The U.S. Small Business Administration and the University of Puerto Rico Carolina Campus have signed a “Strategic Alliance Memorandum” to work together to strengthen and expand small business development on the island, SBA Deputy District Director María de los Ángeles de Jesús said Friday.
Puerto Rico Trade Company Executive Director Francisco Chévere and Small Business Administration Regional Director Jorge Silva Puras, signed a collaboration agreement to maximize the benefits of the services currently offered by both institutions and will help promote the growth and development of the small and medium-sized enterprises.
The U.S. Small Business Administration honored Dionisio Ortiz, president of Bayamón-based Corporate Development Solutions Inc., as “Minority Small Business Person of the Year” for the district of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.