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12/03/2021
AWS Amazon Credit for the Get With project
BANC, a network of private investors founded by Autoocupació 17 years ago, has helped the GET WITH project secure an AWS AMAZON credit. These credits are designed to provide startups with the necessary resources to scale rapidly, offering up to 10,000 dollars in credits to purchase AWS services (software, cloud space, AI/Machine learning technologies, advisory
08/03/2021
Today and always, March 8th! #SomDones
Today and always, in the struggle. So that women are valued as role models in different areas of life, to break the glass ceiling, to expand the network of services aimed at female empowerment, to eliminate the additional discrimination faced by women, to achieve true coeducation, to be able to decide about our own bodies
01/03/2021
SOS Mentoring saves 400 businesses
SOS Mentoring, the volunteer program promoted by Autoocupació in response to the Covid-19 health emergency, has been a complete success: 400 businesses have joined to receive help from experienced professionals when making the necessary decisions to face the crisis. Around 500 volunteer entrepreneurs, professionals, and executives are already part of the SOS Mentoring program; they
17/02/2021
New Startup Huddle Barcelona dedicated to tourism
Last Monday, February 15, Autoocupació held the fifth edition of Startup Huddle Barcelona, dedicated to one of the sectors hardest hit by the Covid-19 crisis, tourism, and successfully bringing together more than 40 professionals from the world of entrepreneurship and mentoring. The event was opened by Albert Colomer, president of Autoocupació, who welcomed attendees with
16/02/2021
Autoocupació holds the conference “Boost your professional network for entrepreneurship”
Last Thursday, February 11, Autoocupació held the conference Boost your professional network for entrepreneurship, within the framework of the Mature Ideas program and with the collaboration of Barcelona Activa. The event was held online, from 10 AM to 1 PM, and gathered over 140 entrepreneurs over 40 years old. Montse Basora, Director of Entrepreneurship at
16/02/2021
New extraordinary aid for self-employed individuals due to COVID-19
On February 19, registrations open for the new access registry to the 2021 first-quarter aid program, aimed at self-employed professionals affected by the economic consequences of the pandemic. The grant amount is €2,000. Who can apply? Self-employed professionals who carry out an economic activity as an individual, mutualists, corporate members, cooperative members, all up to
22/01/2021
Reempresa enters 2021, preventing the closure of 3,000 Catalan SMEs
Reempresa, the market for buying and selling small and medium-sized businesses in Catalonia, an initiative launched by the employers’ association Cecot and Autoocupació in 2011, reached 3,000 successful business transfers at the beginning of this January. These success stories have generated an induced investment of over €138M and have prevented the loss of more than
21/01/2021
Autoocupació creates 296 mentoring relationships in 2020
2020 has been a key year for Autoocupació’s mentoring service: in addition to the traditional service for young entrepreneurs, the Foundation has launched a new volunteer program, the SOS Mentoring, to help entrepreneurs cope with the situation arising from the health emergency caused by COVID-19. Thus, during 2020, 296 new mentoring relationships were established between
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
