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.
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.
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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