Local entrepreneurship remains ‘economic growth tool for Puerto Rico’
November 17, 2021
While Puerto Rico’s entrepreneurs have faced an “atypical” 2021, it’s also been a “stabilizing time,” for which local trade organization Empresarios Por Puerto Rico will move ahead with a strategic plan to continue developing local companies for the upcoming year. “We’re a young organization, and we’re going to take every opportunity to solidify ourselves and […]
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Puerto Rico Science Trust launches free entrepreneurship incubator
November 17, 2021
The Puerto Rico Science, Technology, and Research Trust announced the launch of its new initiative, Fase1, a free virtual program that offers educational modules with short courses on entrepreneurship. The program, which is also part of the Puerto Rico Housing Department’s Small Business Incubators and Accelerators Program, under the CDBG-DR funding program, will be divided into two parts. The […]
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’21 Guayacán Venture Accelerator grads have growth, diversification plans
November 17, 2021
With a clear vision for the future, nine Puerto Rican companies completed the 13th edition of the Guayacán Venture Accelerator (GVA) program, an executive development program designed to propel the growth of existing companies. The companies’ representatives completed a curriculum of 18 workshops and lectures, immersing in advanced business education topics, techniques and the tools […]
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Colmena66 to host virtual Boricua Emprende Entrepreneur Fest
November 2, 2021
Colmena66 — a program of the Puerto Rico Science, Technology & Research Trust — is putting out an open call to register for the third annual Boricua Entrepreneur Fest (BE Fest), an entrepreneurship education event that “builds, connects and celebrates the island’s business ecosystem.” The BE Fest is an annual event designed for small and […]
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Gov’t agencies to promote entrepreneurship after end of jobless benefits
October 14, 2021
The heads of the Puerto Rico Economic Development Bank and the Labor Department signed a collaborative agreement to provide funding and grants from the Small Business Financing-CDBG-DR program to new and existing entrepreneurs who received unemployment and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) benefits. People who qualify for the microentrepreneur financing program may receive up to $25,000 […]
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San Juan municipal gov’t grants $255K to 6 new businesses
October 8, 2021
The San Juan municipal government has granted $255,000 to six companies that will establish their operations in different communities of the city, as part of the Community Entrepreneurship Program that impacts more than 35 people. “I’m proud that young people and adults from different communities identify needs in their communities and that from there, the […]
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Entrepreneurship becomes a way of life in Puerto Rico
September 22, 2021
If the past decade has shown anything is that Puerto Ricans look adversity in the eye and say, “bring it on!” An economic downturn that has lasted longer than that, the back-to-back hurricanes in 2017, the earthquakes that rocked the south, and the COVID-19 pandemic have hit hard, but residents of this island have found […]
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Op-Ed: Puerto Rico is poised to leverage its third frontier in tourism
July 28, 2021
Once upon a time, tourism in Puerto Rico meant just one thing: the beach. Recently, thanks to the promotional talents of Discover Puerto Rico and operators with vision, a second tourism frontier emerged and solidified on the island: exciting experiences and adventures in municipalities away from the beach, with Toro Verde leading the pack. The […]
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Youth entrepreneurship program Lemonade Day slated for June 12
March 22, 2021
Lemonade Day Puerto Rico is now accepting registrations from students wanting to operate their own business and earn their own money to participate in the third edition of the program to be held June 12, 2021 throughout the island. Registration is free for participants of Lemonade Day to learn how to: set up and operate […]
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Entrepreneur Lucienne Gigante’s Lucenti selected for global accelerator fellowship
February 5, 2021
Puerto Rican Entrepreneur Lucienne Gigante has been selected as a fellow in the global accelerator program Vital Voices GROW Fellowship (VV GROW), joining 50 of her peers and business leaders from 27 countries and seven regions worldwide. Gigante will participate as the founder of Lucenti, a strategic positioning firm that creates and deploys innovative strategies […]
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COVID-19 pandemic brings out entrepreneurial spirit in Puerto Ricans
December 30, 2020
People around the world have lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and while the government has helped in some ways, it is not enough for some families. Even young college students need money to finance their studies, but finding a job is not that easy to achieve anymore. And so, while stuck at […]
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Vitrina Solidaria launches virtual training for 15 Loíza-based entrepreneurs
December 3, 2020
Fifteen entrepreneurs from the northern town of Loíza began a virtual training program comprising more than 40 hours of training, practical sessions and mentoring through nonprofit organization’s Vitrina Solidaria’s Loíza Glocal Bootcamp, Executive Director Raquel Skerrett-Escalera said. The businesses of the entrepreneurs picked for the free training represent the agriculture, food and arts and crafts […]
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39 startups receive investment from parallel18’s Business Continuity Fund
October 28, 2020
As part of its mission to support innovative entrepreneurship and impact Puerto Rico’s economy, parallel18 — along with its parent organization, the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust — announced the 39 startups that will benefit from its $1 million Business Continuity Fund. The BCF is an investment vehicle created to help graduated companies from the program […]
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Foundation for Puerto Rico distributes $80K to 22 southern area entrepreneurs
September 7, 2020
Foundation for Puerto Rico (FPR) announced it has disbursed $80,000 to 22 entrepreneurs affected by the earthquakes in the southern area to boost their businesses. As part of the initiatives established by FPR to support entrepreneurs in the southern part of the island, the organization reactivated the Small Business Support Program (SBSP) through the Puerto […]
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pre18 in ‘final stretch’ of application period for 3rd cohort
June 25, 2020
The pre18 program, one of the entrepreneurship support initiatives of the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust, announced its traditional Applicathon: individualized sessions to help businesses complete the pre18 application. The event will take place virtually on June 26-27 and July 3-4 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Participants will have 30 minutes to […]
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