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30/01/2020

New grants from La Seu d’Urgell City Council for the promotion of employment and entrepreneurship

The La Seu d’Urgell City Council has launched a new call for grants aimed at employment and entrepreneurship in the municipality, with the objective of boosting the city’s economy. They are primarily aimed at the commercial and services sector, groups under 35 and over 55, and establishments in the historic city center. Eligible concepts New

22/11/2019

Girona and Barcelona host a new edition of Startup Huddle during GEW2019

The networking event was held in conjunction with the Global Entrepreneurship Week promoted by the Global Entrepreneurship Network. During both events, entrepreneurs from Salut al dia, Altior, Child Care On, and DisJob presented their challenges. Autoocupació held two editions of Startup Huddle this week in Girona and Barcelona, coinciding with the celebration of Global Entrepreneurship

19/11/2019

20,000 organizations from over 170 countries celebrated Global Entrepreneurship Week

During Global Entrepreneurship Week 2019, over 35,000 events will be organized with the aim of fostering entrepreneurial culture and connecting local entrepreneurial ecosystems. The Global Entrepreneurship Network, promoter of Global Entrepreneurship Week, anticipates that the celebration will connect over 10 million people worldwide. From November 18 to 24, 2019, over 20,000 organizations will celebrate the

14/11/2019

The University of Girona and Autoocupació will promote the job placement of students and graduates

The UdG and Autoocupació formalize a collaboration agreement to foster entrepreneurship and improve the employability of students and graduates. Girona, November 14, 2019 – Autoocupació and the University of Girona have signed a collaboration agreement with the aim of improving employability and promoting the job placement of young students and graduates of the University of

13/11/2019

Autoocupació signs a collaboration agreement with Fundació Carulla

Autoocupació will collaborate in the selection of candidates for the Lluís Carulla Award 2020 and the support and monitoring of the selected proposals. Barcelona, November 8, 2019 – Autoocupació has launched a collaboration with the Fundació Carulla within the framework of the 4th edition of the Lluís Carulla Award, a biennial award that aims to

04/10/2019

BANC co-founds MEDANGELS at the Library of Alexandria during the Techne Summit

MedAngels, the first network of Business Angels from Mediterranean countries, was officially launched on September 30 at the emblematic Library of the maritime city of Alexandria (Egypt). The launch took place during the Techne Summit, the Mediterranean Business Angels meeting on September 28, 29, and 30 in Alexandria. Co-founded by Albert Colomer, president of Autoocupació

27/09/2019

Pilar Moliné, entrepreneur from Becadvisor, finalist in the “Most Competent Entrepreneur” competition

The finalists were selected from more than 1,000 participants who, since September 2016, have taken part in the entrepreneurial skills training workshops, #Compe10ciasLED, a training program for developing the skills necessary to succeed in entrepreneurship launched by the Endesa Foundation together with the Youth Business Spain Foundation, the benchmark in youth self-employment. In Catalonia, the

27/09/2019

7 out of 10 Autoocupació students enter the job market after training

The job placement rate of Autoocupació’s training service stands at 72.8%. The training service offers subsidized courses with the aim of helping individuals enter the job market and achieve their professional goals.   Autoocupació estimates that currently 72.8% of students find employment or start a self-employment project after completing a fully subsidized training course at

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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...