Catalonia has a burgeoning start-up scene, with a vast and fast-growing network of inspiring women in business in Barcelona and beyond, working across many industries. With such a diverse international community, Catalonia offers the ideal setting for expat women entrepreneurs in the region who feel empowered to go it alone and set-up their own businesses.
With the world mobile congress hosting the biggest names in technology each year, the digital scene in Barcelona is booming and set to increase exponentially in the forthcoming years, with social-media savvy international women pioneering growing numbers of start-ups and online business ideas for mums. Shecommerce is a conference style event bringing together the next generation of women entrepreneurs in e-commerce.
Barcelona Women’s Network offers support and friendship to local and international women living and working in Barcelona and the surrounding areas. Welcoming all mums in Barcelona who own their own business or work in a creative field, BCN Mompreneurs is an informal English-speaking meet up for international working mothers in Barcelona. Women With Ambition is also a group for professional female business founders, hosting interesting events and mentor programmes.
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Barcelona is home to many fantastic co-working spaces including Downtown Offices, the first work hub for female entrepreneurs in Spain. Cobaby is an innovative space for expat and local working women providing space to work with nursery services close by. Not exclusively for women, ChiringuitOffice is a friendly, sunny, relaxed co-working space for digital nomads and freelancers in Poblenou, Barcelona’s renowned technology neighbourhood.
From the Maresme Coast, Girona Province and the Costa Brava to Sitges and Sant Cugat, it is not just the centre of Barcelona drawing talented international women. From the healthcare and wellness sector, to architecture, law, marketing and PR and more, there have never been so many creative, exciting mum-owned businesses in the region.
Sitges Entrepreneurial Women’s Network is building a multicultural community and platform where entrepreneurial women in Sitges can share their skills, feel empowered, learn from each other, and ultimately thrive in their business ventures.
At MumAbroad.com, we try our best to support female entrepreneurs, and encourage our online community to reach out if you require any of the services or products listed below. If you would like us to feature your business below, do please get in touch via email info@mumabroad.com
Women Entrepreneurs in Catalonia
Sherry – What Children Really Want
What Children Really Want is a resource to help those looking for items and ideas for kids that are empowering, inspirational, and feed a healthy mind. Founder, Sherry, believes kids need a childhood full of inspiration and healthy role models. The ...
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Prabha – Sanitas
Prabha is a Sanitas executive, based in Eixample, specialised in health insurance for expatriates and foreign students, providing a service and documentation in Catalan, Spanish and English Prabha will advise on the most appropriate health ...
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Aga Piatkowska – Photographer
Aga has been a professional photographer for almost 20 years. She grew up in a creative family with both parents working in the industry so she was lucky enough to learn her photography skills from a very early age. Family and portraiture is ...
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Anya van der Drift – My Barcelona School
As a teacher with experience in both public and private schools in Spain and the UK, Anya is able to support you through the process of finding the perfect school for your child in Barcelona. With two children herself, she has first-hand experience ...
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Janina and Paola – StartSmart
Janina and Paola, two well-experienced and hands-on professionals co-founded StartSmart, an agency for professional consulting and business services in and around Barcelona in order to facilitate immigration matters, HR services, office, ...
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Susana Soler – Bee Tutored
Susanna Soler has been educated in international schools in India and Colombia. She attended university in the United States and is bilingual/bicultural (USA/Spain). The last 9 years she has been a foundation board member VP at the Benjamin ...
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Julia Fossi – Event Organiser
Julia Fossi is a professional Actress, Drama Teacher, Event Organiser and Project Manager. She can offer you entertainment for events in all forms for all ages and can organise and produce a variety of different projects from a music event to a ...
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Niki Robinson – A&B Curated
Niki Robinson is the co-founder of A&B Curated – an interior design studio she runs together with her business partner Lisa Richardson. She graduated from the University of Arts London in 2003 and moved to Barcelona 2007 when she was handpicked ...
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Onke Truijen – Portrait Artist
Onke Truijen is a Dutch artist living in Spain. For 8 years she was seduced by Ibiza’s light and bohemian lifestyle but she is now based in Barcelona. She works with oils, acrylics, pastels and spray paints. Onke believes in recycling and ...
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Nasia Burnet – Sukhi
In 2014 Nasia and her husband co-founded Sukhi, selling hand made rugs direct from the makers. They started off in Nepal selling handmade felt ball rugs and are able provide global exposure to these skilful and talented artisans at an affordable ...
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