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Endeavor KSA 2014-15 Impact Report

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The Endeavor Story People initially thought the concept of High-Impact Entrepreneurship in emerging markets was crazy. No one believed there were entrepreneurs in developing economies let alone mentors who would support them. The "business plan" that began on the back of a napkin has become a shared vision, cultivated and expanded by board members, staff and entrepreneurs around the globe. Today Endeavor supports 1,198 High-Impact Entrepreneurs from 755 companies across 25 countries. Endeavor Saudi Arabia was launched in 2012 as a local affiliate, set up as an independent non-profit organization supported by seven founding Saudi board members who lead Endeavor's mission and goals in the Kingdom. In 1997 Linda Rottenberg and Peter Kellner sat down and, like many entrepreneurs before and after, sketched their vision on the back of a napkin. Endeavor would be a new kind of non-profit organization, dedicated to High-Impact Entrepreneurship: Identifying and supporting the continued growth of a select group of entrepreneurs in emerging market countries, creating jobs and adding revenues that would lay the groundwork for a new attitude towards entrepreneurship in those societies. 3 Impact Report 2014-2015

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