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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
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
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
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

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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