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15/07/2020
Thinking Space: the new platform by Young Entrepreneurs Succeed
The Young Entrepreneurs Succeed program, of which Autoocupació is a partner, has launched “Thinking Space”, the new Peer Learning platform to support all those interested in youth employment, developing programs and policies on the topic, or simply working with NEETs. This platform offers brief articles and essays with information, tools, ideas, solutions, and best practices
03/07/2020
Autoocupació promotes the Barcelona Declaration to boost migrant entrepreneurship
The objective of the Barcelona Declaration is to facilitate the creation of businesses in Europe by migrants The campaign on change.org aims to collect 50,000 signatures to present the petition to the European Parliament Autoocupació promotes the campaign Barcelona Declaration: Turning migrants into job creators, with the aim of improving conditions for migrants when creating
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 your side to help you buy or sell an existing business. Reempresa, founded by Autoocupació and CECOT, is the market for buying and selling small and medium-sized businesses in Catalonia. If you are thinking of
15/06/2020
Up to 1000 students have completed online training at Autoocupació during the lockdown
Autoocupació has remotely trained up to 1000 students during the two months of lockdown caused by the Covid-19 crisis. The closure of classrooms and in-person training has led to a significant increase in registrations for the Foundation’s virtual courses. Thus, up to 581 students are currently training with e-learning courses, focused mainly on digital skills
11/06/2020
Grant of €10,000 for young entrepreneurs
The Government of Catalonia allocates new financial support of up to 10,000 euros for young entrepreneurs registered in the Youth Guarantee program to promote youth self-employment and address Covid-19. Target audience Young individuals, previously registered in the Youth Guarantee program, who register as self-employed workers from September 1, 2019, until the maximum application submission date
26/05/2020
New €300 grant for the self-employed
The Barcelona City Council will provide a grant of 300 euros, in a single payment, to self-employed individuals who have recorded a 75% drop in sales or have closed their establishment due to the Covid-19 crisis. Target recipients Those registered in the Special Regime for Self-Employed Workers (RETA). Those registered as residents in the city
19/05/2020
Autoocupació participates in the UDG Virtual Job Fair
Autoocupació participated in the first Virtual Job Fair organized by the University of Girona on May 13 and 14. It is a virtual event with an extensive program of activities and presentations by companies and institutions, as well as job offers with live chats between them and visitors. Alexandra Planella, Autoocupació’s delegate in Girona, presented
11/05/2020
New CaixaBank loan for freelancers and micro-enterprises
MicroBank is launching a new line of loans worth 310 million euros, targeted at freelancers and micro-enterprises with up to 9 employees and an annual turnover of less than 2 million euros. This loan will cover the temporary working capital needs of businesses affected by COVID-19. Conditions: Maximum amount: €50,000 Repayment period: between 12 and
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
