Puerto Rico early-stage entrepreneurship climbs 9% in 2024, GEM finds
August 4, 2025
GEM report shows 24.3% of population engaged in early-stage ventures. #NewsismyBusiness
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UPR Río Piedras campus offers free certifications and courses
March 12, 2025
The list includes education focused on technical, personal, professional and entrepreneurial development. #NewsismyBusiness
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Popular, UPR present Global Entrepreneurship Monitor study
April 3, 2023
The study’s Early Business Activity Index increased from 14.9% in 2020 to 20.4% in 2022, increased from 14.9% in 2020 to 20.4% in 2022, indicating “notable growth” in the percentage of new companies or startups for 2023. #NewsismyBusiness
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UPR receives $600K for research experience program for middle, high school science teachers
March 29, 2022
The primary goal of this project is to improve middle and high school students' scientific literacy.
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UPR-Río Piedras to offer free trainings to 45K unemployed, underemployed in Puerto Rico
March 17, 2022
The project will also foster economic development and create jobs by investing CDBG-DR funds on resources that facilitate skills development through education, technical assistance, and mentoring.
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University of Puerto Rico gets $750K to open research facility
October 19, 2021
The University of Puerto Rico’s Department of Chemistry at its Río Piedras campus has received a $750,000 grant to establish a Center for the Advancement of Hybrid Research Experiences for Underrepresented Students. The funding comes from the US Department of Education, under the Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program (MSEIP) and will extend for three […]
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UPR i+c Labs opens 1st call for incubator program
September 9, 2021
The University of Puerto Rico’s Innovation and Marketing Support Center, known as the UPR i+c Labs in Spanish, is announcing the initial call for participants — individuals or groups — to take part in its “Become an entrepreneur and innovate for Puerto Rico” incubator program. The UPR received $1.2 million from the Puerto Rico Housing […]
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FEMA allocates $10.7M for permanent work at University of Puerto Rico
February 15, 2021
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) approved nearly $10.7 million to rebuild the Facundo Bueso Annex at the University of Puerto Rico for its campus in Río Piedras. The structure was demolished in 2018 since it posed a threat to the health and safety of the university community as a result of damage from Hurricane […]
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UPR Río Piedras, Mayagüez get more than $1M in USDA money
October 31, 2011
University of Puerto Rico’s Río Piedras and Mayagüez campuses will split more than $1 million in grant money awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to “enhance the ability of these colleges and universities to support underserved students and develop a skilled American work force."
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