With so many stories about teenagers getting rich after creating an app that goes viral, startups are becoming part of the mainstream media.
Puerto Rico Minority Supplier Development Council (PRMSDC) and National Minority Supplier Development Council representatives announced this week the return of the “Business Opportunity Exchange 2016,” an event to exhibit and promote local businesses and certified suppliers to multi-national corporations.
As part of Choice Cable’s integration process, Liberty Business now offers fiber optic coverage for business services throughout the entire island, the company announced Tuesday.
The Puerto Rico Mexican Entrepreneurial Society, in which I participate as a board member, is a group that comprises Mexican and Puerto Ricans and epitomizes what the island’s future should be.
Global business services provider TMF Group, announced this week it will begin offering corporate secretarial, human resources administration, payroll, and accounting services in Puerto Rico to support companies looking to start or expand operations on the island.
After hearing many stories of people and businesses that are leaving Puerto Rico to relocate to Florida with no idea of the resources available to them, the Puerto Rico Hispanic Chamber of Broward County will be offering a 3-hour orientation seminar on Sept. 9.
Lufthansa Technik Puerto Rico announced Monday that seven local suppliers have been contracted initially to serve several critical needs of the company’s maintenance, repair and overhaul project in Aguadilla.
Latin America and international commerce will be the topic of the upcoming meeting of the Business Council of Latin America, slated for Aug. 13-14.
Dozens of key Hispanic business leaders from New York, New Jersey and Puerto Rico gathered in New York this week for the first “Puerto Rican & Hispanic Business Summit” to discuss common business opportunities and challenges.
The Puerto Rico Economic Development Bank announced Wednesday it has spurred the creation of 217 new businesses since January 2013, through $22.3 million in approved financing.
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As part of its mission to advance the island’s technological, scientific and business agenda, the Puerto Rico Science, Technology & Research Trust announced the achievements obtained from the Startup Weekends program at a closing ceremony last week.
Looking to establish a link between students and potential employers, the University of Puerto Rico’s School of Business Administration in Río Piedras will host a Jobs and Internships Fair on Sept. 24, with the participation of companies looking to recruit students.
Puerto Rico House of Representatives Speaker Jaime R. Perello-Borrás, met with Small Business Administration Chief Maria Contreras-Sweet, to present the profile of the island’s small and mid-sized businesses and find better alternatives for the development and retention of this sector that is key to strengthening the island’s economy.
Our country has always been proud of our entrepreneurial spirit. But great business ideas don’t just come out of college dorm rooms — in fact, “encore entrepreneurs” are the fastest-growing group of entrepreneurs in the United States.
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