Collab offers Puerto Rican entrepreneurs access to strategic resources and business advice to boost growth and sustainability. #NewsismyBusiness
Four firms will provide legal, accounting and financial services to help small businesses access financing. #NewsismyBusiness
This donation is part of the first round of grants through the Fondo Oriental with the Puerto Rico Community Foundation. #NewsismyBusiness
Through the partnership, the EDB will also provide financial alternatives to small and medium-sized entrepreneurs who wish to expand their businesses on the island. #NewsismyBusiness
AI’s positive impact is reflected in different areas of the businesses, according to the surveyed SMEs. #NewsismyBusiness
A new technical assistance program through the island’s Economic Development Bank will improve access to financing. #NewsismyBusiness
Supported by the foundation’s Small Business Incubators and Accelerators Program, 53 individuals from 19 towns have developed new businesses. #NewsismyBusiness
Service providers on the island are encouraged to list their businesses and connect with new businesses and investors looking for trusted service partners. #NewsismyBusiness
The Economic Development Bank for Puerto Rico (EDB) bestowed grants of up to $50,000 that added up to more than $1.4 million to small- and mid-sized businesses in the town of Bayamón that were affected by the passage of Hurricanes Irma and María. The government agency approved and closed 34 applications for businesses in Bayamón, […]
Puerto Rico government officials announced the availability of $65 million in new economic assistance for some 17,000 eligible small businesses whose operations have been interrupted during the COVID-19 pandemic. At a news conference, Department of Economic Development and Commerce Secretary Manuel Cidre and Treasury Secretary Francisco Parés offered details of the Business Interruption Grant from […]
Participating entrepreneurs will receive up to $100,000 in incentives to help them set off business growth plans, as well as market and export their innovative products based on science and technology.
Although the financial crisis in Puerto Rico has not yet taken a drastic swing of balance in a positive direction, that hasn’t stopped Facebook from identifying opportunities that are available on its plaform for small and medium businesses to expand their operations.
Technology-based small businesses are constantly contending for a competitive advantage by introducing new products, technologies and solutions, or improving their existing capabilities.
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York will release findings of the “Puerto Rico Small Business Survey,” a pilot study that focuses on the business performance, financing needs and borrowing experiences of firms across the island.
A bill amending Law 62 of 2014 calling for an increase in government purchases from local small and mid-sized businesses from 20 percent to 30 percent starting this year has been signed into law, House Speaker Jaime Perelló announced.
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