SBA, Inclusiv partner to boost access to capital for ‘smallest of small businesses’
November 30, 2021
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and Inclusiv today entered into a two-year Strategic Alliance Memorandum (SAM) to increase access to credit and capital for small businesses in underserved areas and enable microenterprise development in Puerto Rico. SBA Puerto Rico & U.S. Virgin Islands District Director Josué E. Rivera and Inclusiv President Cathie Mahon signed […]
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Medtronic to host job fairs in Puerto Rico’s southeast
November 30, 2021
The largest medical device manufacturing company in Puerto Rico announced a series of job fairs with which it seeks to recruit hundreds of employees for their plants in Juncos, Ponce and Villalba. The third fair will be held Nov. 30, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Wilnelia Merced Activity Room in Caguas. The […]
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MCS Foundation to sponsor workshop for other nonprofits
November 30, 2021
To support its peers, the MCS Foundation will sponsor a free workshop for other local nonprofits, when it will unveil a new virtual fundraising platform offering the possibility of reaching the Puerto Rican diaspora in the US mainland. The workshop, titled “Building Resilience Through Philanthropic Innovation,” will be held via Zoom Dec. 2 at 3 […]
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Puerto Rico employers have until Nov. 30 to request Christmas bonus payment exemption
November 29, 2021
Puerto Rico’s private-sector employers have until Nov. 30 to file a Christmas bonus payment exemption request for 2021, Labor Secretary Carlos J. Rivera-Santiago announced. So far, the agency has received 30 requests for exemption from payment of the Christmas Bonus, of which 21 were accepted, six were accepted at 15%, one was denied and two […]
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Grupo Guayacán joins Para la Naturaleza to promote environmental conservation
November 29, 2021
As part of its 25th anniversary events, Grupo Guayacán joined Para la Naturaleza to protect and preserve Puerto Rico’s natural resources. Through this collaboration and, in honor of its name and the years it has served entrepreneurs in Puerto Rico, Grupo Guayacán planted 25 guayacán trees in La Parguera Nature Reserve in Lajas. And, to […]
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Op-Ed: The importance of shopping locally
November 29, 2021
There is a popular song in the Caribbean written by King Obstinate titled: “How Will Santa Get Here?” The proposed solution? “There is no reindeer in my country. He’ll have to borrow de neighbor’s donkey.” These themes of getting creative and leveraging community resources are the perfect segue for our article. The people of the […]
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PR CONCRA to lead COVID-19 educational project
November 29, 2021
Community-based health and prevention services nonprofit PR CONCRA will connect communities in the municipalities of the metropolitan area with educational resources to address COVID-19 and mental health, as well as issues related to the prevention, myths, and impact of the coronavirus pandemic, as part of the educational project “PODER en SALUD,” Executive Director Carlos Cabrera-Bonet […]
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CienciaPR marks 15 yrs. with ‘Ciencia Boricua Allies’ to promote donations
November 29, 2021
Under the slogan “Puerto Rico is Science,” the scientific organization Ciencia Puerto Rico launched a new donation program called “Ciencia Boricua Allies.” In addition to celebrating 15 years of the nonprofit collective, seeks to promote donations and support the organization’s sustainability so it can continue putting science in service of Puerto Rico, it stated. The […]
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Vitrina Solidaria launches campaign to help entrepreneurs reduce poverty traps
November 25, 2021
The Vitrina Solidaria nonprofit organization, together with 22 entrepreneurs, has launched a campaign based on six key values for a more solid and supportive economy that should break poverty traps faced by business people out of need, so they can reach new markets and benefit communities. These ventures usually come from people in communities of […]
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PRICEC buys rights of conglomerate of popular culinary events in Puerto Rico
November 25, 2021
The Puerto Rico Culinary Events Conglomerate announced the acquisition of the production rights of several popular culinary events on the island in recent years from Imagenda, a company that is part of CGV Creative Group. The financial terms of the deal were undisclosed. This group of entrepreneurs will now produce several well-known festivals such as […]
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COR3 to support medical device, tourism sectors attract investment
November 25, 2021
As a result of a series of roundtables headed by the Central Office of Recovery, Reconstruction and Resiliency (COR3), its Executive Director Manuel Laboy signed two collaborative agreements with the medical devices and tourism sectors to provide data that allow the development of strategic marketing plans that promote investment in the island. “The reconstruction process […]
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Cannabis solutions retailer SaluVid opens in Plaza Las Américas
November 25, 2021
SaluVid, a store specializing in CBD solutions for health and personal well-being, opened in Plaza Las Américas, brought by TraFon Group. “People will be able to find support and solutions to their health in one place. Given our experience in the market, we’ll provide access to the leading brands in the industry such as Charlotte’s […]
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USDA grants $190K to boost rural communities in Puerto Rico
November 25, 2021
The US Department of Agriculture has allocated $189,661 through several of its programs to improve equitable access to jobs, business opportunities, education, housing, and health care for people who live and work in rural areas in Puerto Rico. Initiatives in the towns of Aguas Buenas, Barceloneta, Cidra and Vega Baja are benefiting from these investments, […]
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Starbucks marks 16 yrs. of ‘Don’t let it fall’ initiative
November 25, 2021
Starbucks Puerto Rico recently marked the 16th edition of its “Don’t let it fall” (“No lo dejes caer”) initiative, a movement in which employees support coffee farmers during the busy harvest season by visiting farms across the island to pick ripened coffee cherries that would otherwise fall and go to waste. This year, the company […]
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Survey shows Thanksgiving feast will be more expensive this year
November 24, 2021
This year’s Thanksgiving meal will be more expensive, with an average increase of 14% for US mainland consumers, a survey by the American Farm Bureau Federation showed. The cost of many of the holiday’s staples — the turkey, stuffing, sweet potatoes, rolls with butter, peas, cranberries, and dessert — have jumped, pushing the cost of […]
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