19.10.2014 Ankara
TOBB is searching for Turkey’s fastest growing 100 companies in order to bring them together with the fastest growing companies from all over the world. Companies can apply to the competition run by TOBB, AllWorld Network and TEPAV from http://turkiye100.tobb.org.tr/ until December 1st, 2014. The companies which place among the top 100 will be given the opportunity to form global partnerships and be promoted on the international platform.
TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu drew attention to the importance
of the project and said, “There are entrepreneurs seeing the right
opportunities all over Anatolia. This competition will be an important
opportunity for our rapidly growing SMEs.”
The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) is
conducting the second “Turkey 100” competition in partnership with the AllWord
Network based in the USA and TEPAV. Among the applicants, those which increased
their sales figures the fastest between 2011 and 2013 will be considered and
100 will be chosen.
The “Turkey 100” competition aims to increase visibility of successful
companies on an international level and strengthen their connection to the
global economy. Companies entering the listing will be able to attend the
Harvard Entrepreneurship Summit held annually at the Harvard University.
They will also meet with the winners of Allworld Network’s competitions
similar to “Turkey 100” from all over the world. The success stories of these
100 companies will also provide inspiration to younger generations in Turkey,
motivating them towards enterprise.
- Hisarcıklıoğlu: Our
entrepreneurs will be introduced to the world
TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, in regards to the event stated
that the development of entrepreneurship is one of TOBB’s priorities. Stating
his conviction that increasing entrepreneur numbers will increase Turkey’s
growth, Hisarcıklıoğlu went on, “Entrepreneurship is key in becoming one of the
top ten economies in the world by 2023
There are thousands of entrepreneurs seeing the right opportunities all
over Anatolia, innovating and providing employment. These entrepreneurs are our
greatest treasure. Our entrepreneurs will be introduced to the world via the
Turkey 100 Project, led by TOBB in partnership with TEPAV and the AllWorld
Network.”
- Application conditions
Applications to the Turkey 100 competition can be made until December 1st,
2014. Conditions for applying are:
“Companies applying to the Turkey 100 must have been active for at least
3 years and 500,000$US turnover as of 2013 while also having increased turnover
by 10% between 2011 and 2013.
Must be an independent, private or publicly traded, for-profit firm,
partnership or personal company.
Company headquarters must be located in Turkey. The company can have
been incorporated elsewhere. Branches of a foreign company cannot enter.
The company can have domestic or foreign investors, however, 51% or more
of its shares cannot belong to a publicly traded company or the government of
any country.
The company must not be a non-profit, holding, franchise, automotive
dealership, bank or public service company.
Independent legal entities owned by holdings can apply. Applications can
be made free of charge through the turkiye100.tobb.org.tr website.