Autoocupació, at BizBarcelona and the Employment Fair 2024

2 October 2024

Bizbarcelona and the Employment Fair will be held on October 23 and 24 at Fira de Barcelona, with a focus on helping individuals develop new business, professional, and employment opportunities. Both events, featuring over a hundred activities, guidance services, training workshops, conferences, and talks, return together with the aim of fostering talent and boosting local economies.

Autoocupació’s Activities

Once again, Autoocupació will actively participate in Biz and the Fair with its own stand, where entrepreneurs and job seekers will receive information and advice. Additionally, the following activities will be held:
  • ‘I Am What I Want to Be’ Conference: Led by Rafa Rodríguez from University of Change, this aims to motivate entrepreneurs to break through their own barriers to achieve their goals.
  • Startup Huddle Barcelona: A networking event where two entrepreneurs present the challenges they face and receive feedback and assistance from attendees.
  • Mentoring Masterclass: Unleashing Talent: A keynote speech by Isabel Boix, a coaching expert, who will share practical strategies and tools for successfully performing the role of a mentor, helping entrepreneurs unleash their full potential.
  • Mentoring Roundtable: The Protagonists Speak: A roundtable where a mentoring pair will share their experience participating in the program. Recognitions will be awarded to the most active volunteer mentors and to the municipalities in the province of Barcelona that have been most involved this year.
  • Discover the DISC Test and Your Personality: A session introducing the DISC test, a behavioral analysis tool that helps define how a person behaves in their environment and reacts to certain scenarios.

Share

27/08/2026

New grants of up to €5,000 to open, renovate or digitalise businesses in Lleida

Self-employed professionals, micro-enterprises and small businesses with street-level premises in Lleida can apply for grants of up to €5,000 to carry out renovations, improvements or digitalisation projects. The grant covers 50% of eligible expenditure, subject to a minimum investment of €2,000 excluding VAT. The full amount awarded will be paid in advance, with no guarantee

28/07/2026

Youth Guarantee 2026: Up to €17,094 to Launch Your Self-Employment Project

If you are between 18 and 29 years old and want to start your own business, the Youth Guarantee grant can help turn your entrepreneurial project into reality. This financial aid is designed to support young people entering the labour market through self-employment by providing funding for both the start-up of their business and the

28/07/2026

What Are Reskilling and Upskilling? Learning to Adapt to Change

The job market is evolving at an increasingly rapid pace. Digitalisation, new ways of working, and the constant emergence of new technologies mean that professional skills must continuously evolve. In this context, concepts such as reskilling and upskilling have become essential for maintaining employability and successfully facing new professional challenges. But what do these terms

27/07/2026

Interview with Miquel Àngel Prats Fernández, Teacher, Educational Psychologist, and PhD in Education

1. After more than two decades of experience, how would you say the way we understand education and training in Catalonia has evolved? What have been the most significant changes? I believe we have moved from viewing education and training as a stage of life to understanding them as a continuous process. Twenty years ago,