Free mentoring for entrepreneurs over 50: MentorDay offers the Senior Acceleration Programme, a 100% online programme with training, personal mentoring and resources for entrepreneurs over 50. According to the MentorDay website, you could benefit from it for free if you are an autónomo (self-employed person) or your company is under 5 years old. The Plataforma ONE listing describes it as fully funded and says applications are open until 31 December 2030. There is no prize or cash grant.
What changes for you today
If you are over 50 and want to grow a project or start a business, you can apply for a place at any time. If that is not you, nothing changes. This is training and support, not money. To register your activity, see the card How to become an autónomo in Spain as a foreigner.
What happened
We found the programme on Plataforma ONE, the public portal for entrepreneurs' grants and calls, on 16 October 2026. The listing says applications opened on 13 February 2025 and close on 31 December 2030; we do not know when the listing was published. It is run by MentorDay, a non-profit association of volunteer entrepreneurs.
How it works now
It is an open, continuous programme, not a call with a single date. For financial help for new entrepreneurs, such as the reduced fee, see the card on the flat-rate autónomo fee: this programme neither replaces nor gives it. If you want a cash prize for people over 50, see the news item Premios +50 Emprende 2026.
What changes
- What it offers: specialised training, personal mentoring and key resources. According to the ONE listing, it covers any stage, from idea and validation to growth, internationalisation and expanding abroad.
- Cost: the ONE listing describes it as fully funded. The MentorDay website says you could benefit for free if you are an autónomo (self-employed person) or your company is under 5 years old; it does not state the cost for other profiles.
- Who can join: entrepreneurs over 50, in any sector, who want to grow a project or start out. Neither the listing nor the website asks for a specific nationality or residence. That does not guarantee there are no other conditions: we have not seen any rules document.
- What they ask for: according to the ONE listing, a computer, a stable connection and active participation in 40 hours of group sessions (phase 2). The MentorDay website mentions neither the hours nor the phases, so confirm with them.
What happens next
There is no decision date: the listing speaks of applications open until 2030. We have not found how participants are selected or how long the whole programme lasts. If they publish it, we will update this news item.
What you can do
- Go to the MentorDay programme page and use the sign-up button.
- Ask MentorDay before you sign up about the length, the selection and the cost for your case (autónomo or company under 5 years old).
- See other open calls for entrepreneurs in the list of entrepreneur calls.
Official source: Plataforma ONE listing and MentorDay page.
Informational only; check the official source and a professional for your specific case.