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04/12/2025
Autoocupació has received a grant of 20,000 euros from the Tarragona Provincial Council to promote a career guidance and job placement project aimed at unemployed individuals in Camp de Tarragona and Baix Penedès.
25/11/2025
The labor market is evolving, and emerging sectors are already generating new opportunities with tangible impact. According to experts such as Oriol Amat, three areas will set trends in the coming years: green transition, digital transformation, and sustainable maritime economy.
24/11/2025
You have dedicated a large part of your professional career to education. What motivated you to do so? I have always believed that education is one of the most transformative activities that exist. Being able to contribute to people’s growth and seeing how they acquire new knowledge, skills, and confidence is a great source of
20/11/2025
Barcelona, November 19, 2025 – Autoocupació, with the support of the Visa Foundation and in collaboration with MicroBank, launches the Mentoring for Women Entrepreneurs program to promote female entrepreneurship in Spain. Statistics show that the number of women intending to start a business has grown steadily in Spain over recent years, but the female entrepreneurship
21/10/2025
Resources for Entrepreneurship in Catalonia
Entrepreneurship is a fascinating and complex journey. It requires enthusiasm, effort, determination, and constant learning. But you don’t have to do it alone; it’s better to have support. In Catalonia, there is a wide network of organizations and programs that accompany entrepreneurs through all phases of their project, from the initial idea to business consolidation.
21/10/2025
Eva Aramendía, director of BizBarcelona and the Employment Fair
With over a decade of experience in advertising and brand management, Eva Aramendía joined Fira de Barcelona in 2023, participating in the Expoquimia and Equiplast projects. Late last year, Aramendía took over the directorships of Bizbarcelona and the Employment Fair, two events that are already benchmarks for boosting the business fabric and the labor market
22/09/2025
Why is training key in a changing world?
When we talk about social and economic transformation, concepts such as digitalization, artificial intelligence, or sustainability often come to mind. But there is a cross-cutting and essential element to face these challenges: training. If there is a metaphor that exemplifies this, it is that of a tree that, to grow strong and resilient, needs deep
19/09/2025
Eight out of ten businesses transferred in Catalonia remain active: success of the Reempresa model
On September 18, 2025, the Centre de Reempresa de Catalunya, promoted by the Autoocupació foundation together with Cecot, and supported by CaixaBank, presented the report on business sales and acquisitions in Catalonia for the 2011-2025 period at the “all in one” office in Barcelona. The event brought together institutional representatives, city councils, provincial councils, county
Awards
04/05/2022
Entrepreneurship
20/12/2022
You can now establish a company for just 1€!
24/10/2022
Llançadora, entrepreneurship grants
21/10/2022
YBI Global Entrepreneurship Summit
04/10/2021
Competencies for successful entrepreneurship
Grants
28/10/2022
Call for grant applications for the TU+1 program
07/09/2022
Grants of up to €3000 for self-employed individuals for first-year expenses
08/07/2022
Grants for Micro-enterprises: Employment + Transformation
05/04/2022
2022 Carnet Jove Scholarships to access the professional world
Guidance
25/01/2023
Interview with Miquel Carrión, Deputy Director of Youth Employment at the SOC
31/08/2022
Acredita’t Program: Accredit your professional competencies
04/10/2021
New call for guidance and training for people on ERTO
07/09/2021
Mentoring
16/01/2023
Autoocupació’s SOS Mentoring program, honored at the “la Caixa” Foundation Social Innovation Awards
13/12/2021
The power of volunteer mentoring
02/12/2021
Autoocupació’s SOS Mentoring program wins the second Volunteer Award 2021
29/11/2021
Interview with Maria Luisa de Miguel, mentoring expert
Networking
28/06/2022
Startup Huddle Barcelona: Summer Edition
17/02/2021
New Startup Huddle Barcelona dedicated to tourism
02/10/2017
Networking that transcends borders
News
16/04/2026
Skills and attitudes that define an entrepreneurial person
16/04/2026
Interview with Neus Arqués, Writer
26/03/2026
Women Who Are Redefining the Future
26/03/2026
Interview with Eva Menor, Minister for Equality and Feminism of the Government of Catalonia
Reempresa
25/05/2022
It is seven times easier to take over an existing business than to create a new one.
03/07/2020
Great changes start with the prefix RE-
13/05/2019
Reempresa, invited to the International Business Transfer Summit in Quebec
13/02/2019
Reempresa saves 2,000 companies from closure in Catalonia
Training
10/10/2017
New training courses in Autoocupació
Training
27/04/2022
4 reasons that will motivate you to obtain a professional certificate
08/02/2018
4 reasons that will motivate you to obtain a professional certificate
