The Entrepreneur Challenge — an initiative headed by the Department of Economic Development and Commerce’s Youth Development Program — has entered its second phase, during which it will select 10 participants to present their business proposals, the agency confirmed. “After launching the challenge for the second consecutive year in February, 280 young people stepped forward […]
The Robot Makers program is back for its fourth edition, featuring a new virtual format to train 116 middle and high school teachers as well as college professors, Department of Economic Development and Commerce Secretary Manuel Laboy announced. “Like all projects being developed in the midst of the emergency due to the spread of COVID-19, […]
Given with the challenge that employers in Puerto Rico are facing due to the health emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Economic Development and Commerce is earmarking $8 million in federal funds to reimburse up to 160 employers for certain expenses. Economic Development Secretary Manuel A. Laboy Rivera said the funding will […]