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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
17/11/2021
Spain is the second most active country during Global Entrepreneurship Week
With more than 500 activities carried out, Spain is the second most active country during Global Entrepreneurship Week 2021, behind only the United States (with more than 1,000 events) and well ahead of other economic powers such as the United Kingdom, Belgium, or China. The various events held in Catalonia as part of GEW will
08/11/2021
Lluís Carulla Award: Cultural Entrepreneurship
With the aim of stimulating and making viable cultural projects and ideas that transform and improve Catalan society, the Lluís Carulla Award biannually recognizes transformative projects and ideas across two categories. In addition to financial resources, the award offers cultural and business training and support, in impact assessment and communication, so that the initiatives are
03/11/2021
Work, as we know it, has remained relatively stable for many generations: people commuted daily to the same workplace, on the same schedule, and worked with the same colleagues. New information and communication technologies have laid the foundations for an unprecedented structural change in the economy and the world of work: this is why we
03/11/2021
Interview with Cristina Fernández, Elearning expert and consultant for training entities
The pandemic has forced the implementation of online training in all educational fields. How has it affected employment training? Until the pandemic, training entities in Catalonia primarily delivered professional certificates through in-person methodologies; few were accredited to offer them via e-learning. The entities’ experience with online methodology up to that point was based on delivering
20/10/2021
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,
19/10/2021
Autoocupació, at BizBarcelona and the 2021 Employment Fair
Bizbarcelona and the Employment Fair will be held from November 9 to 11 jointly at Fira de Barcelona’s Montjuïc venue, with talent as a driving force for reactivation as the main focus, aiming to contribute to economic reactivation by boosting entrepreneurship projects, business activity, and employment. More than 100 conferences, with 372 speakers and a
19/10/2021
Autoocupació promotes Global Entrepreneurship Week 2021
Autoocupació joins once again in the celebration of the 14th edition of the global entrepreneurship week, the Global Entrepreneurship Week, together with more than 175 countries. From November 8 to 14, more than 20,000 organizations will foster an entrepreneurial culture, will help create synergies among the different local entrepreneurial ecosystems and recognize the great work
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
