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<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LEhIlI3q4to?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><p>MANILA - Endeavor Philippines, a group that mentors disruptive businesses, is bringing its search for high-impact entrepreneurs to Cebu, one of its officials said Monday.</p><p>In just 2 years in the country, Endeavor has helped, among others, homegrown Bo&#x27;s Coffee, technology firm Xurpass and furniture designer to the stars Kenneth Cobonpue.</p><p>Its most recent startup, Lenddo, helps banks tap unconventional means like social media presence to determine the credit worthiness of the poor.</p><p>&quot;The way we help economies grow is by helping to accelerate what we call high impact entrepreneurs,&quot; Endeavor Philippines managing director Manny Ayala told ANC&#x27;s Market Edge with Cathy Yang.</p><p>&quot;What we see is very consistent across all the markets we work in, for an entrepreneur ecosystem to thrive and flourish, really, all it needs is a handful of these high-impact entrepreneurs,&quot; he said.</p><p>Endeavor entrepreneurs generate 5 times more jobs, 2 times more revenue, are 8 times more likely to mentor other businessmen and 4 times more likely to invest in other businesses, Ayala said.</p><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/EndeavorPhilippines/posts/520844541585084" data-width="auto"> </div>

<p>Endeavor Philippines, a group that mentors disruptive businesses, is bringing its search for high-impact entrepreneurs to Cebu, one of its officials said Monday.</p>

Endeavor Philippines, a group that mentors disruptive businesses, is bringing its search for high-impact entrepreneurs to Cebu, one of its officials said Monday.