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ENTREPRENEUR SPOTLIGHT NETWORK BRAZIL Wilson Poit Endeavor Brazil supports 102 entrepreneurs from 54 companies. In 2012, Endeavor Brazil companies generated over $2b in revenues and employed 45,000+ people. company Poit Energia selected 2002 industry Energy & Utilities employees at selection 68 employees 2012 4,500 revenue at selection $5.1m revenue AT SALE IN 2012 $70.5m Pernambuco (2011) minas gerais (2010) news In March 2013, Endeavor Brazil welcomed 4,000+ non‐profit executives, entrepreneurs, students, and policy makers from 144 countries to the Global Entrepreneurship Congress in Rio de Janeiro. The GEC is the main planning event for Global Entrepreneurship Week, a worldwide celebration and promotion of entrepreneurship that takes place each November. In 2012, Prática, a food production equipment manufacturer, received an investment of $8m from BNDES to pursue business expansion projects. 47 EBANX, an e‐commerce payment solution for International Merchants in Brazil, announced a strategic alliance with AliExpress, an online retailer and an affiliate of the Chinese e‐commerce giant AliBaba Group. Through the partnership, Brazilians can purchase any of the 54 million products offered by AliExpress (everything from car accessories to clothing to electronics) using their preferred local payment method, Boleto Bancario. In an article entitled, "A Spirit for Enterprise," the Financial Times featured both Endeavor's Co‐Founder & CEO, Linda Rottenberg, and Endeavor Brazil's success in building the country's entrepreneurial ecosystem. Rio de Janeiro (2005) ENDEAVOR MAIN OFFICE SÃo Paulo (2000) paranÁ (2010) Santa Catarina (2013) Until Wilson Poit founded Poit Energia in 1997, the generator industry in Brazil was notorious for its faulty and complicated service. His company changed the status quo by providing streamlined, comprehensive service—a business model that in turn attracted a long list of corporate clients. After selection by Endeavor in 2002, Wilson worked with Endeavor on HR, building an advisory board, and corporate governance. He credits the organization with teaching him that "dreaming big involves the same amount of work as dreaming small." In 2012, Wilson sold Poit Energia to Scottish power company Aggreko and donated a portion of the cash‐out to Endeavor Brazil. Porto Alegre (2011)