Mujer Exporta event seeks to promote growth of women entrepreneurs
April 13, 2023
The event seeks to inspire women to export their products or services through talks and workshops. #NewsismyBusiness
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SBA awards Puerto Rico Trade & Export Co. $385K
September 30, 2020
As the U.S. Small Business Administration marks 10 years of supporting small business growth through its competitive State Trade Expansion (STEP) grant program, the federal agency announced the newest round of state awards that support export growth among United States small businesses. The SBA is providing $384,930 to the Puerto Rico Trade & Export Company […]
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Ports Authority to invest $352K to repave Puerto Nuevo Port Zone
March 5, 2020
As part of its capital improvement program, the Puerto Rico Ports Authority will be investing $352,865 to repave parts of the Puerto Nuevo Port Zone, the agency’s Interim Executive Director Joel A. Pizá-Batiz announced. “Avenida C is the main route of entry and exit for containerized cargo terminals in Puerto Nuevo,” he said. “Constant traffic […]
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P.R. Trade and Export opens call for 2nd Innova program cycle
March 3, 2020
Looking to promote business innovation, the Puerto Rico Trade and Export Company and the INprende business organization have announced the second call for the Puerto Rico Innova program, an initiative that seeks to empower future entrepreneurs. The initiative seeks to help up-and-coming businesses with high potential for expansion and development, Secretary of Economic Development and […]
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13 Puerto Rican co.’s lock down $5.2M+ in sales on trade mission to Spain
October 15, 2019
A delegation of 13 Puerto Rican companies locked down more than $5.2 million in sales during a recent commercial mission to Spain, coordinated by Puerto Rico Emprende, an initiative run by Puerto Rico Trade and Export. “Spanish companies showed great interest in the offer of local products and services that we took to the mission,” […]
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Puerto Rico Emprende organizes trade missions to Mexico, Colombia
October 8, 2019
Seeking to promote a more active commercial exchange and identify new investment opportunities between Puerto Rico and other Latin American markets, Puerto Rico Trade and Export will host a pair of commercial missions to Mexico and Colombia in November and December. “Through the Puerto Rico Emprende platform, we have taken on the task of increasing […]
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SBA awards $300K to Puerto Rico Trade and Export
September 26, 2019
The U.S. Small Business Administration has awarded $300,000 to the Puerto Rico Trade and Export Company in competitive State Trade Expansion Program funding, “Through the STEP program, we are making additional resources available to Puerto Rico’s small businesses so that they may thrive in the global marketplace and further promote job creation,” said SBA District Director […]
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P.R. retail sales ‘kept the pace’ in July 2019, gov’t confirms
September 18, 2019
Retail sales reached the second highest level for a month of July in the past decade, with nearly $2.9 billion in activity, Puerto Rico Trade and Export confirmed. The highest month in sales over the past decade was July 2018 with a total $3 billion, which the agency described as “totally atypical behavior” when compared […]
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23 P.R.-based companies look to do business in Orlando
May 30, 2019
A delegation of 23 Puerto Rican companies representing various economic sectors will be participating in a multi-sector trade mission to the city of Orlando through May 31, organized by the Puerto Rico Trade and Export Company. The mission seeks to take advantage of the opportunities for expansion and growth offered by the stateside market for […]
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Puerto Rico Emprende unveils E-Fulfillment Center for e-commerce
April 17, 2019
As part of its strategy to continue providing resources to promote innovation and new business development, Puerto Rico Emprende announced the creation of the E-Fullfiment Center, the first center in the Caribbean receiving, packaging and shipping goods purchased through e-commerce transactions. “The Puerto Rico E-Fulfillment Center is part of our digitization initiative for small and medium enterprises […]
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100 entrepreneurs graduate from P.R. Emprende Academy so far
March 13, 2019
Puerto Rico Trade and Export and nonprofit organization INprende announced the graduation of 40 entrepreneurs that participated in the third generation of the Puerto Rico Emprende Academy (PREA) training program for the development and strengthening of small and medium enterprises. Agency Executive Director Ricardo Llerandi said “with more than 100 graduates already, this initiative offers […]
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40 companies selected for 3rd generation of P.R. Emprende Academy
January 25, 2019
Puerto Rico Trade and Export and nonprofit Inprende announced the selection of the 40 companies that will be part of the third generation of Puerto Rico Emprende Academy. The Puerto Rico Emprende Academy is a business training initiative for the development and strengthening of small- and medium-sized local businesses. “After a rigorous scrutiny process where […]
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P.R Emprende organizes ‘Connect & Grow with Microsoft and LinkedIn’ seminar
October 12, 2018
This event will be held Oct. 23 and 25 October at the Puerto Rico Convention Center in San Juan and the Ponce Hilton Hotel & Casino.
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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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Facebook shows social media tools to help P.R’s SMEs grow their businesses
July 18, 2018
Although the financial crisis in Puerto Rico has not yet taken a drastic swing of balance in a positive direction, that hasn’t stopped Facebook from identifying opportunities that are available on its plaform for small and medium businesses to expand their operations.
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