SBA launches transition program to steer military, vets into entrepreneurship
July 16, 2012
The U.S. Small Business Administration has joined with the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense to launch a training program for transitioning service members and veterans to help them become entrepreneurs and create jobs.
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‘TeloWrap’ venture creating business opportunities for crafty women
March 21, 2012
A gift is something that usually comes wrapped in colorful paper that more often than not gets ripped to shreds and thrown into the garbage. But what if those gifts could instead come swathed in colorful, luxurious scarves that could be reused and repurposed time and again?
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SIFE makes its mark on society one project at a time
March 20, 2012
The local chapter of Students in Free Enterprise, a nonprofit organization that works with business and higher education leaders to motivate university students develop sustainable entrepreneurial projects, has no plans of slowing down on its mission to leave a positive mark on Puerto Rico.
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Popular’s ‘Echar Pa’lante’ campaign enters new phase
January 20, 2012
Banco Popular’s “Echar Pa’lante” institutional campaign, launched five months ago, is entering a new phase this year that calls for developing a long-term blueprint to foster entrepreneurship and education to help drive Puerto Rico’s individual and collective growth.
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EDB prepared to assign $21M in financing to 600 college biz plans
January 18, 2012
Backing its mantra that “the island’s future development will be in the hands of youth,” the Economic Development Bank is kicking off its “Because You Can” entrepreneurial initiative with a visit to Sacred Heart University in Santurce this Friday.
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EDB bets on self-employment in ’12
December 27, 2011
The Economic Development Bank will be setting its sights on promoting self-employment initiatives in 2012, targeting specific sectors with orientation sessions and, perhaps most importantly, funding, agency President Ivonne Otero said.
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Commercial mission to DR nets $18M in sales
November 29, 2011
A delegation of 15 local companies that participated in a commercial mission earlier this month came back with their hands full and the possibility of garnering more than $18 million in immediate and projected sales, Economic Development and Commerce Secretary José Pérez-Riera and Enlace Empresarial President Luis Torres-Llompart said Monday.
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Doral investing $1M to launch program supporting women entrepreneurs
September 29, 2011
Given that more than half of the island’s population is female and that women represent 45 percent of Puerto Rico’s labor force, it should come as no surprise that they should deserve to get financial and professional support to continue to thrive in their careers.
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Turabo University receives $800K grant to open exports institute
September 29, 2011
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration has awarded an $800,000 grant to Turabo University to establish the Exports and Economic Development Institute at the college, officials said Wednesday.
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EDB launches ‘Because you can’ financing program
September 7, 2011
Looking to promote entrepreneurship among the island's neediest populations, including recent college graduates, inmates about to complete their sentence and medical professionals participating in the government's health reform program, Governor Luis Fortuño announced Tuesday the start of the new "Because you can" financing program.
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‘Project Generation E’ entrepreneurial program takes flight
August 29, 2011
How many times have you stopped at a red light only to be met with a group of youngsters collecting funds for their little league baseball team or to finance a trip to participate in off-island competition? Probably more than once.
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From the Boondocks
May 24, 2011
Former telecom executive Raúl Burgos, who since leaving the industry has been immersed in the world of entrepreneurship, offers his candid take on Puerto Rico’s business landscape and how it compares to what is going on beyond our shores.
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Gov’t focuses on women entrepreneurs, grants $3.3M in loans
March 28, 2011
Local women entrepreneurs were the focus of the government’s attention Monday, when Gov. Luis Fortuño met with a small group to “acknowledge the vital role they play in boosting our economy.”
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