The Economic Development Bank has a specific agenda it will follow to promote local small and mid-sized enterprises, including the creation of a training institute for entrepreneurs, agency President Luis Burdiel-Agudo said.
In the first three weeks of the year, the Economic Development Bank for Puerto Rico has expedited internal processes to achieve faster loan closings, with $238,130 already approved, the agency announced Thursday.
FirstBank's Small Business Unit granted two loans under the SBA Express and SBA 7(a) Programs to Optifarma, LLC for the purchase of inventory and operational capital, the bank announced. The amount of the loans were undisclosed.