Santander Award for Business Innovation winners in P.R. announced
December 31, 2018
This contest rewards projects that promote creativity and innovation and that stimulates the development of small businesses among college students.
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Forward Research and Innovation Summit ’18 slated for Nov. 10
October 15, 2018
Manu Prakash, born in India and professor of Bioengineering at Stanford University and with a PhD in Applied Physics from MIT, will be the keynote speaker at this conference.
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Hunter College, PRMA to host Social Entrepreneurship and Reconstruction conference
October 5, 2018
The conference will convene representatives of the University of Puerto Rico’s School of Planning as well as the PRMA and other civic organizations on the island and its diaspora.
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FirstBank, Starting Point partner to train UPR Mayagüez students in entrepreneurship
October 5, 2018
The trainings focus on emerging businesses and existing social enterprises.
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AES, Trust for the Americas launch community entrepreneurship project in Guayama
September 17, 2018
More than 30 new entrepreneurs successfully completed the first phase of workshops for the creation and strengthening of self-employment in Guayama, an initiative launched by AES Puerto Rico and the The Trust for the Americas.
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P.R. Labor Department promotes self-employment through ‘Puerto Rico Emprende’
September 14, 2018
The alliance sets off the first phase of the program, which will allow interested people to launch their businesses “quickly and effectively,” the agencies stated.
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Education professionals urge ‘shift’ in P.R.’s model toward entrepreneurship, innovation
September 4, 2018
Puerto Rico needs to accelerate the transformation of its education system to effectively integrate lessons in entrepreneurship and innovation in the school curriculum.
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Science Trust, Sacred Heart U join to develop ‘new generation of innovators’
August 23, 2018
The Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust and Sacred Heart University have entered into a collaborative agreement to develop projects innovative projects with impact in the areas of science, technology, communication and entrepreneurship.
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Bankers Association financially backs micro-enterprise incubators
May 30, 2018
The Puerto Rico Bankers Association announced its support for local microenterprise incubators through a financial cooperation agreement with nonprofit organization Alianza para la Incubación de Microempresas Comunitarias-Solidarias Inc.
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Agile Strategy Lab visits P.R. to contribute to business ecosystem
April 12, 2018
After Hurricane María there have been many organizations outside of Puerto Rico that have supported the island in different ways.
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Colmena66 hosts 10 women-led entrepreneurial organizations
March 9, 2018
Colmena66 marked International Women’s Day by noting the importance of female entrepreneurship, noting its network includes 10 business-building organizations that support women in Puerto Rico.
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Startup.pr propels ambitious local entrepreneurship project
January 12, 2018
With the goal of encouraging local entrepreneurship, Startup.pr is accepting proposals from emerging Puerto Rican businesses, for the first cycle of its new commercial pre-acceleration program.
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Op-Ed: 5 Puerto Rican startups that stood up to the hurricane and won in ’17
January 3, 2018
We can all agree that it has been a difficult year for Puerto Rico.
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FirstBank joins Boys & Girls Clubs to support young entrepreneurs from Isabela
December 19, 2017
FirstBank has joined Boys and Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico as a sponsor of the nonprofit’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program and the Digital Fab Lab located at the club's site in Isabela.
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Puerto Rico ‘Emprende’ Academy kicks off to promote entrepreneurship
December 7, 2017
Gov. Ricardo Rosselló announced Wednesday the creation of the Puerto Rico “Emprende” Academy, an initiative aimed at developing a “strengthened, streamlined and innovation-oriented Puerto Rican entrepreneurial class.
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