TOBB was searching for Turkey’s fastest growing 100 companies in order to bring them together with the fastest growing companies from all over the world. They have been announced and Petektar Seed is listed #72.
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 Hisarciklioglu 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.
– Hisarciklioglu: Our entrepreneurs will be introduced to the world TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarciklioglu, 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, Hisarciklioglu 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.