Microsoft opens call for ‘Imagine Cup’ competition
March 11, 2013
In keeping with its commitment to promote the development of Puerto Rico’s video game industry, Microsoft is accepting registration for its Imagine Cup 2013 competition in technology and most prestigious student design worldwide.
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100+ teams to compete in robotics challenge
February 6, 2013
More than 100 teams of qualifying local elementary to high school students will compete in this year’s Latin American Robotics Competition, taking place Feb. 8-10 at the Puerto Rico Convention Center and the Pedrín Zorrilla Coliseum in San Juan, organizers from the Puerto Rico Robotics Institute announced Tuesday.
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SBA opens nominations for ‘Small Business Innovation Research’ awards
December 18, 2012
The U.S. Small Business Administration is seeking nominations for awards honoring the critical economic role small businesses play in federally funded research and development through SBA’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs.
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Pontifical Catholic students win financial video contest
December 17, 2012
The Puerto Rico Bankers Association and the New York Federal Reserve Bank recently announced the winners of the 2012 “Puerto Rico Financial Awareness Video Contest,” which drew participation from 122 students from 19 universities. The competitors submitted 19 videos aimed at encouraging financial skills and responsibility among our youth.
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2nd edition ‘App Idol’ competition winners chosen
December 7, 2012
A group of talented young Puerto Ricans got a chance to demonstrate their technological and creative savvy in mobile applications during the second edition of the “App Idol, Reloaded” competition sponsored by Microsoft Puerto Rico, the Economic Development and Commerce Department and the Puerto Rico Gamers Association.
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15 EnterPRize competition semifinalists announced
October 11, 2012
Grupo Guayacán, a Puerto Rican nonprofit venture capital firm, announced Wednesday the selection of the top 15 business proposals submitted in this year’s EnterPRize Business Plan competition.
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Puerto Rico high schoolers win Oracle’s ThinkQuest ’12 competition
September 17, 2012
A group of Puerto Rican students from the Josefa Pérez High School in Peñuelas and another from the Cupey María Montessori School won first and third place, respectively in the category of 16 and under during the most recent ThinkQuest 2012 competition sponsored by the Oracle Education Foundation.
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Guayacán announces 8th edition of ‘EnterPRize’ business plan competition
August 29, 2012
Puerto Rico start-ups looking to finance their operations will have the chance to vie for three cash prizes totaling $80,000 to be awarded during this year’s eighth annual edition of the “EnterPRize” business plan competition, sponsor Grupo Guayacán announced Tuesday.
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Robinson School sweeps 5th annual ‘Stock Market Game’ competition
June 4, 2012
A team of students from San Juan’s Robinson School won this year’s local “The Stock Market Game” competition sponsored by the New York Stock Exchange and organized locally by Oriental Financial Group.
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High schoolers offer lessons in sustainable economic development
May 28, 2012
A trio of 10th grade students from the Antonio Reyes Padilla Vocational High School with a clear vision of how to further the economic development their hometown of Utuado walked away this year’s winners of the 14th edition of the Partnership for Economic Education and Personal Finance’s National Economy Competition held late last week.
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EnterPRize ’12 business ideas competition takes off
March 1, 2012
The passion for a business idea can lead potential entrepreneurs to hesitate, as turning it into a reality involves time, effort and money. To help proponents prove the feasibility of their ideas, Grupo Guayacan Inc. is organizing its eighth annual EnterPRize business plan competition.
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Heineken launches limited edition bottles representing 140-year history
December 8, 2011
Heineken, the renowned Dutch beer that has been a global favorite for more than 140 years, recently unveiled a new package that represents the history of the iconic brew. Th "Heineken Limited Edition 4-pack" contains four aluminum 16-ounce bottles, each with its particular history and captures Heineken’s past, present and future.
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Chef Quiñones wins ‘MasterChef Latino’ competition
December 5, 2011
Chef Christian Quiñones, the 29-year old executive chef and owner of Laissez Faire Cuisine Internationale Restaurant in Mayagüez, won this year’s edition MasterChef Latino culinary competition, considered one of the most important events of its kind in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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EnterPRize picks 15 semifinalists in business plan competition
October 10, 2011
Grupo Guayacán’s 2012 “EnterPRize” business plan competition has selected the top 15 semifinalists, after sifting through a high number of “great ideas and executive summaries received,” the organization announced.
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’11 EnterPRize business plan competition underway
September 1, 2011
Nonprofit group Grupo Guayacán Inc. announced Wednesday the Sept. 27 deadline to present executive summaries of new entrepreneurial projects as part of the seventh annual EnterPRize business plan competition. Winners stand to receive prizes in cash and services valued at $200,000.
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