20/05/2026
Great session at the new Startup Huddle edition in Castellar del Vallès
Last May 12, we held a new edition of Startup Huddle at the Service Center of the Castellar del Vallès Town Hall, a participatory space where entrepreneurs share the challenges of their projects and receive feedback, ideas, and support from the community. The event brought together professionals, members of the mentoring community, and people interested
20/05/2026
Autoocupació is hosting a new edition of Startup Huddle in Girona
On May 6, a new edition of Startup Huddle Girona took place at Coworking B&Co, bringing together people eager to connect, share experiences, and continue driving thelocal entrepreneurial ecosystem forward. The session, hosted by Guillem Arís, featured highly active participation and once again highlighted the value of the Startup Huddle format: an open conversation space
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 Mentoring has saved 1,048 small businesses and 3,668 jobs from the consequences of the pandemic. Barcelona, January 18, 2023. The “la Caixa” Foundation has granted the Social Innovation award to Autoocupació’s SOS Mentoring program, which
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 in this field over recent years, and highlight the commitment of all the volunteers who make it possible and their impact on the beneficiary entrepreneurs. In 2013, Autoocupació launched a volunteer mentoring program in which
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 the Directorate General for Civic and Community Action of the Department of Social Rights of the Government of Catalonia. SOS Mentoring is a volunteer program designed to help entrepreneurs cope with the situation arising from
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. What did you see in mentoring? What does it give you? What surprised me when I started working in mentoring in 2002 were its results. I formed a team of 25 mentors to work for
20/10/2021
International Mentoring Days
The International Mentoring Days are a series of online events to connect thousands of mentors from around the world and recognize your great volunteer work. The event will take place on Thursday, November 11, from 4:30 PM to 7:00 PM via the Zoom platform, and will feature mentoring experts such as Bob Garvey, inspiring stories,
01/03/2021
SOS Mentoring saves 400 businesses
SOS Mentoring, the volunteer program promoted by Autoocupació in response to the Covid-19 health emergency, has been a complete success: 400 businesses have joined to receive help from experienced professionals when making the necessary decisions to face the crisis. Around 500 volunteer entrepreneurs, professionals, and executives are already part of the SOS Mentoring program; they
