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Miércoles y jueves de FACES II

El pasado miércoles 16 de marzo continuamos nuestra agenda de #Faces2 en un Breakfast-Meeting con Ana Iparraguire quien es una encuestadora (“pollster”) a nivel federal y Vicepresidenta Senior de GBAO Research & Strategy. Luego nos recibió Michael Tanner, Senior Fellow, The CATO Institute. Continuamos con el GWHCC - Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce y después nos reunimos con Bibi Hidalgo, Administradora Asociada del US Small Business Administration. Quedamos muy optimistas de esta excelente reunión y esperamos poder trabajar muchos proyectos con Josué Rivera para traer mas oportunidades de contratación a Puerto Rico. Visitamos al Ways and Means Committee y más tarde nos reunimos con Jenniffer González Colón. Con nuestra Comisionada Residente pudimos discutir temas como Medicaid, Medicare Advantage, impuestos, nutrición (NAP-SNAP), entre otros temas para ayudar al desarrollo económico de Puerto Rico.

El jueves nos reunimos con el Senador Roger Wicker, quien continuamente apoya al pueblo de Puerto Rico y esta determinado que logremos el éxito. Somos sumamente afortunados en tener a este gran aliado en el Senado.  Nos reunimos con Carmen Feliciano del Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration con quienes compartimos la misma meta de mejorar la economía de nuestra isla. Más tarde tuvimos una reunión con un verdadero campeón de Puerto Rico, el Director de la Agencia de Desarrollo de Negocios Minoritarios - Departamento de Comercio de los Estados Unidos, Miguel Estien! Su trabajo para ayudar a las empresas minoritarias y con Puerto Rico es admirable.

Culminamos #Faces2 en la 25 Gala Anual de LULAC Washington con su CEO Sindy Benavides y el Alcalde de San Juan, Hon. Miguel Romero quien recibió un reconocimiento especial por su trayectoria. Gracias a todos los expertos camaristas que nos acompañaron Luis Eduardo Pizarro-Otero, Esq. LL.M.Kenneth Rivera-Robles, Lillian Rodriguez Lopez, Che Julio Aparicio, Jonathan A. Bonet, MPA, JD, Rafael Gonzalez J.D. de PROFESA, Teresita Santiago Lebron, Liza M Ortiz Camacho, Mickey Espada, Elliot Pacheco, Israel Antonio Menchaca Dobal y al Presidente Luis Gierbolini y al Presidente Electo A. Cameron McKenzie-Hertell

Puerto Rico dirá presente en la feria Alimentaria 2022 de Barcelona

El Departamento de Agricultura de Puerto Rico anunció este viernes que participará por primera vez en la feria Alimentaria 2022, a celebrarse en Barcelona (España) del 4 al 7 de abril, donde presentará una docena de productos de empresas puertorriqueñas.

El evento permitirá dar a conocer internacionalmente los productos netamente puertorriqueños y crear alianzas que permitan la exportación, según explicó en un comunicado el titular de Agricultura, Ramón González.

Esta feria cuenta con la participación de cerca de 3,000 empresas españolas y 400 empresas internacionales provenientes de 52 países.

USA Women Entrepreneurship Cooperative: USAWEC is a practical, high-touch, relationship-based, program relevant to today’s women business owners and the economic challenges they face while operating in the USA. The program includes interactive live sessions with leading experts and thought leaders, applied learning activities for small business owners, 1:1 mentor sessions with talented and committed business leaders, and other unique program offerings.

The program will soon start accepting applications for its 2nd cohort of 150 US-based female business owners looking to grow successful, resilient, and scalable businesses. Applications open on April 1 and close on April 15

There is no cost to apply or participate!

My dad’s favorite foundation grant

I couldn’t be prouder of the difference these scholars are making, and the leaders they have become.

Every day I’m reminded of how my dad’s wisdom, generosity, and compassion live on in the many people he influenced and inspired around the world.



One of the most significant ways my dad’s spirit continues is through the Gates Cambridge Scholarship Program. Of all the grants he was involved in at our foundation, this one was always his favorite.

Data breach prevention and response: Lessons from the CafePress case

Many small businesses go to online retailing platform CafePress when they want to buy or sell customized items. However, according to a proposed FTC settlement, the company’s lax security practices allowed data thieves to take the idea of “personalization” in a disturbingly different direction. The complaint alleges that hackers exploited the company’s security failures to access personal information about millions of CafePress users – including home addresses, email addresses, passwords, security questions and answers, more than 180,000 unencrypted Social Security numbers, and partial payment card data from thousands of people. It’s particularly troubling that some of that information was later found for sale on a far more nefarious online platform – the Dark Web.

FDA to Hold Advisory Committee Meeting on COVID-19 Vaccines to Discuss Future Boosters

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is announcing a virtual meeting of its Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) on Wed., April 6, to discuss considerations for future COVID-19 vaccine booster doses and the process for selecting specific strains of the SARS-CoV-2 virus for COVID-19 vaccines to address current and emerging variants. Along with the independent experts of the advisory committee, representatives from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health will participate in the meeting.

Developments That Matter

How Small Businesses Can Best Navigate the 2022 Tax Season

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Economic Viewpoints

Consumers Keep Spending, But Inflation Erodes Buying Power

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Top of Mind

WTO Proposal to Waive IP on Vaccines Distracts from Real Challenges

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Chamber Invests in New Hires and New Roles to Better Serve Members

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Small Business, Big Impact

How to Create Loyal Employees (and Why It Matters)

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Reopening Business Digital Resources Center

U.S. Senators Applaud SBA Administrator Guzman’s Decision to Extend Additional Deferment to Existing COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program Borrowers

On Tuesday, March 15, Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice for America’s 32.5 million small businesses in President Biden’s Cabinet, announced a major policy change to the SBA’s COVID economic relief portfolio to provide more flexibility to small business owners impacted by the pandemic, especially those in hard-hit sectors. Starting immediately, as directed by Administrator Guzman, the SBA will provide additional deferment of principal and interest payments for existing COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program borrowers for a total of 30 months deferment on all approved COVID EIDL loans.

Create a Successful Construction Safety Program in 5 Steps

Construction workers make up a small percentage of the total workforce—however, construction workers are injured on the job and even lose their lives, more often than any other worker. 

There are a few ways to enhance workspace safety, from management leadership to hazardous prevention and control. A safety program can improve production and quality, employee morale, recruiting and retention, and a better image and reputation in the community and beyond. Using OSHA guidance, we have compiled a list of ways, including practical steps you can implement to reduce injuries in the workplace. 

Retrocede la gestión gubernamental del presidente Joe Biden

El más reciente Índice de Progreso Gubernamental de Birling Capital registró una reducción de 9.41% durante el mes de febrero —bajando de 29.8 a 27.0— en la gestión gubernamental del presidente Joe Biden.

Entre las áreas que han incidido en dicho descenso figura el precio por galón de gasolina. Uno de los segmentos fuera del control del gobierno es el precio de la energía, gasolina y sus derivados, pero lo medimos porque es uno de los parámetros que más afecta al bolsillo del consumidor y con ello su sentimiento. El precio en enero del 2022 se situaba en $3.06 por galón y en febrero había aumentado a $3.79 por galón, un aumento de 23.90%, algo que afecta a múltiples industrias y consumidores.

¡Apoya el emprendimiento local!

Con tu ayuda lograremos tener en Puerto Rico un ecosistema empresarial inclusivo, diverso y accesible donde toda persona, independientemente de su demografía y condición socioeconómica, pueda hacer de su idea una realidad económica para ellos y sus familias.

Además, al aportar a Colmena66 eres elegible para una deducción contributiva al llenar tu planilla. Cada contribución nos ayuda a facilitar el emprendimiento local. ¡Toda aportación cuenta!

Russia’s Ukrainian War Could Impact

EU Carbon Proposal Too

The Council of the EU agreed this week on a general approach to the European Commission’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) proposal. The mechanism is a key aspect of the EU’s broader Fit for 55 package which aims to cut 55 percent of net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the EU by 2030. It’s also a foundational aspect of the Commission’s new own resource proposal to fund EU budget initiatives. However, Russia’s war in Ukraine could destabilize these financing plans.

Puerto Rico Energy Capital Access Program

Regístrate en el Puerto Rico Energy Capital Access Program, la primera aceleradora de energía limpia y acceso a capital en Puerto Rico.

Nuestro programa financiado por el programa CDBG-DR SBIA, permite que los proyectos energéticos comerciales y comunitarios obtengan acceso a nuestra red de expertos a medida que hacen crecer sus proyectos de energía con un currículo y asistencia técnica valorado en $30k. El objetivo es guiarlos hasta que estén listos para solicitar financiamiento. El costo de inscripción es gratuito y tiene una duración de 12 semanas, totalmente en linea.

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