Echar Pa’lante, an initiative Banco Popular launched five years ago to empower a culture of entrepreneurship and innovation, is looking ahead to further linking academia, the government and the private sector to help restore Puerto Rico’s economy.
In the spirit of contributing to the business development of entrepreneur women, FirstBank, through its Community Reinvestment Unit, is sponsoring the Center for Puerto Rico’s “Women Entrepreneurship Program,” the organizations announced Thursday.
The U.S. Small Business Administration is inviting funding proposals from nonprofit organizations, state, local and tribal government agencies, and institutions of higher learning to provide “Boots to Business” entrepreneurship training to service members, military spouses, and veterans.