Oriental OKs $2.8M loan to Alco High Tech Plastics
May 20, 2014
Oriental Financial Group’s banking division recently granted a $2.8 million loan to Alco High Tech Plastics, a manufacturing company in Corozal, through the Small Business Administration’s 504 program, it was announced Monday.
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Productos La Finca founder is SBA’s ’14 Small Biz Person
May 12, 2014
The Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands district office of the U.S. Small Business Administration recently chose Eniel Torres-Ojeda, president of Productos La Finca Inc., to receive its “2014 Puerto Rico Small Business Person of the Year” award, during the closing ceremonies of Small Business Week on the island.
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SBA, CIAPR hosting gov’t contracting matchmaking event
May 5, 2014
The U.S. Small Business Administration and the Puerto Rico Professional College of Engineers and Land Surveyors (CIAPR by its Spanish acronym) will conduct on Tuesday their 10th annual “Business Matchmaking Event” to pair small firms with federal government agencies seeking vendors.
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SBA, AARP Puerto Rico to host 4th ‘Mentor Day’ event
April 29, 2014
As part of Mentor Month, the Puerto Rico office of the U.S. Small Business Administration and AARP Puerto Rico will conduct their fourth Mentor Day event today.
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SBA to award $8M to promote small business exporting
April 23, 2014
The SBA announced today that for the third year, states will be able to apply for grants from the U.S. Small Business Administration starting this week to support efforts to increase exporting by small businesses.
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Op-Ed: 50+ and seeking a biz mentor? SBA, AARP can help
April 17, 2014
Our country has always been proud of our entrepreneurial spirit. But great business ideas don’t just come out of college dorm rooms — in fact, “encore entrepreneurs” are the fastest-growing group of entrepreneurs in the United States.
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SBA seeking nominees for annual Tibbetts, SBIR awards
April 3, 2014
The U.S. Small Business Administration is seeking nominations for its annual Tibbetts and Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Hall of Fame Awards.
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San Germán firm among SBA’s ‘Top Small Businesses’
March 25, 2014
Food manufacturer Productos La Finca Inc. in San Germán will be recognized by the U.S. Small Business Administration this year in Washington, D.C., May 15-16, the agency announced Monday.
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SBA to award grants to support R&D, small biz innovation
March 14, 2014
The U.S. Small Business Administration announced Thursday it will award grants to state and local economic development agencies, business development centers, colleges and universities to support programs for innovative, technology-driven small businesses under SBA’s Federal and State Technology (FAST) partnership program. Applications for the grants are open through April 11.
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Op-Ed: SBA working to get loans in the hands of veterans
February 13, 2014
Our nation’s veterans have served our country proudly and bravely. They are true American heroes, and we must make sure that we’re doing everything possible to support them once they reenter civilian life.
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Reservists eligible to apply for SBA working capital loans
January 28, 2014
Small businesses that suffered economic losses when the owner or a key employee was called up to active duty are eligible to apply for a low interest loan of up to $2 million from the U.S. Small Business Administration, the agency announced Monday.
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SBA, INTENE partner to serve northeast region small biz
December 10, 2013
The U.S. Small Business Administration and the Technology Initiative of the Northeast have entered a strategic alliance, through which the federal agency will expand its reach to more potential entrepreneurs, and further promote Puerto Rico’s economic development, SBA District Director Yvette T. Collazo announced Monday.
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SBA honors veteran heroes and their entrepreneurial spirit
November 25, 2013
Across America, there are thousands of veterans and transitioning service members looking to start their own businesses. These men and women are proven leaders and we know that they make outstanding business leaders.
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SBA taking ’14 nat’l small business week award nods
November 22, 2013
The U.S. Small Business Administration’s online portal is ready to accept nominations for its 2014 National Small Business Week Awards, including the annual “Small Business Person of the Year” award, the agency announced Thursday.
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SBA lending in Puerto Rico, USVI up 8% in FY 2013
November 7, 2013
The U.S. Small Business Administration supported more than $75 million in loans to Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands small businesses during fiscal year 2013, an 8 percent increase over fiscal year 2012, the agency announced Wednesday.
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