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The Puerto Rico Small Business & Technology Development Centers represented by its host institution, the InterAmerican University of Puerto Rico have received a $750,000 grant from the US Department of Agriculture for its AgriBIZ Learning and Business Development Program, the federal agency confirmed. The funding comes from the USDA’s 2501 Program, also called the “Outreach […]
The Puerto Rico Small Business and Technology Development Centers (SBTDC) of the InterAmerican University of Puerto Rico and the US Small Business Administration announced the launch of the PRidea program to boost the number of local inventors who can prepare effective proposals for federal funds that subsidize their ideas. The initiative seeks to train, advise, […]
The U.S. Small Business Administration bestowed a $90,297 grant to the Puerto Rico Small Business and Technology Development Centers to fund specialized training, mentoring, and technical assistance for research and development-focused small businesses under the Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program. “We’re pleased that Puerto Rico SBTDC has been selected to receive a Fiscal ’22 FAST award. FAST grants […]
The Puerto Rico Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) of the Inter-American University and the U.S. Small Business Administration, has launched a new multimedia platform, called BIZ Learning Center, for anyone who wants to learn how to establish a business in Puerto Rico, among other topics. The Puerto Rico SBTDC has created a digital […]
Since the onset of the pandemic a year ago, small businesses have been affected by executive orders, but also local and federal government has provided incentives and grants under different programs with the intention of continuing to operate and retain jobs. However, the number of programs often creates confusion and there is a neet to […]
Seeking to strengthen local businesses by providing them free entrepreneurial education and personalized assistance, for the new challenges they face due to COVID-19, the Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) recently launched the Business Relief Assistance Program. This initiative will focus on providing business owners with the assistance and the support needed for access […]
Aware that this hurricane season creates a new challenge for small businesses, which are also struggling with a global pandemic, the Puerto Rico Small Business and Technology Development Center is calling on small businesses to prepare their contingency plan for business continuity. Ricardo Martínez, executive director of the nonprofit based at the InterAmerican University of […]
For the benefit of dozens of companies that wish to participate in the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program, the Puerto Rico Small Business & Technology Development Centers will extend the registration period for the cycle that starts April 3.
Following the economic challenges the island is facing after Hurricanes Irma and María, the Small Business & Technology Development Centers will offer a series of intensive workshops to promote the development of local businesses.
The Small Business and Technology Development Center will hold the “Think Big & Grow Smarter Business Summit” on Aug. 18 at the Hotel Condado Plaza, to celebrate its trajectory and contribution to the island’s socio-economic development over the past 20 years, said Carmen Martí, executive director of the SBTDC.
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