Applications open for the Self-Employed Professional Woman Award

15 April 2024

Applications are open for the Fourth Edition of the Self-Employed Professional Woman Award, organized by CaixaBank. These awards are an opportunity to recognize the professional excellence of self-employed women in Spain.

Requirements

The requirements to participate in this award are:
  • Be a female entrepreneur
  • Have tax residency in the national territory
  • Have at least two years of business activity

Prize

The eleven best projects will be awarded, and from these, the following will be chosen:
  • One entrepreneur to take a course from the training offer of the digital business school Founderz.
  • One entrepreneur, the national winner, who will receive 6,000 euros in training. The winning entrepreneur’s project will receive a dissemination campaign through the communication channels of the Association of Self-Employed Workers (ATA).

Deadline and application

The deadline will be open until June 28. If you need help with the application process, send us an email to info@autoocupacio.org or call us at 93 490 88 60.

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