Puerto Rico is the best place in Latin America and the Caribbean to start a business and gain access to credit and is outranked only by Chile in the overall ease of doing business, according to the “Doing Business 2013: Smarter Regulations for Small and Medium-Size Enterprises” report released Tuesday by the IFC and World Bank.
The U.S.‐Panama Trade Promotion Agreement, an initiative through which President Barack Obama seeks to increase opportunities for U.S. businesses, farmers, and workers through improved access for their products and services in foreign markets, takes effect Oct. 31.
Puerto Rican consumers lose between $2.5 million and $4 million as a result of online identity theft, and the problem is growing, representatives from the Consumer Credit Counseling Service said Wednesday.
Market research firm Gaither International this week launched its "Media Brands Profiles" service, which may be Puerto Rico’s first multimedia brands, media and consumption daily monitoring study.
Allied Car & Truck Rental is marking its 30th anniversary by investing $9 million to double its presence in Puerto Rico over the next two years, as well as establish branches outside the island, company officials said Monday.
Grupo Guayacán, a Puerto Rican nonprofit venture capital firm, announced Wednesday the selection of the top 15 business proposals submitted in this year’s EnterPRize Business Plan competition.
Doctors' Center Hospital's multi-million dollar emergency room annex, currently under construction at Stop 20 in Santurce, is still several months away from completion but management already is counting on it to boost the hospital's visibility.
As it marks its 109th anniversary, Kraft Foods Group is emerging as a new public food and beverage company, splitting into two separate and independent companies: Kraft Foods Group (grocery) and Mondelēz International Inc. (snacks).
Global financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. announced Tuesday the opening of a new office in Hato Rey, expanding its footprint to Puerto Rico for the first time in 65 years.
Metro International, the world's largest international newspaper, is launching its free daily newspaper in Puerto Rico, publishing a special edition that will circulate today as a “sneak peek” before going into full publishing mode later this month, company officials said.
McConnell Valdés received two prestigious international awards from publications “Chambers & Partners” and “International Tax Review” for the company’s “outstanding performance” in the last year, it was announced over the weekend.
Goya Puerto Rico is the company with the best reputation on the island, according to the results of the most recent RepTrak Pulse Puerto 2012 study unveiled Wednesday by Reputation Institute, Gaither International and Inmark Strategic Studies.
A contingent of central government agencies conducted surprise inspections to several scrap metal collections centers in Puerto Rico, urging owners to bring their businesses up to speed with the law recently approved to regulate the industry.
Seeking to present a more integrated offering that drives greater efficiency, consistency and value for its customers, advertising agency Havas announced the rebranding of its EURO RSCG division to Havas Worldwide.
The Twitter social network is abuzz with Puerto Rican members who use it well and often.
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