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08/11/2017

Do you know what mentoring is?

The mentoring program for entrepreneurs offered by Autoocupació is a personalized and individual support process through which professionals with extensive experience or business owners who have created their own company share their experience with young entrepreneurs. The mentor’s task, offering their experience as a volunteer, focuses on helping young people starting their business project to

03/11/2017

Afterwork and mentoring to celebrate the autumn

Ahir al vespre, mentors i emprenedors del programa de mentoring van protagonitzar la quarta edició dels afterworks #PonUnMentorEnTuVida. Autoocupació promou els espais de trobada afterwork per crear i potenciar noves relacions entre mentors i nous emprenedors. Els afterworks #PonUnMentorEnTuVida s’han consolidat com un dels esdeveniments amb més èxit del servei de mentoring d’Autoocupació. La prova

25/10/2017

Autoocupació continues to pave the way

Autoocupació collaborates with the Traçant camins project promoted by the CCAR. The initiative aims to foster contact between refugees and companies to facilitate their entry into the labor market. This Monday, October 23, Autoocupació participated in one of the awareness sessions organized by the Traçant camins program, a project promoted by the Catalan Commission for

24/10/2017

Global Entrepreneurship Week; A week to promote the entrepreneurial spirit

From November 13 to 19, the Global Entrepreneurship Week will be held, with over 160 countries participating. Autoocupació, Reempresa, and BANC will be the host organizations for the 2017 GEW Spain edition. Barcelona, October 23, 2017 – The 10th edition of the Global Entrepreneurship Week Spain 2017 (GEW Spain 2017), which will take place from

18/10/2017

BANC travels to Canada

Read the full article here. The Business Angels Network of Catalonia highlights that 79% of investments in the State are local and remakes Barcelona’s role as an entrepreneurial ecosystem. The event of the Canadian association NACO gathers more than 500 international investors. More than 500 Business Angels from 12 different countries have met from October

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 eines i recursos per la creació i la gestió de petites empreses. Amb l’inici de la tardor Autoocupació ha obert les inscripcions a quatre formacions noves. L’objectiu dels cursos, que formen part de l’oferta formativa

10/10/2017

Via Empresa interviews Albert Colomer

Albert Colomer, president of Autoocupació, has appeared on Via Empresa where, during an interview with Pau Garcia Fuster, he highlighted the current need to establish guarantees and facilities for self-employed workers. He also championed the work of small and medium-sized enterprises, one of the most important economic agents and job creators in the Catalan territory.

04/10/2017

Reempresa, finalist of the European Enterprises Promotion Awards

La iniciativa de la patronal Cecot i Autoocupació és una de les quatre finalistes europees de la categoria que premia les iniciatives per la millora de l’entorn empresarial a Europa. El guanyador europeu es farà públic el pròxim 23 de novembre durant l’Assemblea de pimes que se celebrarà a la capital d’Estònia.  Reempresa és la

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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...