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15/01/2021

New success story: Panda Motos secures an Enisa Grant

Autoocupació, through BANC, a network of private investors founded by Autoocupació 17 years ago, and thanks to an agreement with ENISA, helps entrepreneurs secure funding for innovative projects. In this case, the BANC network has secured an ENISA grant for the company PANDA MOTOS S.L. PANDA MOTOS is an online multi-brand motorcycle sales platform, offering

01/12/2020

La Cafè Original secures Enisa funding, with the support of Autoocupació

Autoocupació, through BANC and thanks to an agreement with Enisa, helps entrepreneurs secure funding for innovative projects. In this case, the BANC network has secured an Enisa for the company La Cafè Original S.L. La Cafè Original is dedicated to distributing coffee machines that can replace capsule coffee makers in workplaces, with the possibility of

18/11/2020

Autoocupació celebrates the first online edition of Startup Huddle during GEW2020

The networking event has brought together more than 60 professionals from the world of entrepreneurship and mentoring The entrepreneurial projects Favors Barcelona and Creatica have presented their challenges in facing Covid-19 Last Monday, November 16, Autoocupació held the fourth edition of Startup Huddle Barcelona within the framework of the Global Entrepreneurship Week, the Global Entrepreneurship

16/11/2020

Autoocupació seeks virtual and augmented reality solutions for business tourism

Launch of the first entrepreneurship program specializing in business tourism and virtual and augmented reality in Catalonia The Enginy project leverages firaReus’s position in the MICE sector and will offer training in virtual and augmented reality and business management Autoocupació, together with Redessa, is promoting the program Enginy: Acceleration in the MICE sector, framed within

12/11/2020

Albert Colomer, re-elected member of the EBAN Board of Directors

On October 28, the general assembly of the European Business Angels Network (EBAN) was held virtually. This organization encompasses more than 150 organizations, investors, business angel networks, and representative entities of the private investment sector from over 50 countries. During the meeting, the composition of the organization’s Board of Directors was renewed for the next

09/11/2020

Grants for maintaining the activity of self-employed individuals and micro-enterprises in response to Covid-19

The Government of Catalonia has approved an extraordinary grant to promote the continuity of the activities of self-employed individuals and micro-enterprises in an unfavorable economic and social context and to mitigate the negative effects they are enduring. Who can apply? Individuals registered in the Special Regime for Self-Employed Workers or the Social Security self-employment scheme

06/11/2020

Grants for companies in the trade and services sector of Segrià

The Segrià County Council has published new grants in the field of trade and services to compensate for economic losses resulting from COVID-19 in the municipalities of Lleida, Alcarràs, Soses, Seròs, Aitona, la Granja d’Escarp, and Torres de Segre. Who can apply for the grant? Legal entities and self-employed individuals who own a physical retail

05/11/2020

Autoocupació participates in the 5th Workshop of the Young Entrepreneurs Succeed program

The members of the Young Entrepreneurs Succeed program, funded by Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway through the EEA and Norway Grants fund, have organized the project’s 5th internal Workshop, which was held remotely on October 6 and 7 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The first day was dedicated to the project’s progress. The partners discussed 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...