Dollars and Sense, a News is my Business podcast

Dollars and Sense, a News is my Business podcast

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  • Private sector reacts to arrests on gov't corruption charges, 'TelegramGate'

    Today’s special episode features interviews with representatives from Puerto Rico’s private sector to discuss the events of the last week, when six people with ties to Gov. Ricardo Rosselló’s administration were arrested on corruption charges, as well as the contents of nearly 900 pages of a chat on Telegram involving the governor and a group of his tightest collaborators were revealed. 

    The lineup of interviewees is:

    1. Tomás Ramírez, representative of Puerto Rico’s small inns — or paradores — tourism sector;
    2. Jorge Argüelles, president of the Puerto Rico United Retailers Association;
    3. Jay Fonseca, attorney and news analyst;
    4. Kenneth Rivera, Certified Public Accountant and past president of the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce;
    5. José Joaquín Villamil, economist and founder of the Estudios Técnicos analysis firm; and,
    6. José Ledesma, president of the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce.

      7. At Dollars and Sense, we wanted to know the effects of these situations on Puerto Rico’s current and future business and investment climate. These were their thoughts.

      1 hr 1 min
    8. NIMB’s exclusive interview with Sir Richard Branson

      In this special “Throwback Thursday” edition of our podcast series, we re-visit our exclusive  interview with Sir Richard Branson, who took shelter in Puerto Rico —  with most of his family and staff — after Hurricane Irma ravaged the  British Virgin Islands and his property on Necker Island in September  2017.

      This is the first time News is my Business has released the audio of this interview, done at a lobby of a hotel in Isla Verde.

      7 min
    11. The ins and outs of doing business with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security

      Soraya Correa, chief procurement officer of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Antonio Sosa-Pascual, co-chair of the Puerto Rico Technology Cluster talk about the opportunities for small companies in Puerto Rico to do business with the large federal agency. They spoke about the importance of promoting innovation and entrepreneurial vision in this industry.

      47 min
    12. Causa Local brings access to capital closer to startups

      Nonprofit organization Causa Local Founder Ana María Cintrón talks  about the mission to provide alternative access to capital for small and  medium  businesses in Puerto Rico. 

      Through crowdfunding and loans, local operations like Molcajete Foods  are able to get their businesses off the ground, says Roberto Rivera,  one of the three founding brothers of the Caguas-based manufacturing  operation.

      26 min
    15. P.R. IT Cluster’s ‘CIO & IT Leadership Conference ’19’ to focus on AI, cybersecurity

      Puerto Rico Information Technology Cluster co-Chairman, Antonio  Sosa-Pascual and Board member José Huyke discuss the agenda for the  upcoming conference that will feature local and international IT  industry leaders talking about Artificial Intelligence, Health  Technology, Cyber ​​Security, Innovation and Business Vision, IT as  Economic Development, among others.

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      28 min

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    Welcome to Dollars and Sense, the only podcast in English about Puerto Rico's business community produced by News is my Business. Listen to our podcast series, featuring interviews with experts from a…