Prior to TOBB’s 66th General Assembly, TOBB Young Entrepreneurs and Woman Entrepreneurs came together for dinner at Ankara Hilton Hotel. In his speech at the dinner attended by the Woman Entrepreneurs Board President Aynur Bektaş and Young Entrepreneurs Board President Ali Sabancı, TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “We have sown a seed. We will make it grow. If we wish to prosper, we must pave the way for woman and young entrepreneurs.”
Hisarcıklıoğlu went on to praise the enthusiasm of woman entrepreneurs, which he stated was reflected unto him. Stating that young entrepreneurs were presenting marvelous projects as well, TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu said that the goal of making Turkey one of the ten largest economies by 2023 would be realized by entrepreneurs. TOBB President Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that, “Our goal is to bring woman entrepreneurs to the level of their male counterparts,” and went on to urge Board members to establish entrepreneurship clubs in the universities in their provinces if none were already present.
