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16/01/2018

Autoocupació presents the “I am who I want to be” award to three former trustees

On December 22nd, Autoocupació presented 3 honorary awards to former members of the Foundation’s board of trustees. Albert Colomer, current president of Autoocupació, was responsible for presenting the awards. On December 22nd, during the Autoocupació company dinner, the “I am who I want to be” awards were presented to Joan Carles Martínez i González, president

11/01/2018

Euronews selects Albert Colomer as 2017 Business Personality

Euronews has recognized the work of Albert Colomer and Reempresa in facilitating the transfer and continuity of businesses and preventing their closure. Albert Colomer is the current director of Reempresa and president of the Private Foundation for the Promotion of Self-Employment of Catalonia. Albert Colomer, director of the Reempresa Centre of Catalonia and president of

06/01/2018

The challenges of 2018 for entrepreneurs

Discover what you are most passionate about and transform it into your occupation. Create your own company and be your own boss. In this way, in 2018 you will achieve the challenge of self-employment.   The beginning of the year is a good time to awaken the entrepreneurial spirit within us, so put your creativity

11/12/2017

Guillem Arís appointed as the new director of Autoocupació

He states that Autoocupació has the best team and the best services to help people be what they want to be. The new director is committed to change in order to continue being an effective tool for social transformation. On November 27, the Board of Trustees of the Private Foundation for the Promotion of Self-Employment

29/11/2017

Autoocupació travels to India to participate in GES 2017

Autoocupació participates in GES 2017, the summit for entrepreneurs, investors, and businesses. The city of Hyderabad, India, will host the eighth edition of GES 2017 from November 28 to 30. From November 28 to 30, Autoocupació will attend the Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2017 (GES 2017), an entrepreneurship summit held annually that brings together entrepreneurs, investors,

24/11/2017

European Comission reward Reempresa’s work

Centre de Reempresa de Catalunya, el mercat de compravenda de petites i mitjanes empreses de Catalunya impulsat per la Patronal Cecot i Autoocupació, ha estat guardonada amb el Premi Europeu de Promoció Empresarial (EEPA) que atorga la Comissió Europea. La cerimònia d’entrega de premis es va celebrar ahir al vespre durant l’Assemblea de PIMES a Tallin,

21/11/2017

Are you familiar with the success competencies of an entrepreneur?

Persistence Demand for efficiency and quality Fulfillment of commitments Search for opportunities and initiative Taking calculated risks These are 5 of the 10 competencies of a successful entrepreneur, and all of them will be addressed in the #Compe10ciasLED training that Autoocupació is organizing in collaboration with Youth Business Spain (YBS) from November 29 to December

14/11/2017

Reempresa renews the agreement with the Diputació de Barcelona and makes balance

La renovació del conveni amb la Diputació de Barcelona dóna continuïtat a la tasca de dinamització del teixit empresarial i de creació d’ocupació que Reempresa realitza a la província de Barcelona. Des del juny del 2016 la Diputació de Barcelona i la Patronal Cecot treballen per consolidar la Reempresa com a model d’emprenedoria, creixement i

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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...