Presentation of the 1st Edition of Llançadora, Scholarships for Entrepreneurship

27 July 2023

  • The 11 participants presented the entrepreneurial projects they have been developing this year and received feedback from a committee of experts.
  • Llançadora is an innovative business idea maturation project for young entrepreneurs promoted by Autoocupació.
Barcelona, July 26, 2023. Last Thursday, June 20, Autoocupació celebrated the presentation of the first edition of “Llançadora, scholarships for entrepreneurship,” an innovative project for maturing business ideas through the Dual Occupational vocational training program, subsidized by the Catalan Employment Service. The day was inaugurated by Guillem Arís, director of Autoocupació, and Núria Pérez, technician of the Youth Employment Area of the Public Employment Service of Catalonia, and was led by Amadeu Barceló, program manager. Next, the 11 young entrepreneurs participating in Llançadora presented the projects they have been developing since January in the incubation program, which are as follows:
  • Gerard López Busquets – La chica del limón salva al gato
  • Sara Ros – Casa Jaleo
  • Tomás Nahra Abi Samra García – Comedudas Legal
  • Joel Luna – Makacu
  • Alex Martín Orós – The Shoot Room
  • Júlia Solé Coves – Tornado Campers
  • Marc Esparbé i Vallhonrat – Limitless Propulsions
  • Valeria Ustarez – Huso
  • Gláucia Marques – VerdMarket
  • María Pina – Blu Belchí
  • Raül Martínez Fuentes – martinezfuentes.com
A committee of experts, formed by Núria Pérez, Guillem Arís, Xavier Dumont, head of the entrepreneurship service at Barcelona Activa; and Albert Colomer, president of Autoocupació, asked questions and provided feedback to the participants. Finally, Colomer was responsible for closing the event.

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