The event targets salespeople, entrepreneurs and business owners.
The new tool allows visualizing the impact on the economy and on people's pockets of some $2.6 billion that can be received from tax credits.
The 14th cohort of the program starts in April with virtual workshops for 30 teams.
Registration for the event is now open and will be held Feb. 8 at 2 p.m.
The Bravo Family Foundation (BFF) announced the launch of the Bravo Challenge for Youth, a project that aims to promote a new breed of entrepreneurs by developing their entrepreneurial abilities and skills while they are still in high school. In its initial phase, the project is focusing its efforts on high school students in the […]
Financial empowerment platform “Jefas y Jevas” was recently launched and seeks to help the financial development of women in Puerto Rico and the diaspora to increase the number of female millionaires. The concept includes a podcast, advice through social networks, mentoring workshops, training dynamics and support groups and it addresses business, entrepreneurship, and personal finance […]
The $8.26 billion in debt claimed by the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) bondholders should not be borne by island ratepayers and small investors, IEEFA Director of Financial Analysis Tom Sanzillo said in testimony to the island’s legislature. Instead, Sanzillo told the Puerto Rico Senate Permanent Commission on Strategic Projects and Energy that reducing […]
As part of its 50th anniversary celebration, San Juan-based advertising agency Lopito, Ileana & Howie, announced the appointment of its new general manager, experienced publicist Alexandra “Alexa” Caraballo, who has also been a partner since 2018. The veteran publicist assumes her new executive role to which she brings more than 25 years of experience working […]
El Portal de El Yunque has reopened nearly five years after Hurricane María destroyed it, following an $18.1 million investment by the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service. The recovery project has “a new focus on collaborative management with non-governmental organizations and broader community integration,” the agency stated. The project, which took 30 months to […]
In mid-2021, McKenzie & Associates surveyed hundreds of C-suite level Puerto Rican business leaders for its “2022 Puerto Rico Market Sentiment Report,” confirming mostly optimism for their operations this year. A sample of 135 leaders grouped into nine industry classifications provided responses to the survey. Of those 123, or 91%, believe their sales will grow […]
Aware of the large number of projects that must be implemented in the coming years as part of the efforts and funds allocated to Puerto Rico’s recovery and reconstruction, the Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association, in collaboration with OKA Project Management & Strategic Leadership, launched the Project Management Academy PM4PRR3 (Project Management for Puerto Rico’s Recovery, […]
The heads of cooperatives from all over Puerto Rico have come together to create the Association of Co-op Presidents and Elected Leaders Inc., which aims to defend the best interests of local cooperative members, estimated at a million. This new organization brings together members who were elected by their peers to compose the boards of […]
The 20/22 Act Society announced the distribution of funds to some 37 nonprofit organizations on in Puerto Rico, who received a combined $1.2 million. “Commitment to charities is the most important pillar of our organization,” said Robb Rill, founder of The 20/22 Act Society. “For the second year in a row and despite the prevailing […]
The Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce (CofC, in Spanish) asked the government — both the Executive and Legislative branches — the schedule to begin “executing” to move from recovery to economic growth, said Luis Gierbolini, president of the private sector trade group. In his statement, Gierbolini said Puerto Rico must move to resolve the issues […]
A team of researchers at the University of Puerto Rico Cayey Campus recently released the findings of a study that probes the challenges that policymakers face during a pandemic — in this case COVID-19 — regarding the fiscal and human costs associated with different mitigation measures. The research entitled “Balancing fiscal and mortality impact of […]
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