Helping realize local business dreams

Linda Rottenberg, cofounder and CEO of Endeavor, a non-profit that focuses on boosting entrepreneurship, suffers from the quintessentially American bug of relentless optimism. It is easy to get carried away by her upbeat outlook, to forget the depressing resilience of the Greek crisis and to dare believe that anything is possible.  

"I'm very proud of what's happening in Greece and the small part Endeavor has played in it," Rottenberg tells Kathimerini. "The quality and number of entrepreneurs with global ambitions, but who are also totally committed to making a difference inside Greece, is growing exponentially. And the support of our board and the mentors is so genuine and open-minded that it fills me with enthusiasm."

How was the decision made for Endeavor to expand to Greece in 2012, in the depths of the crisis? "This is exactly what my friend Andrew Ross Sorkin...