The U.S. Small Business Administration’s “Boots to Business” program has trained 25,000 transitioning service members over the past two years, in collaboration with the Department of Defense, the SBA announced Tuesday.
The strategy set forth by Gov. García-Padilla’s administration to try shore up liquidity for the Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico through the reliance on a recently approved oil tax hike may fall short if prices increase, or the island’s population continues to shrink, economist firm H. Calero Consulting exposed in its most recent monthly publication.
Social media giant Facebook recently added Puerto Rican online marketing company Gustazos.com to its list of “success stories,” praising the firm’s use of the platform to further its business.