The U.S. Small Business Administration announced that more than $1 billion in low-interest disaster loans has been approved for 28,106 Puerto Rico residents and businesses recovering in the aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and María, which struck in September 2017.
Prior to the extensive damage caused by Hurricanes Irma and María to Puerto Rico last September, the island’s small businesses were already dealing with several challenges, including maintaining liquidity, according to a report released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Colmena66 — an initiative of the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust — in its first year has signed up more than 200 organizations in its network dedicated to building and strengthening Puerto Rico’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, according to the results of its first Impact Report.
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