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Who we are
Barcelona Activa is the local development agency of the City Council of Barcelona
Barcelona Activa promotes quality and future oriented employment and businesses through seven activity lines included in its Action Plan.
Created in 1986, this municipal company was born as a business incubator with 16 projects installed. Today, Barcelona Activa has become a local and international reference in the support for entrepreneurs, innovation, professional improvement and creation of employment.
Barcelona Activa offers responses to the more than 100,000 participants who annually come to its premises, coaching more than 1,000 new projects a year, with more than 115 companies installed in its Business Incubator and Technology Park, more than 30,000 participants have received attention in Porta 22, around 50,000 participants have entered the world of new technologies in the Cybernarium, while more than 1,000 unemployed have been contracted to learn a trade while working.
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Entrepreneurship
To spread entrepreneurship and coach entrepreneurs to take the step from the business idea to the creation of their own business.
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Businesses
To facilitate the future of recently created businesses by generating cooperation networks and contributing to the improvement of their competitiveness.
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Human Capital
To increase the professional opportunities that the new work cultures, new occupations, and the emerging economic sectors bring with them.
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Employment
To adapt the professional profiles of the people looking for work or wanting to improve their occupation, and to foster labour inclusion of those collectives with greatest difficulties, by responding to the needs of the companies.
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Cibernarium
To turn the new technologies and their applications into a professional development tool for people and companies.
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Promotion of inovation
To make innovation the engine for generating initiatives and talent in Barcelona.
