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25/01/2019

Cecot, Autoocupació, and BANC present proposals to boost the Start-up ecosystem

The Cecot Employers’ Association and Autoocupació, founders of the first Business Angels network in Spain, optimistically view the Government’s commitment to transform the country into an entrepreneurial nation at the European forefront of entrepreneurship and sustainable economic growth. The work carried out over the last fifteen years in the Start-up ecosystem of Catalonia, Spain, and

25/01/2019

Autoocupació aims to integrate 33% of young people participating in the Tour Is Me program into the workforce.

The program specialized in tourism and leisure will offer young people 400 hours of training, 100 hours of internships in sector companies, and a personalized guidance service with the aim of successfully developing their professional skills. The program is aimed at individuals aged 16 to 29 registered with the Youth Guarantee and is framed within

19/12/2018

The Enginy Project presents 4 business projects from the tourism and leisure sector in theme parks.

The 12 entrepreneurs participating in the program have received 150 hours of specialized training and 70 hours of mentoring. The project, part of the Catalunya Emprèn program, has involved the participation of Autoocupació, the Tarragona Provincial Council, the Science and Technology Park for Tourism and Leisure, and PortAventura World. A virtual assistant that allows for

16/11/2018

450 young people create and consolidate their businesses thanks to mentoring from volunteer entrepreneurs

The survival rate of mentored companies is 87%. 94% of people who were previously unemployed are currently working.   Barcelona, November 15, 2018. Autoocupació has a mentoring program in which entrepreneurs, professionals, and executives share their time and experience as volunteer mentors with young entrepreneurs to help them consolidate and grow their businesses. Since 2013,

18/10/2018

Fundación ONCE publishes a new call for grants for the self-employment of people with disabilities

Fundación ONCE will allocate 2.6 million euros during the 2018-2022 period to promote self-employment and entrepreneurial projects for people with disabilities. This October, the new call for financial aid has opened for entrepreneurial projects promoted by Fundación ONCE within the framework of the European Social Fund Operational Program for Social Inclusion and Social Economy. The

10/10/2018

Celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week in 5 steps

From November 12 to 18, Global Entrepreneurship Week will be held in over 170 countries Entrepreneurship Week will connect entrepreneurs, investors, institutions, and companies with one goal: to celebrate entrepreneurship Once again, November will be the month of entrepreneurship. During the week of November 12 to 18, the Global Entrepreneurship Week 2018 will be celebrated,

20/09/2018

The mentoring program helps more than 1,500 young people create and consolidate their businesses

The survival rate of participating companies is 87% after 5 years. Autoocupació, a local partner of Youth Business Spain, develops the mentoring program in Catalonia. Barcelona, June 29, 2018 – Youth Business Spain has presented in Madrid the study “Evaluación del impacto socioeconómico del programa de mentoring de Youth Business Spain”, a study prepared by

19/09/2018

Grants to promote self-employment for young people registered with Youth Guarantee

Self-employed young people registered in the Youth Guarantee program can apply for a grant of up to €9,900 The deadline to apply for the grants is October 15, 2018 Barcelona, September 19, 2018 – From July 20, 2018, until October 15, 2018, young people previously registered in the Youth Guarantee program and registered as self-employed

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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...