WELCOME

            As many of you may or may not know Puerto Rico is a Caribbean Island that's currently a U.S. colony/territory and has been since 1989. Before being under the control of the U.S. government, it was a Spanish colony for over 400 years. Puerto Ricans have been dealing with oppression and lack of control in their Island since the late 1493. The Island's natives have conserved their strong culture and African roots, but their economy has fell short. At first, when under Spanish power, they had strong sugar cane, tobacco, and coffee crops which made the Island's economy prosper. Nevertheless, the workers that dealt with these plantations were all native and African slaves who suffered around the clock under inhuman conditions. Unlike other places, during the Industrialization in Puerto Rico, around 1985, instead of creating and developing local entrepreneur's companies and businesses the U.S. decided to go with Operation Bootstap. What does this mean? It meant attracting entrepreneurs from the U.S. and making Puerto Ricans their work force. Currently, the Island is facing an economic crisis, which I believe is a result of the lack of Puerto Rican businesses along with other issues of corruption in the government. Anyone that visits the Island may perceive how the millions of U.S. franchises and companies overshadow local products, businesses and future projects. Before developing this site, I had heard from many students, coworkers and family members that there wasn’t any desire from locals to promote the Island’s crops. I firmly disagreed and decided to do something about it and provide a source where people could access information about Puerto Rican entrepreneurs and farmers and their affairs around the Island.  I created  “Borikénrico” to promote Puerto Rican businesses that support local products, this is a space for them to have the spotlight and be the center of attention. There are so many emerging enterprises looking for possible buyers and clients. I hope you find my blog interesting and become a supporter of local crops and producers.