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17/04/2019
Global Entrepreneurship Congress: Connecting the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
More than 3,000 attendees from over 100 member countries of the Global Entrepreneurship Network will gather from April 15 to 18 in Manama, Bahrain during the Global Entrepreneurship Congress 2019. Albert Colomer, President of Autoocupació, and Guillem Arís, Director of Autoocupació, are participating in the congress representing GEN Spain. From April 15 to 18, the
08/04/2019
Sharing successful strategies on migrant entrepreneurship
The Can Déu Civic Centre in Barcelona hosted more than 70 participants on April 3 and 4 as part of the Migrant Entrepreneurship Support. Access to Finance conference. M-UP (The Network for Migrant Entrepreneurs to Scale Up and Grow) and MAGNET (Migrant Acceleration for Growth – Network for Entrepreneurship Training) are the two European consortia
02/04/2019
Income Tax 2018: News and Key Dates
Deductions for maternity and paternity leave, new tax relief for self-employed individuals, and increased deductions for investments in new companies are some of the new features of the 2018 Income Tax campaign. Today marks the start of the 2018 Income Tax declaration campaign, which this year will run until June 26 if the declaration is
29/03/2019
The Autonomous University of Barcelona hosts the XVIII RUEPEP Conference. The President of Autoocupació, Albert Colomer, and the Secretary of Autoocupació, Tirso Gracia, have participated in the Employability Roundtable: Results of Postgraduate Training. On March 27, 28, and 29, the Autonomous University of Barcelona hosted the XVIII edition of the RUEPEP Conference, Red Universitaria de
27/03/2019
Young Entrepreneurs Succeed (YES!) will engage 1,600 young people with the aim of creating and growing their own businesses. Autoocupació joins a project that brings together expert and beneficiary organizations from 6 EU countries. With the aim of engaging unemployed young people to enter the labor market and promoting entrepreneurship, EEA and Norway Grants Fund
25/03/2019
17,000 visitors at the 2nd edition of the Youth Employment Fair
Autoocupació participated in the 2nd edition of the Youth Employment Fair on March 21 and 22 70 Third Sector entities and 30 companies participated in the 2nd edition of the Fair The second edition of the Youth Employment Fair, organized by Fira de Barcelona with the support of the Barcelona City Council through Barcelona Activa
01/03/2019
Autoocupació Mentoring, recognized as good practice by the European Microfinance Network
Autoocupació’s mentoring program has recently been recognized as good practice by the European Microfinance Network (EMN). The EMN network is a non-profit organization that promotes microfinance as a tool to combat social and economic exclusion in Europe through self-employment, the creation of micro-enterprises, and the generation of new jobs. Mentoring offers personalized support from entrepreneurs
19/02/2019
The European business angels network EBAN celebrates 20 years
The network currently has more than 150 member organizations in over 50 countries. Since 2003, the president of Autoocupació and the Business Angels Network of Catalonia, Albert Colomer, has been a member of the network’s Board of Directors. On March 6, the European Business Angels Network (EBAN) will celebrate its 20th anniversary with an event
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
