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21/10/2025
Eva Aramendía, director of BizBarcelona and the Employment Fair
With over a decade of experience in advertising and brand management, Eva Aramendía joined Fira de Barcelona in 2023, participating in the Expoquimia and Equiplast projects. Late last year, Aramendía took over the directorships of Bizbarcelona and the Employment Fair, two events that are already benchmarks for boosting the business fabric and the labor market
22/09/2025
Why is training key in a changing world?
When we talk about social and economic transformation, concepts such as digitalization, artificial intelligence, or sustainability often come to mind. But there is a cross-cutting and essential element to face these challenges: training. If there is a metaphor that exemplifies this, it is that of a tree that, to grow strong and resilient, needs deep
19/09/2025
Eight out of ten businesses transferred in Catalonia remain active: success of the Reempresa model
On September 18, 2025, the Centre de Reempresa de Catalunya, promoted by the Autoocupació foundation together with Cecot, and supported by CaixaBank, presented the report on business sales and acquisitions in Catalonia for the 2011-2025 period at the “all in one” office in Barcelona. The event brought together institutional representatives, city councils, provincial councils, county
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
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
