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ENDEAVOR OPENS
FIRST U.S. affiliate in
miami
Endeavor launched its first-ever U.S. affiliate
in Miami in August 2013. A city of immigrants,
with close ties to Latin America, Miami has a
promising basis for entrepreneurship but suffers
from high unemployment (roughly 2% higher
than the national average) and an exodus of
talent to entrepreneurial hotbeds like Silicon
Valley and New York. The Endeavor Miami Board
of Directors, with strong support from the Knight
Foundation, believes that identifying and
supporting a small group of high-impact
entrepreneurs and helping them to scale their
businesses will have an outsized impact on
Miami's future economic development. Endeavor
is energized by the potential of Miami as a
U.S. affiliate and hopes that Miami will be the first
of many U.S. cities to benefit from its model.
"Since 1997, Endeavor has been very
successful in helping entrepreneurs
from emerging markets grow their
businesses. Today, with the launch
of Endeavor Miami, we look forward
to bringing the lessons we've learned
back to the U.S."
Peter Kellner
Founder & Managing Partner
Richmond Global LLC
co-founder, endeavor
endeavor miami, jordan,
and global board member
