Puerto Rico/Miami-Dade Business Conference, A Success !

From Left - Right: Luis DeRosa, PR Chamber, Skip Chaves, PR Chamber, Otis Greene, Blackrock Securities, Dr. Manuel Maldonado Cotto, Economist,
Roberto Fernandez, Merrill Lynch San Juan, Gabriel Hernandez, Scherrer & Hernandez, Pedro Gomez, Merrill Lynch San Juan

Miami, June 25, 2009

The Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce of South Florida, Miami Office in partnership with Merrill Lynch celebrated a Business Conference for its membership where several speakers were invited to address recently enacted legislation in Puerto Rico that provides significant Tax benefits for new commercial and trade businesses in the Island of Puerto Rico.

The activity was hosted by Merrill Lynch’s San Juan office and by Scherrer & Hernandez, one of the largest CPA Firms in the Island.
Mr. Roberto Fernandez, Vice President of Merrill Lynch’s Global Wealth Management Division and Mr Gabriel Hernandez, Senior Partner at Scherrer & Hernandez, were joined by Dr. Manuel Maldonado Cotto, Economist from Intelligence Forecasting Corp, and Mr Otis Green, Director and Portfolio Manager from Blackrock Securities to speak about Puerto Rico’s current economic and business environment, Tax advantages of doing business in Puerto Rico and Investment and Financing alternatives offered by Merrill Lynch’s San Juan office for individuals and corporations doing business in Puerto Rico.

“The activity was a big success” indicated Mr Luis De Rosa, President of the Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce in South Florida. “ The speakers presented valuable information on Tax benefits, and Investment opportunities for Individuals and Corporations who would establish trading and commerce with  Puerto Rico, especially for those who would establish subsidiaries or locations on the Island.  The current government administration has enacted legislation to expand even further the advantages of doing business in Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico has been a pioneer since the 1950’s in developing laws to promote industrial and business development on the Island.”

For more information please call the Chamber at 305-571-8006.

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Quarterly Business Luncheon, Well Attended !

From Left - Right: Miriam Singer, Miami-Dade County, Luis DeRosa, PR Chamber, Raymond Torres, PR Chamber and Miguel Gonzalez, SBA

DOING BUSINESS WITH MIAMI-DADE COUNTY & THE ECONOMIC STIMULUS PACKAGE

The Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce held its quarterly business luncheon meeting on Wednesday May 27, 2009 at the Double Tree Grand Hotel in Miami. The guest speakers were Ms. Miriam Singer, Director, Miami-Dade County Department of Procurement Management and Miguel Gonzalez, Economic Specialist, SBA. The theme of the workshop was for small business to acquaint themselves with the process of qualifying for vender status with Miami-Dade County in order to receive constant government updates on business opportunities.The SBA presentation covered various programs that the United States Government is promoting as part of their economic stimulus package.

For more information please call the Chamber at 305-571-8006.

Women's Month Celebration, A Success !


From Left - Right: Nydia Menendez, Sandra Rosa, Luis DeRosa, Kathy Fernandez-Rundle, & Luz Urbaez

The Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce of South Florida, headquartered in Miami-Dade County, held its Quarterly Business Luncheon Meeting in honor of “Women’s Month” on March 11, 2009.  In addition to its objectives of promoting trade, commerce, business, and tourism between the markets of Puerto Rico and Miami-Dade County, our Chamber has a long tradition of acknowledging and honoring those individuals who, either in their professional work or their personal achievements, have made a difference in our community.

This year’s awards were presented to three professional women – who continue on a daily basis to serve the community through their professional careers:

Sandra Rosa

Sandra Rosa, Chairperson of PROFESA, was honored for her tireless dedication to the growth and rejuvenation of her organization.  Sandra has worked to form alliances with other Puerto Rican community organizations and institutions – including our Chamber of Commerce – to work for the empowerment of our Puerto Rican community.  Sandra graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from the University of Puerto Rico and holds a Master’s Degree in Communications.

Honorable Luz Urbaez Weinberg

Since arriving in Florida from Puerto Rico, Commissioner Luz Urbaez Weinberg of the City of Aventura has been an active member of our South Florida community.  Having graduated from FIU “magna cum laude” with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, Luz has had a varied professional career.  On March 1, 2005 she made history by becoming the youngest and the first Hispanic to serve on Aventura’s City commission.  Adding to her busy schedule are her memberships in many civic and community organizations.

Honorable Katherine Fernandez Rundle

The final award was given to the event’s Guest Speaker, the Honorable Katherine Fernandez Rundle, who holds the distinction of being the first Hispanic States Attorney in the history of Miami and in the State of Florida.  Katherine Fernandez Rundle has dedicated her career to serving the people of Miami-Dade County.  Holding an undergraduate degree from the University of Miami and a law degree from Cambridge University in England, she served fifteen years as an assistant State’s Attorney before holding her current position.  During her presentation, she spoke about how her office is meeting the challenges presented by current budget cuts, as well as her office’s response to the various law enforcement issues which inevitably arise during economically difficult times, as the present. 

All these distinguished women received an enthusiastic welcome from the Chamber’s Luncheon guests, and applause and appreciation for their work in our community.