PART TWO: FROM CHARMING TO IMPORTANT
Endeavor's proven model to the Kingdom
of Saudi Arabia," said board Chairman Rami Alturki. "Entrepreneurship is one of the keys to addressing the need for tens of thousands of new and innovative jobs in the Kingdom."
CLOSING IN ON 25 BY 2015
AS 2015 APPROACHES, Bronfman's goal of 25 countries is increasingly within reach. Expansion to two new regions, Southeast Asia and Europe, is underway: The first entrepreneur candidates from Indonesia, Greece, and Saudi Arabia will attend International Selection Panels in 2012. Additionally, Endeavor is actively scoping Poland, Morocco, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines and Peru, while business leaders from Spain and Italy are calling on Endeavor to consider launching in their countries. Sati Rasuanto, Managing Director of Endeavor
Indonesia, said the timing couldn't be better for Southeast Asia: "Entrepreneurship is really taking off. Look at the mobile tech industry as an example. Mobile penetration has tripled in the last five years, with the majority of growth coming from a younger, less affluent community. High- impact entrepreneurs are seizing on
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"I got a call from Greece, Greek business leaders saying,
'can you take Endeavor's model to Greece,' and I thought, 'this is the perfect time.
' When economies turn down, entrepreneurs look up."
Linda Rottenberg Endeavor Co-Founder & CEO (Announcing the launch of Endeavor Greece on Squawk Box, CNBC's morning show, on September 14, 2012)
CLICK HERE TO WATCH LINDA ROTTENBERG ON SQUAWK BOX
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PARTNERSHIP SPOTLIGHT ENDEAVOR +
Barclays' continuing sponsorship of Endeavor's eMBA program has sent over 60 MBAs from leading business schools in the US and UK to spend 8 – 12 weeks focused on strategic planning and marketing assignments for Endeavor Entrepreneurs in 12 countries.
TO READ 2012 EMBA REPORTS FROM THE FIELD, CLICK HERE
