grants of up to €16,576 for young people registered in the Youth Guarantee who start their self-employment activity between July 12 and September 25, 2025.
25/07/2025
Interview with Eva Expòsito, Head of Youth Care and Support Services (SOC)
1. What is your assessment of the current situation of young people regarding access to employment? One of the issues that needs to be mentioned, and probably not only concerning young people, is the lack of technical profiles currently available in the labor market. We are a country with many university graduates, but in reality,
25/07/2025
If you are young, here are 5 keys to improving your employability!
Finding a job as a young person can seem like a major challenge. Are you exploring what you like? Do you have no experience? Do you want to find a stable, decent job with a future to become independent? We share 5 keys, with data and tips, so you can better understand how the labor
Awards
04/05/2022
Entrepreneurship

20/12/2022
You can now establish a company for just 1€!

24/10/2022
Llançadora, entrepreneurship grants

21/10/2022
YBI Global Entrepreneurship Summit

04/10/2021
Competencies for successful entrepreneurship
Grants

28/10/2022
Call for grant applications for the TU+1 program

07/09/2022
Grants of up to €3000 for self-employed individuals for first-year expenses

08/07/2022
Grants for Micro-enterprises: Employment + Transformation
05/04/2022
2022 Carnet Jove Scholarships to access the professional world
Guidance

25/01/2023
Interview with Miquel Carrión, Deputy Director of Youth Employment at the SOC
31/08/2022
Acredita’t Program: Accredit your professional competencies

04/10/2021
New call for guidance and training for people on ERTO

07/09/2021
Mentoring

16/01/2023
Autoocupació’s SOS Mentoring program, honored at the “la Caixa” Foundation Social Innovation Awards

13/12/2021
The power of volunteer mentoring

02/12/2021
Autoocupació’s SOS Mentoring program wins the second Volunteer Award 2021

29/11/2021
Interview with Maria Luisa de Miguel, mentoring expert
Networking
28/06/2022
Startup Huddle Barcelona: Summer Edition

17/02/2021
New Startup Huddle Barcelona dedicated to tourism

02/10/2017
Networking that transcends borders
News

27/01/2026

26/01/2026

17/12/2025
Interview with the Tió de Nadal

17/12/2025
Why do we buy when we are told to?
Reempresa

25/05/2022
It is seven times easier to take over an existing business than to create a new one.

03/07/2020
Great changes start with the prefix RE-

13/05/2019
Reempresa, invited to the International Business Transfer Summit in Quebec

13/02/2019
Reempresa saves 2,000 companies from closure in Catalonia
Training

10/10/2017
New training courses in Autoocupació
Training
27/04/2022
4 reasons that will motivate you to obtain a professional certificate

08/02/2018
4 reasons that will motivate you to obtain a professional certificate