I have just arrived to work in Barcelona or I intend to work there soon
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Subsidies, grants and funding
Barcelona City Council is allocating a large amount of resources to drive city recovery and promotion policies, in the form of grants, subsidies and funding. The City Council is reaffirming its commitment to promoting the economy, fostering employment and shaping the city’s future, by having more programmes, services and budgetary allocations.
Find all the resources available in the city such as grants, training, advice, technological tools, and more for boosting digital skills and strengthening digitalisation in all areas more accessible to the public.
Period: Permanent
Advice
Barcelona City Council is at your side, helping you to look for information, selecting the resources best adapted to your needs and supporting when it comes to processing grants or drawing up personalised plans for your business with the help of experts. Our advice services will help you to start, consolidate or continue developing projects.
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Support service for international talent wanting to come and live in the city or who have recently settled here. It provides information on procedures and processes such as work and residence permits, access to housing, healthcare and education, the steps to creating a business, investing or working in Barcelona, and other practical matters for living in the city. Face-to-face assistance is given at the Barcelona International Welcome Desk offices (MediaTIC building) or by video conference. You need to book an appointment.
Period: In 2024
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Website aimed at international talent interested in coming to live and work in Barcelona. It includes practical information about the daily aspects of life in the city, a selection of the most important procedures to follow for setting up residence, and a calendar of periodic activities to get to know the city, settle in, and establish contacts.
Period: In 2024
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Business one-stop-shop for enabling economic activity in the district. Located in the MediaTIC building, the office offers information for carrying out a business activity in the 22@ district. Preliminary use-plan reports, activity-starting and ending statements, licence transfers and applications for occupying public roads and squares can be processed there.
Period: In 2024
Training
To be competitive, you need to be up to date. So Barcelona City Council has launched a wide range of specialised training lines, designed to prepare you for the future with more drive than ever. The range of free possibilities means there is something for everyone!
Find all the resources available in the city such as grants, training, advice, technological tools, and more for boosting digital skills and strengthening digitalisation in all areas more accessible to the public.
Period: Permanent
Promoting the city
Barcelona is a city that looks to the future and possesses all the attributes for playing a key role in the changes that are coming. The City Council is therefore driving ahead with economic-promotion tools, both local and international, fostering public-private cooperation initiatives and launching campaigns that strengthen the city’s full economic potential.
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This year will see the eleventh edition of Barcelona International Community Day, an F2F event that includes an exhibitors' fair and an extensive programme of activities (seminars, workshops, roundtables and networking) to welcome the city’s international community, offering useful information and resources for living, working and doing business in Barcelona.
Period: The 2024 edition is planned for Saturday, 28 September
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Website aimed at international talent interested in coming to live and work in Barcelona. It includes practical information about the daily aspects of life in the city, a selection of the most important procedures to follow for setting up residence, and a calendar of periodic activities to get to know the city, settle in, and establish contacts.
Period: In 2024
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Barcelona City Council and Barcelona Activa take part in the main trade fairs held in the city, with their own space offering economic information on the city, advice for enterprises and investors, and networking activities, among other things. Spaces are provided at these fairs so that start-ups in the Barcelona Activa orbit and taking part in its accompaniment programmes can be introduced and create new business opportunities.
Period: In 2024