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15/07/2022
New workshop for the Young Entrepreneurs Succeed project
The Munich Business School hosted the second workshop of 2022 as part of the project: Young Entrepreneurs Succeed YES. The two-day workshop began with a welcome speech by the Dean of the Munich Business School, Prof. Dr. Stefan Baldi, followed by a general presentation of both old and new members by Prof. Barbara Scheck, who
12/07/2022
Interview with Àlex Sastre, Director General of Youth
1. The Youth Congress was held last March. What is your assessment of it? I believe I cannot assess the Youth Congress without referring to the entire prior process that culminated in the Congress, as it was designed as a continuum. As you know, with the aim of developing a new youth strategy for the
08/07/2022
Grants for Micro-enterprises: Employment + Transformation
The new “Employment + Transformation” grant program aims to provide support to self-employed individuals, micro-enterprises, and cooperatives for maintaining employment (by compensating a portion of salary costs) and facilitating the transition towards the green or digital economy. 1. Grant €5,000 2. Beneficiaries Self-employed individuals, micro-enterprises, and cooperatives 3. Requirements Companies established before 01/12/2020 Between 1
06/07/2022
Youth Unemployment: A Structural Problem
The data on unemployment trends in Catalonia at the end of the first half of 2022 are, without a doubt, positive. Registered unemployment has thus decreased by 24.2% in the last twelve months. Currently, there are 338,081 people registered as unemployed with the Catalan Employment Service, the lowest figure since June 2008, just before the
28/06/2022
Startup Huddle Barcelona: Summer Edition
On Monday, June 27, Autoocupació celebrated the eighth edition of Startup Huddle Barcelona, in a special summer edition, also taking advantage of the celebration of the National Business Day in Catalonia. The event gathered more than 40 professionals from the world of entrepreneurship and mentoring at the Auditorium of the Barcelona Biomedical Research Park. The
31/05/2022
Interview with Oriol Alba, Secretary General of Cecot
1. It has been 500 days since you were appointed Secretary General of Cecot: what is your assessment of the business landscape in our country? In Catalonia, we possess significant productive strength, often underestimated by citizens and some public administrations. This strength is characterized by an inherent dynamism that has enabled it to reinvent itself
25/05/2022
It is seven times easier to take over an existing business than to create a new one.
For over thirty-five years, Autoocupació has been promoting business creation under the motto ‘I am what I want to be’. We have helped thousands of people find their best professional path, aiming for their personal fulfillment. Often, this involves making your dreams come true by starting a business. For over ten years, we have introduced
13/05/2022
Non-work placements. What do they offer students and companies?
Work placements are a great opportunity to connect organizations looking to incorporate talent with students who have been trained in specific skills within a professional sector. Autoocupació offers a wide 100% subsidized training offer of professional certificates, where students, once they have completed and passed the corresponding training modules, have the possibility of carrying out
Awards
04/05/2022
Entrepreneurship
30/10/2026
Grants and financial support for starting a business: what’s available and how to apply
28/07/2026
Youth Guarantee 2026: Up to €17,094 to Launch Your Self-Employment Project
05/09/2025
€16,576: New Grant to Promote Youth Self-Employment
20/12/2022
You can now establish a company for just 1€!
Grants
27/08/2026
New grants of up to €5,000 to open, renovate or digitalise businesses in Lleida
28/07/2026
Youth Guarantee 2026: Up to €17,094 to Launch Your Self-Employment Project
15/07/2026
09/07/2026
2026 TU+1 Programme Call Opens: Up to €21,762 to Hire Staff on Permanent Contracts
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
09/10/2026
20/05/2026
Great session at the new Startup Huddle edition in Castellar del Vallès
20/05/2026
Autoocupació is hosting a new edition of Startup Huddle in Girona
16/01/2023
Autoocupació’s SOS Mentoring program, honored at the “la Caixa” Foundation Social Innovation Awards
Networking
20/05/2026
Great session at the new Startup Huddle edition in Castellar del Vallès
20/05/2026
Autoocupació is hosting a new edition of Startup Huddle in Girona
28/06/2022
Startup Huddle Barcelona: Summer Edition
17/02/2021
New Startup Huddle Barcelona dedicated to tourism
News
30/10/2026
Interview with Joan Romero i Circuns, Executive Director of ACCIÓ
30/10/2026
Grants and financial support for starting a business: what’s available and how to apply
26/10/2026
09/10/2026
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
28/07/2026
What Are Reskilling and Upskilling? Learning to Adapt to Change
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
10/10/2017
New training courses in Autoocupació
