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.
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.
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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