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19/09/2025
1. It will soon be a year since your appointment as Executive President of the FPCAT Agency. How did you find it? What challenges have you had to face? When I took office in October 2024, I found an FPCAT Agency full of potential and with a consolidated track record after just over three years
05/09/2025
€16,576: New Grant to Promote Youth Self-Employment
Grants of up to €16,576 for young people registered in the Youth Guarantee who start their self-employment activity between July 12 and September 25, 2025.
25/07/2025
Interview with Eva Expòsito, Head of Youth Care and Support Services (SOC)
1. What is your assessment of the current situation of young people regarding access to employment? One of the issues that needs to be mentioned, and probably not only concerning young people, is the lack of technical profiles currently available in the labor market. We are a country with many university graduates, but in reality,
25/07/2025
If you are young, here are 5 keys to improving your employability!
Finding a job as a young person can seem like a major challenge. Are you exploring what you like? Do you have no experience? Do you want to find a stable, decent job with a future to become independent? We share 5 keys, with data and tips, so you can better understand how the labor
11/07/2025
Barcelona hosts the closing of the European Microfinance Network’s annual campaign
On May 22, 2025, Barcelona became the European capital of microfinance by hosting the closing ceremony of the European Microfinance Network’s annual campaign. The event was co-organized by Fundació Autoocupació, MicroBank, and the European network itself. Under the slogan “Changing the narrative: supporting local communities to generate global impact”, the event brought together some eighty
20/06/2025
Interview with Jordi Reche, non-verbal communication expert
1. Who is Jordi Reche and how did you start in the world of non-verbal language? I am Jordi Reche, a specialist in non-verbal language and non-conscious communication. More than three million people follow my content on social media, where I share daily insights about this discipline. Additionally, I regularly collaborate with media outlets such
20/06/2025
THE SUPERPOWER OF TRULY LISTENING
We live surrounded by words. We say them, write them, send them via WhatsApp, and convert them into audio and presentations. But amidst all this noise, there is a skill we often forget, perhaps because it doesn’t make as much noise as the rest: listening. Active listening is not just for experts or mentors; it’s
19/05/2025
Starting Monday, May 19, 2025, the Department will begin the presentation of the 2024-2028 Competitiveness, Growth, and Innovation Plan for Trade, Crafts, and Fashion and the 2025 Trade Grant Lines. These sessions aim to inform the sector about the main strategic pillars of the new plan and the financial support opportunities available for the coming
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
