FPR lanza Centro de innovación estratégica bajo liderazgo de Alexandra Lúgaro
February 23, 2021 Today we took an important step in our mission to transform Puerto Rico into a thriving and sustainable economy with the launch of our Center for Strategic Innovation. Rooted in FPR’s legacy of driving development strategies at scale through collaboration, the Center seeks to achieve transformative change in Puerto Rico and the […]
VISITOR ECONOMY 101
Puerto Rico is going through more than a decade-long economic recession. After the tax policy that was placed to encourage U.S. corporations to invest in Puerto Rico was repealed in 1996, many manufacturing companies that operated in the island moved elsewhere and there was no economic strategy left in place to replace it. The economic […]
DESTINO EMPRESARIAL: BOTTOM-UP’S SMALL BUSINESS INCUBATION INITIATIVE
Destino Empresarial is a sub-component of the Bottom Up Destination Recovery Initiative. Through it, we look to enhance the economic activity of different regions across the Island, through the incubation of new business ideas in the Visitor Economy, as well as the optimization of existing enterprises. We do it by leveraging the proven methodology of […]
Bottom Up Destination Recovery Initiative
The Bottom Up Destination Recovery Initiative supports the development of the Visitor Economy across under-served communities as a driver of sustainable and inclusive economic growth. The program is an evidence and asset-based community development initiative with the potential to transform communities and scale across the island. Through civic engagement and action planning, we are empowering communities across […]