BAG starts 2nd business incubation cycle with 55 new entrepreneurs
February 13, 2023
BAG began in 2021 and has trained 339 entrepreneurs from several industries.
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Free Act 60 workshops for Puerto Rico entrepreneurs, co.’s
December 8, 2022
The event will focus on explaining the 11 chapters and 120 sectors that the Act covers.
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50 entrepreneurs submit ideas at 1st Fase1 Intensive incubator DemoDay
September 14, 2022
The second generation of Fase1 Intensive will be announced soon.
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Specialized workshops seek to empower western region entrepreneurs
May 18, 2022
The events will take place in Aguadilla.
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Creative Startups opens course to 32 up-and-coming businesses in Puerto Rico
April 6, 2022
The business acceleration course in Puerto Rico is open to entrepreneurs from all creative sectors.
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Private sector leaders bet on proposals by Enactus’ social entrepreneurs
March 17, 2022
The event promoted young people's abilities to become "the backbone of social entrepreneurship."
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Endeavor Puerto Rico catalyst fund raises $1M from local investors
October 19, 2021
Three years since its establishment on the island, Endeavor Puerto Rico has raised $1 million for its Endeavor Catalyst Fund, from local investors who seek to support the nonprofit’s goal “to help more entrepreneurs innovate, grow and create a mark on the global stage.” The nonprofit presented a result report that summarizes the most important […]
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Coffee, tradition, and entrepreneurship. What Hacienda San Pedro learned.
September 20, 2021
EDITOR’S NOTE: This post is a collaboration from Grupo Guayacán, as part of its 25 Days of Giving campaign. It’s hard to resist a hot, frothy, fragrant cup of coffee served at the perfect time. Coffee lovers will understand. Therefore, we may think that the business of serving coffee has assured success. But this is […]
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Escuelita Chic for future Puerto Rican female entrepreneurs
September 20, 2021
The Arepa Chic restaurant, a Puerto Rican social enterprise that seeks to empower women from low-income backgrounds who are heads of household, begins a new phase with Escuelita Chic, a program which will train future businesswomen who wish to manage micro-franchises of the business, now in carts. During the training period, the women will receive […]
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Going from an idea to a project, and what happens along the way: UnderstHand
September 13, 2021
EDITOR’S NOTE: This post is a collaboration from Grupo Guayacán, as part of its 25 Days of Giving campaign. “We assumed many things about what the deaf community needs,” said Alondra Toledo. “We had done interviews and market studies. We were looking for solutions to a problem.” In essence, what Alondra and Joel Josué Colón […]
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Op-Ed: Celebrating a milestone for local entrepreneurship
September 10, 2021
Puerto Rico is celebrating a major milestone for entrepreneurship that has been 25 years in the making. It all started with our founder Enrique Adsuar-González’s vision of forging a local industry driven by private capital to promote economic growth for Puerto Rico. A quarter of a century later, Grupo Guayacán’s achievements are a testament of […]
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UPR i+c Labs opens 1st call for incubator program
September 9, 2021
The University of Puerto Rico’s Innovation and Marketing Support Center, known as the UPR i+c Labs in Spanish, is announcing the initial call for participants — individuals or groups — to take part in its “Become an entrepreneur and innovate for Puerto Rico” incubator program. The UPR received $1.2 million from the Puerto Rico Housing […]
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Boston Scientific to host free program to support entrepreneurs
August 27, 2021
For the fourth consecutive year, Boston Scientific Dorado and The Growth Coach are joining forces in a collaborative partnership to continue their commitment to local entrepreneurs, through the Strategic Business Owner Program. The initiative is exclusively for business owners and will provide participants with the necessary structure and tools to develop their strengths and opportunities […]
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Startup.pr opens call for applications to its tech business pre-seed funding program
August 3, 2021
Business accelerator Startup.pr has opened a call for local innovators with technology-based projects to apply to the sixth edition of its Pre-Seeding Program by Aug. 8. Winning participants will receive training, prototype design consultancy services, and $5,000 each, said Amaury Malavé, Innovation and Technology Complex director. Six early-stage technology projects will be selected for this […]
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SBTDC launches Biz Learning Center multimedia platform
July 13, 2021
The Puerto Rico Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) of the Inter-American University and the U.S. Small Business Administration, has launched a new multimedia platform, called BIZ Learning Center, for anyone who wants to learn how to establish a business in Puerto Rico, among other topics. The Puerto Rico SBTDC has created a digital […]
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