Insurance company MCS has joined the “Casa Segura, Puerto Rico Recovery” educational campaign, under the slogan: “Educate yourself, get ready and act."
The government’s "Dale Tijera" initiative launched March 12 has already resulted in the elimination of 116 regulations, Puerto Rico Secretary of State Luis Rivera-Marín said.
The Puerto Rico Bankers Association announced its support for local microenterprise incubators through a financial cooperation agreement with nonprofit organization Alianza para la Incubación de Microempresas Comunitarias-Solidarias Inc.
Liberty Puerto Rico has received the 2017 Speedtest Award for Puerto Rico’s fastest network internet provider based on analysis by Ookla of some 1.3 million speed tests carried out by island consumers during the last six months of 2017.
In an effort to expedite Puerto Rico’s full recovery following Hurricanes Irma and María, the MCS Foundation announced an alliance with Grupo Guayacán Inc. (GGI), a nonprofit dedicated to helping entrepreneurs in various stages of development.
Digital platform Facebook will organize a series of training events aimed at small and medium enterprises in Puerto Rico, Gov. Ricardo Rosselló confirmed.
Brad Dean, CEO of the island’s Destination Marketing Organization, will discuss the direction that promoting Puerto Rico will take to members of the Puerto Rico Hotel and Tourism Association during an industry luncheon May 31.
The lessons learned from hurricanes Irma and María are the basis of the “Prepárate con MMM” (“Get Ready With MMM”) campaign, focused on guidance and prevention strategies for the upcoming hurricane season, the company announced.
Some 800 Puerto Rico entrepreneurs took part in the government-sponsored “Google for Small Businesses” event, which aimed to contribute to the digital transformation of the island’s small and medium businesses.
The 49 participants in Puerto Rico’s Medical Tourism program confirmed they see excellent opportunities that will result in an increase in patient visits, whether from the U.S. Virgin Islands, the U.S. mainland, or other countries that will benefit the local economy.
Luxenter, a Spanish jewelry company established 45 years ago in Madrid, has entered the local market by opening its first store in Plaza Las Américas.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency approved the extension of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers mission assignment for emergency power restoration in Puerto Rico.
The Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross has received the “Good Design” award from The Chicago Athenaeum, Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Caribbean Inc. announced.
Five new entrepreneurs launched efforts to promote their business ideas after completing their participation in the second edition of the boot camp-like program “It’s Never Too Late to Start.”
Combate Beach Resort executives unveiled six new and modern “King-Deluxe” rooms, representing a $40,000 investment and “setting a new standard of quality and sophistication in the small inns in the tourist region of Porta del Sol.”
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