Endeavor

G I N N Y B A K E S G I N N Y B A K E S F I G S F I G S M Y C E V I C H E M Y C E V I C H E E V E R Y M U N D O E V E R Y M U N D O L E A P F A C T O R L E A P F A C T O R P I N C H O P I N C H O C I T I Z E N C I T I Z E N S K Y PAT R O L W Y N C O D E W Y N C O D E YA N D I K I G I N N Y B A K E S G I N N Y B A K E S L E A P F A C T O R P I N C H O P I N C H O C I T I Z E N C I T I Z E N W Y N C O D E SPOTLIGHT ENDEAVOR ENTREPRENEURS TALK TALENT. Following the financial crisis in 2008, Miami's economy faced both national and regional challenges. Although there are certain areas that have recovered, Miami continues to experience challenges with respect to wages, employment, and job placement. According to a recent J.P. Morgan report about South Florida, jobs are expected to grow by 13% in the next 10 years. However, unemployment for those between the ages of 20-24 is 19.9%. Compared with the regional average of 6.2%, this is extremely significant. As mentioned in the FIU Metropolitan report, one of the best ways to increase economic mobility and decrease the wage gap is to grow employment opportunities and raise wages in the lower quintile of the economy. Our Endeavor Entrepreneurs have directly had a hand in the Miami economy by creating job growth, paying fair wages, and working to grow and build the business community, which will ultimately impact the economy as a whole. Here, we highlight how Endeavor Entrepreneurs are successfully scaling their operations by investing in their teams through competitive compensation plans, innovative cultural and professional development programs and first-rate hiring and retention policies. Citizen streamlines the process of filing government forms by creating user- friendly, web-based interfaces to collect form fillers' information to generate and submit forms electronically. Coupling their easy-to-use software with outstanding customer service, Citizen has already helped over 400,000 customers fill out three federal government forms. THE COMPANY HAS NO OFFICIAL EDUCATIONAL PREREQUISITES FOR HIRING EMPLOYEES. INSTEAD, CITIZEN VALUES HANDS-ON WORK EXPERIENCE, A CERTAIN SKILL LEVEL, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, A WILLINGNESS TO LEARN AND GROW. "YOU CAN EASILY FIND A LOT OF JUNIOR WEB DEVELOPERS IN MIAMI. WITH TIME, THESE EMPLOYEES ALSO GROW AND GAIN MORE SKILLS AND CAN EVENTUALLY TRANSITION TO MORE SENIOR POSITIONS." INDUSTRY: SOFTWARE, TECH & IT YEAR SELECTED: 2016 GROWTH IN NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES 1,033% (2013-2015) SOURCE: 20 J.P. MORGAN REPORT. 21 BLS.GOV, OCCUPAT IONAL EMPLOYMEN T AND WAGES IN MIAMI-MIAMI BE ACH-KENDALL-MAY 2015. 20 Impact Report

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