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08/07/2021
Book your appointment with the Autoocupació team from the website!
If you are an entrepreneur, have a business idea, or have doubts about starting your own company, you can now book an appointment with our Business Creation service staff directly from our website. The tool allows you to select the day, time, and modality, whether virtual via video call or in person at the four
05/07/2021
Effectuation: Entrepreneurship with Common Sense
Less than half of new businesses survive beyond three years, and many entrepreneurs, after launching their business project, end up exhausted, in debt, and with a feeling of failure. Why? Among other reasons, because entrepreneurs have traditionally been taught to think managerially, based on a causal logic. Thus, they are encouraged to define objectives and
05/07/2021
Interview with Albert Colomer, President of Autoocupació
You have been working with entrepreneurs for over 30 years. How has the ecosystem in Catalonia evolved? How do you see it today? What is it missing? When we started, the word “entrepreneurs” practically did not exist, and what we did was invent a word that defines us: “autoocupació” (self-employment), the people who employ themselves.
21/06/2021
Grants for Business Solvency Support
A registration period has opened for companies and self-employed individuals to sign up and apply for the grants for business solvency support in response to COVID-19. These grants are intended to pay suppliers, cover fixed costs, reduce debts arising from economic activity, and, if there is a remaining balance, pay debts to banking creditors, with
08/06/2021
Miriam Planella, new delegate of Autoocupació Girona
Planella takes on the challenge of providing positive and motivating leadership to the Girona team On April 1, the Private Foundation for the Promotion of Self-Employment of Catalonia appointed Miriam Planella as the new delegate of the Autoocupació branch in Girona. After a seven-year career at the Foundation as a training consultant for the Girona
28/05/2021
The challenges of the post-COVID labor market
The impact of COVID-19 on the world of work has been devastating. Over the last year, more than 1,250,000 Catalans have been affected by temporary employment regulation schemes, and more than 240,000 self-employed workers have applied for the extraordinary benefit for cessation of activity. This is an unprecedented situation that has particularly affected small businesses
18/05/2021
The Generalitat launches new grants for the craft sector with the aim of reactivating and boosting the craft sector, and fostering its competitiveness and quality. Beneficiaries Self-employed individuals and companies that carry out activities included in the Repertoire of Craft Trades. Requirements The minimum eligible investment for all expenses of the different actions must be
06/05/2021
Grants for job creation and retention
The MAPFRE Foundation is launching the 2nd extraordinary call for ACCEDIM Covid Employment Grants to help reactivate the productive fabric and minimize the social and economic effects of the pandemic. Beneficiaries Small businesses, self-employed individuals, and social entities with up to 6 employees, according to the following conditions: 1. Grants for job retention: The hiring
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
