SBA offers social media crisis communications webinar
February 2, 2015
Whether it’s a fast-moving storm, a power outage or an in-house crisis, providing clients and business partners status updates is key to the survival of an organization.
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FirstBank grants $2M loan to Deya Elevator Services
January 8, 2015
FirstBank announced Wednesday the approval of a $2 million loan to Deya Elevator Services Inc., a Puerto Rican firm that specializes in vertical transportation, namely elevators, linear transports and ramps.
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San Juan joining SBA’s entrepreneurship training initiative
December 22, 2014
The U.S. Small Business Administration has launched its 2015 Emerging Leaders executive-level training series in 48 cities and communities across the country, including San Juan, which is joining the program for the first time.
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SBA accepting ’15 Nat’l Small Biz Week award nods
December 17, 2014
The U.S. Small Business Administration Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands district office announced Tuesday that the agency’s online portal is ready to accept nominations for its 2015 National Small Business Week Awards, including the annual Small Business Person of the Year award.
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SBA looks to expand its role as facilitator in Puerto Rico
November 24, 2014
The U.S. Small Business Administration is looking to expand its reach and scope among Puerto Rico’s entrepreneurial community this fiscal year, by spreading the word on a number of long-standing initiatives that should result in increased lending activity.
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Op-Ed: On Small Biz Saturday, ‘shop small, dine small’
November 18, 2014
As the voice for our nation’s entrepreneurs, we at the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) celebrate small businesses daily.
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SBA loan program hits lending record in FY 2014
November 7, 2014
The U.S. Small Business Administration’s 7(a) Loan Program reached another lending record in FY 2014, SBA Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet announced Thursday.
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SBA accepting ’15 National Small Biz Week nominations
October 2, 2014
The U.S. Small Business Administration Puerto Rico District Office announced Wednesday that SBA’s online portal is ready to accept nominations for its 2015 National Small Business Week Awards, including the annual Small Business Person of the Year award.
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SBA, Science & Tech Trust ally on research, innovation
September 30, 2014
The U.S. Small Business Administration and the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust (PRSTRT) have entered a strategic alliance to help foster small businesses working in research and innovation on the island.
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Universidad del Este, SBA partner for entrepreneurship
September 26, 2014
The Universidad del Este and the U.S. Small Business administration have partnered to work together on a plan to “create, preserve, and expand” small businesses in Puerto Rico.
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Piloto 151 wins $50K prize through SBA competition
September 5, 2014
Pilot 151, a co-working space in San Juan whose mission is to enable entrepreneurs to create global companies in an environment conducive to productivity and innovation, was one of 50 accelerators chosen to receive a $50,000 cash prize from the U.S. Small Business Administration.
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House Speaker presents pro-small biz initiatives in D.C.
August 11, 2014
Puerto Rico House of Representatives Speaker Jaime R. Perello-Borrás, met with Small Business Administration Chief Maria Contreras-Sweet, to present the profile of the island’s small and mid-sized businesses and find better alternatives for the development and retention of this sector that is key to strengthening the island’s economy.
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Small biz startups vie for 50 cash prizes from SBA
August 5, 2014
The U.S. Small Business Administration has received more than 800 applications from accelerators and incubators hoping to win one of 50 cash prizes of $50,000 each in the SBA’s first Growth Accelerator Fund competition.
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SBA, PathStone partner to foster small biz development
June 30, 2014
The U.S. Small Business Administration and PathStone have entered a strategic alliance, to aid in fostering small business creation and economic development in various underserved regions of Puerto Rico.
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FirstBank provides financing to Assistive Technology
May 22, 2014
Looking to support of small and medium-sized businesses during these challenging economic times, FirstBank and the Small Business Administration jointly announced Wednesday the financing of a $226,000 commercial loan to Assistive Technology Specialists Inc., so that it can expand healthcare equipment sales and technological assistance to people with disabilities.
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