Experience a unique executive development program designed to propel the growth of existing companies.
Who May Participate
GVA program applicants must demonstrate organizational capacity and commitment to design and implement an aggressive growth plan that may include increasing local market share, entry to new international markets and development of new products or services.
The selection of companies is based on scalability of their operations, expertise of their executive team and the company track record.
What We’re looking for
- Business owners and entrepreneurs
- CEOs and partners
- Senior management teams
- Based in Puerto Rico
- Have at least five team members
- Have been in operation for at least three years
- Have identified at least one specific objective or initiative that can drastically accelerate company growth
About the Guayacán Venture Accelerator
The Guayacán Venture Accelerator (GVA) is an executive development program that supports established companies in evaluating their business models and developing strategies for accelerating their growth. The program combines an advanced education curriculum, delivered by experts and world-class professors, with access to one-on-one coaching from successful entrepreneurs and top-level
The GVA is a unique business acceleration program in Puerto Rico designed to enhance the growth of established companies with a demonstrated commitment and capacity to design and implement aggressive growth strategies. Participating companies are guided to critically evaluate their business model, incorporate strategies for rapid growth, and determine the type of resources needed to execute these new strategies.
The program concludes with a company showcase in which participating companies present their growth plans to the business and investment community. Since 2010, the GVA has had an impact on more than 79 graduating companies, representing over 6,000 jobs and more than 250 executives.
Some of Puerto Rico’s most promising companies are GVA ALUMNI
The Guayacán Venture Accelerator (GVA) is an executive development program that supports established companies in evaluating their business models and developing strategies for accelerating their growth. The program combines an advanced education curriculum, delivered by experts and world-class professors, with access to one-on-one coaching from successful entrepreneurs and top-level executives across diverse industries.
The GVA is a unique business acceleration program in Puerto Rico designed to enhance the growth of established companies with a demonstrated commitment and capacity to design and implement aggressive growth strategies. Participating companies are guided to critically evaluate their business model, incorporate strategies for rapid growth, and determine the type of resources needed to execute these new strategies.
The program concludes with a company showcase in which participating companies present their growth plans to the business and investment community. Since 2010, the GVA has had an impact on more than 110 graduating companies and nonprofits, representing over 7,568 jobs and more than 350 executives.
Some of Puerto Rico’s most promising companies are GVA ALUMNI
THE PROGRAM
GVA workshops cover a range of topics that target different strategies for scalability, business model development, financial management and leadership development. The curriculum benefits teams determined to grow through expansion plans, exports, or new products or services.
The program is offered by experienced local and international entrepreneurs and investors who have successfully grown their own ventures, as well as renowned professors from some of the top business schools in the world.
Robust executive education curriculum
One-on-one coaching from successful entrepreneurs and top-level executives
Small, intimate class size
Opportunity to pitch at the GVA Showcase and connect with capital providers
We can help make your idea happen
PROGRAM IMPACT
Since 2010, the Guayacán Venture Accelerator program has served dozens of Puerto Rican companies, impacting over 6,500 jobs along the way. Here are some of GVA’s milestones: 89 workshops 325+ executives 30+ world-class speakers 100 graduating companies
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MEET OUR INSTRUCTORS
Starting your business is the easy part. The GVA program gives participants the tools to kick-start the hard part, which is dealing with the unique but predictable challenges of managing fast growth.
John Mullins
Associate Professor at the London
Business School
The program gave us a roadmap. We are creating new products and developing new recruitment and partnership strategies, as a result.
– Gabriela Soler
Director of Operations, Able Sales
2018 GVA Alumnus
The GVA gave us the tools to focus on the most critical parts of our business and rethink how we can grow. We are now ready to take our company to the next level.
– Sultan Yassin
President and CEO,
MedPlus Solutions
2017 GVA Alumnus
Before GVA I was running a small sales company. After the GVA I am running a complete business.
– José Álvarez
President, Surgical Solutions
2012 GVA Alumnus
GVA was a great opportunity to take a step back and look at our business with a broader and more strategic framework. We were asked the right questions during the program, which allowed us to define where we wanted to take the business. After the program, we created our expansion plan and acquired a company in Panama the following year.”
– Antonio Ortiz
CEO, Connect Assistance
2016 GVA Alumnus
Participating in the GVA had a profound effect on our business. The guided process pushed us to question every aspect of our business. As a result, today we feel very clear on the direction we must pursue to accelerate our growth significantly.
– María Cristina Oruña
President, Cobalto
2016 GVA Alumnus
The GVA taught us to focus on what we do best. The knowledge we gained prompted us to reevaluate our business model, moving away from being a service based company and toward providing specific products. These and other changes have led to the recent expansion of our operations with an infusion of $8.9 million dollars in investments and 85 new positions in our company.
– Ángel Pérez
Vice President, Rock Solid Technologies
2010 GVA Alumnus
After graduating from the GVA, we increased our revenue by 24 percent, net income by 53 percent and headcount by 18 percent. We also added two new business lines and have three new products in the development pipeline. I became an active angel investor through Dream Code Capital which, to date, has already made two investments.
– Yoel Rivera President,
Ultimate Solutions Corp
2013 GVA Alumnus
MOVING
PUERTO RICO
FORWARD