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28/04/2021
Startup Huddle Barcelona: Culture Transforms
Last Monday, April 26, Autoocupació held the sixth edition of Startup Huddle Barcelona, which, coinciding with the Sant Jordi celebrations, was dedicated to the culture sector. The event brought together more than 40 professionals from the world of entrepreneurship and mentoring. The event, which featured the collaboration of the Fundació Carulla and the participation of
26/04/2021
Covid-19 aid for the business community in Lleida
The Segrià County Council is launching the 2nd call for subsidies in the field of trade and services in the municipalities of Lleida, Alcarràs, Soses, Seròs, Aitona, La Granja d’Escarp, and Torres de Segre. The subsidy consists of a single maximum contribution of €2,999 per beneficiary. They are aimed at retail trade, trade with tasting,
20/04/2021
Grants of $10,000 for entrepreneurs
KKR Small Business Builders aims to support entrepreneurs in sustaining their small businesses, maintaining or creating jobs, promoting economic opportunities, and helping them recover from the current crisis caused by Covid-19. KKR Small Business Builders will support businesses through a series of $10,000 grants for selected small businesses, technical support through a variety of mentoring
13/04/2021
Grants for female entrepreneurs in the ICT sector
The Government has approved the regulatory framework for a new line of grants to promote female entrepreneurship and leadership in the digital sphere. These grants are intended to help consolidate technology-based startups founded and led by women that are in the initial phase of their business activity. Beneficiaries Eligible beneficiaries include companies established in Catalonia
06/04/2021
Have you ever wondered how many hours you will work throughout your life? Broadly speaking, a person who is professionally active from the completion of their studies until retirement works more than 80,000 hours! This time represents more than 30% of the hours a person is awake during adulthood. Taking these figures into account, it
25/03/2021
BANC has secured €2.3M in funding for some twenty projects in 2020
The network has secured €2.3M in investment for Catalan business projects, at the startup stage, innovative and with growth potential Most projects are developed in sectors such as ICT, agri-food, industrial, and cosmetics During 2020, the technical team of the Business Angels Network Catalonia-BANC worked to help mitigate the economic impact caused by the Covid-19
22/03/2021
Grants for hiring people over 45
This call for applications from the Government of Catalonia and the SOC aims to incentivize companies to promote hiring and job creation for people over 45 who are unemployed, excluded from the labor market, and facing difficulties re-entering it. Beneficiary entities Natural or legal persons and communities of property with the capacity to hire staff,
16/03/2021
New call for Feina Jove grants
The “la Caixa” Foundation is launching the third Feina Jove call to continue incentivizing the generation of stable, quality youth employment and to contribute to the reduction of youth unemployment in Spain. Thus, a line of grants has been created for the hiring of young people (over 16 and under 30 years old) registered in
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
