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.
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.
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.