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20/09/2018
The mentoring program helps more than 1,500 young people create and consolidate their businesses
The survival rate of participating companies is 87% after 5 years. Autoocupació, a local partner of Youth Business Spain, develops the mentoring program in Catalonia. Barcelona, June 29, 2018 – Youth Business Spain has presented in Madrid the study “Evaluación del impacto socioeconómico del programa de mentoring de Youth Business Spain”, a study prepared by
19/09/2018
Grants to promote self-employment for young people registered with Youth Guarantee
Self-employed young people registered in the Youth Guarantee program can apply for a grant of up to €9,900 The deadline to apply for the grants is October 15, 2018 Barcelona, September 19, 2018 – From July 20, 2018, until October 15, 2018, young people previously registered in the Youth Guarantee program and registered as self-employed
25/07/2018
Reempresa celebrates the milestone of 1,770 business transfers in seven years
Reempresa launches a new initiative with the aim of helping business transfers grow, gain scale, and consolidate. Since the program’s inception, Reempresa has generated an induced investment of over 80 million euros and safeguarded more than 5,100 jobs. Tuesday, July 24, 2018. Pedralbes Palace hosted this evening the event organized by the Centre de Reempresa
19/07/2018
The Autoocupació mentoring program for entrepreneurs is growing
With the aim of helping entrepreneurs consolidate and grow newly created businesses throughout the Catalan territory, Autoocupació is extending the mentoring methodology to the Federació de Cooperatives de Treball de Catalunya, Barcelona Activa, and 11 city councils in the province of Barcelona and their Local Business Service Centers. Mentoring offers a personalized support methodology
06/07/2018
Enginy: a specialized entrepreneurship program for theme parks
The Diputació de Tarragona has launched the Enginy program in collaboration with Autoocupació, the Science and Technology Park for Tourism, and PortAventura World. The 15 entrepreneurs participating in the program will receive 150 hours of specialized training and mentoring Friday, July 6, 2018. The Diputació de Tarragona presented the Enginy project this Friday morning, a
01/06/2018
Autoocupació participates in the 8th edition of BizBarcelona
Bizbarcelona closes its eighth edition with nearly 13,900 visitors. Autoocupació participated in the trade fair, advising entrepreneurs and offering various activities, conferences, and networking spaces. BizBarcelona, the city of Barcelona’s entrepreneurship and business trade fair, closed its eighth edition with 13,900 visitors, who visited the fair on May 30 and 31 to discover tools, trends,
22/05/2018
Transeo, the European association for the business transfer sector, presents the first online SME transfer platform in Europe. Albert Colomer, President of Autoocupació and Director of Reempresa, participated in the 5th European SME Transfer Summit in Luxembourg, where the initiative was presented. On May 17 and 18, Transeo, the association for the small and medium-sized
17/05/2018
Autoocupació participates in the 10th edition of the GEC in Istanbul
More than 2,000 people from 171 different countries gathered from April 16 to 19 in Istanbul during GEC 2018. Albert Colomer and Guillem Arís attended the congress as the representative organization for GEN Spain. Last April, more than 170 countries participated in the 10th edition of the Global Entrepreneurship Congress 2018 in Istanbul, organized by
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
