Vitrina Solidaria Offers 21 Free Workshops for Puerto Rico Businesses

News is My Business reports that Vitrina Solidaria launched a free technical support program that will deliver 21 workshops and individual mentoring sessions for entrepreneurs and small business owners in eastern Puerto Rico. The program targets municipalities near El Yunque National Forest, including Canóvanas, Carolina, Ceiba, Fajardo, Las Piedras, Loíza, Luquillo, Naguabo and Río Grande, according to the article. Program Manager Lindamir Martínez said the organization plans to offer these 21 independent workshops between May 2026 and January 2027, with each session accommodating up to 30 participants and providing four hours of certified contact time, along with opportunities for individual mentoring, per News is My Business. The first session, "Artificial intelligence without complications: The first step for your business," was held earlier this month. The article lists event examples: a June 4 workshop in Ceiba on WhatsApp Business and social media automation, and a June 18 session in Loíza on creating text, images and short videos with AI tools.

Per the News is My Business report, workshops are independent of each other, scheduled across multiple municipalities, and include certified contact hours and one-on-one mentoring. Topics advertised include AI-driven content creation, customer service automation, marketing consistency and defining a business purpose, and sessions are sized for up to 30 participants.

Editorial analysis: Community-facing programs that combine practical marketing training with basic AI education are becoming more common as small businesses seek accessible, low-cost ways to adopt automation and content tools. Observed patterns in similar initiatives show that certified contact time and hands-on mentoring increase short-term uptake but require local follow-up to embed new workflows into operations.

For practitioners and local stakeholders, track enrollment numbers per municipality, follow-up mentoring uptake, and whether subsequent workshops shift toward tool-specific curricula (for example, step-by-step WhatsApp Business automation or AI image/video production). The article does not include a public statement of longer-term funding or a contact email in the published piece, and News is My Business provides the program details cited above.