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PathStone Enterprise Center, LISC donate $375K s to small-, mid-sized businesses

PathStone Enterprise Center Inc (PECI) in conjunction with the Rural Local Initiatives Support Corporation (Rural LISC), distributed a total of $375,000 in grants to 62 small and medium business owners to help mitigate the negative economic impact caused by the emergency of COVID-19.

The donations come from a grant from the Wells Fargo Works for Small Business: Diverse Community Capital program to provide capital to business owners on the island, said Javier Zapata-Rodríguez, PECI director.

Donation recipients, who are PECI clients, received between $5,000 and $15,000 each, to keep their operations going, retain their employees and adapt their businesses to the new needs caused by the pandemic crisis.

“The economic sector continues in a critical stage aggravated the pandemic. That’s why now more than ever at PathStone Enterprise Center we reaffirm our commitment as partners of small and medium-sized companies,” Zapata said.

“We’re witnesses of their effort and thanks to our alliance with LISC, we’re able to support them so that they can continue to operate and avoid the collapse of their businesses due to the pandemic crisis,” said Zapata.

Donations went to owners of restaurants, photography studios, homes for the elderly, gyms, manufacturing businesses, opticians, agricultural businesses, cabinetry makers, barbershops, bakeries, educational services businesses, beauty and aesthetics salons, among others, throughout the island.

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  1. Alicia Rodriguez May 25, 2025

    Greetings,

    I’m staff member from the non-profit Garden of Eden Health Center, Corp.(GOEHC) in the rural area of Vista Alegre – Mameyes Arriba, Jayuya, Puerto Rico.
    GOEHC opens the Rural Clinic 501©3 serving with permanent medical, counseling- mental health, telemedicine, and nutrition education services for this high-risk and vulnerable geographical area. We had been working through Mission Trips with donations and volunteers from the U.S., and P.R. since 2017.

    Garden of Eden Health Center is interested in grants opportunities and Introduce our Health Project – Partnership to continue serving our rural community especially at this time of climate changes and the high need of medical services.

    We will appreciate your attention to an opportunity for a potential partnership with us if Puerto Rico is in your geographical area.
    For additional information, don’t hesitate to contact us.

    Cordially,
    Alicia Rodríguez Dávila

    Alicia Rodríguez Dávila
    PRESIDENT- CEO
    407-414-5511
    http://www.gardenofedenhealth.org

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