Strengthening Small Businesses for Growth and Resilience.
STRONGER BUSINESSES, STRONGER FUTURES
What is RESPOND?
RESPOND is a program by Friends of Puerto Rico created to provide small businesses with essential tools, training, and resources to strengthen their resilience and ensure sustainable growth.
By focusing on areas such as digital transformation, financial education, and access to capital, RESPOND aims to revitalize local economies and generate employment.
This program has supported the strengthening of more than 500 businesses across key sectors. Among the communities benefited by RESPOND are:
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Benefits for Businesses
Why register your business with RESPOND?
Free Personalized Guidance
You will receive guidance from experts who understand the challenges faced by small and medium-sized businesses in Puerto Rico. You will work one-on-one with mentors who will help you identify opportunities, solve problems, and make informed decisions.
Strategies to Increase Your Sales
You will learn how to identify new audiences, optimize your sales channels, and strengthen your value proposition—all aimed at helping you generate more revenue and grow consistently.
Access to Capital and Funding Opportunities
We connect your business with available funds and potential financing options to boost your operations, whether it’s to purchase inventory, modernize your location, or scale your impact.
Workshops on Digital Transformation and Finance
You will have access to hands-on training in essential topics such as social media management, digital tools, financial control, and business administration and planning.
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JOIN RESPOND AND BOOST YOUR BUSINESS GROWTH
Do you want to support the economic development of western Puerto Rico?
Be part of a community that believes in the transformative power of local businesses. RESPOND builds bridges between entrepreneurs and those who want to actively contribute to the country’s sustainable economic growth. If you share this vision, there are several ways to get involved:
Contribute to the RESPOND fund and directly support businesses with growth potential and job-creation opportunities. Your participation helps channel resources to entrepreneurs with solid plans and a forward-looking vision. Joining the program as an investor allows you to drive measurable economic impact in communities that need it most.
Investors
Your experience can make a difference. Share your knowledge in areas such as finance, marketing, innovation, or management to support growing businesses. Mentors play a key role in each business’s transformation process and are an essential part of the RESPOND ecosystem.
Mentors
Strategic Partners (Businesses and Government)
Collaborate as a partner company, institution, or public entity. You can add value through resources, platform access, training programs, logistical support, or promotion. Being a strategic partner means being part of an active network that believes in the local economy as a driver of development.
Join Us
📞 +1 (787) 951-6901
✉️ respond@friendsofpuertorico.org
Visit us at Aguadilla Business Center: Third Floor, Skating Rink, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.