The Puerto Rico & U.S. Virgin Islands district office of the U.S. Small Business Administration honored José A. Irizarry, president of Centro Gomas del Oeste, with the 2013 Puerto Rico Small Business Person of the Year Award, during the closing ceremonies of Small Business Week on the island late last week.
The U.S. Small Business Administration announced that its signature event, “National Small Business Week,” will be held June 17-21, with events taking place all across the country designed to help small businesses start, grow and succeed.
OfficeMax announced Tuesday several new products and services to help small businesses in Puerto Rico find success “in a competitive environment in which entrepreneurs usually need to multitask and take on a variety of roles within their business.”