Global Application 2014

We are delighted that you have chosen to apply. Close to 1,000 companies from the Middle East,
Africa, South Asia and Turkey are already AllWorld Winners.

AllWorld fast growth rankings honor all sizes of companies. If your private company has grown
between 2011-2013, this is a unique opportunity to receive recognition. Winners are ranked
based on their top line sales growth/turn over. There is a $100 application fee and you must
provide financial statements to confirm your performance. The application deadline is August
20, 2014.

Let's get started!

1. Download the Application PDF so you can gather information.

2. Companies with turnover/revenues above $1 million USD must send audited financial
statements. Smaller companies can provide an Audit Letter signed by an independent auditor.

3. Please complete all the questions in the Application as it builds your AllWorldXChange Profile
and allows us to conduct research on each country’s entrepreneurial potential.

Need help? You can access the AllWorld Consultant (at the bottom right of the
AllWorldXChange.com screen), visit theFrequently Asked Questions or contact Ibrahem AbuHijleh
at ibrahem@allworldlive.com.

If you are a prior winner, all you have to do is update your prior application and upload your
2013 financial statements.

Who sees my financial statement or audit letter?

We take very seriously the trust you place in us, and we have put in place measures to keep
your information safe. In receiving hundreds of financial statements on line from all over the
world, no one has ever seen a financial statement except for AllWorld. When you upload
financial statements or audit letters, your files are instantly transferred off XChange to another
server only accessed by AllWorld. No one using XChange can get your financial information.
You can be sure your information is safe with us.
Confidentiality Statement

This Application is to qualify companies for an AllWorld ranking and to enable AllWorld to
conduct research. All financial information provided by you will be kept strictly confidential.
Should your company qualify for an AllWorld ranking, the only financial information shown will
be your revenue range (reported in ranges such as $100,000 - $1 million, $1 - 5 million, $5 - 10
million etc.), and your three-year average revenue growth rate will be shown. Your specific
revenue numbers will not be published.

Non-financial information you provide about you and your company will be used to create your
XChange Profile for AllWorld winners and partners to see. Your 2014 Profile is in the tab next to
the Appcation tab in the menu.

What are the qualification criteria?

Ranked Company: Have a three-year operating history with revenues/turnover of at least

$500,000USD in 2013 and have at least 10% growth in sales between 2011-2013.

-OR-

Start Up to Watch: Smaller companies founded in the last five years can qualify as Start Ups to
Watch with revenues/turnover of at least $100,000USD in the past 12 months.

Ranked Companies and Start Ups to Watch Must be:

• An independent, private, non-listed, for-profit, corporation or partnership,
or proprietorship.
• Have its primary location in the country for which the company is
applying to the ranking, but the company can be legally incorporated
elsewhere. Is not a branch of a foreign company.
• The company can be invested in locally or internationally, but must not
be 51% or more owned by a publicly traded company or by a government
of any country.
• Must NOT be a non-profit, holding company, franchise, auto dealership,
bank or utility company.
• Can be an independently incorporated entity owned by a holding company.1

Collect the Information below for your AllWorld Universal Application - 2014

Apply online at www.AllWorldXChange.com. After you complete your application, you will
receive a digital report of your AllWorld Application.

([1])Can be owned by a holding company so long as the applicant company is an independent

legal and operating entity and not a division of a holding company.
 AllWorld Universal Application - 2014

Company Profile

Company Name

Arabic/Native Company Name (if applicable)

Year Founded

Started Generating Revenues in (Month/Year)

Street Address

Postal Code

Country City

Mailing Address (if different from above)

Facebook Page

Website

About the company (Please describe your company in one to two paragraphs). There is a 3000
character limit.

About the company (Please provide an EXCITING description of your company in 1 -2 sentences
for publications and events). There is a 300 character limit.

Please note that you have to provide us with hi-res logo and CEO photo.

Select up to 5 industry classifications that best describe your business. Please put the most
important industry first. The industries in blue are the top 10 industries of AllWorld winners.

□ Accounting ☐ Industrial Automation

□ Airlines/Aviation ☐ Information Technology and Services
□ Alternative Medicine ☐ Insurance
□ Animation ☐ International Trade & Development
□ Apparel & Fashion ☐ Investment Management
□ Architecture & Planning ☐ Legal Services
□ Arts and Crafts ☐ Leisure, Travel & Tourism
□ Automotive ☐ Management Consulting
□ Aviation & Aerospace ☐ Manufacturing
□ Banking ☐ Market Research
□ Biotechnology ☐ Marketing & Advertising
□ Broadcast Media ☐ Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
□ Building Materials ☐ Media Production
□ Business Supplies and Equipment ☐ Medical Devices
□ Capital Markets ☐ Medical Practice
□ Chemicals ☐ Mental Health Care
 □ Civic & Social Organization ☐ Military
□ Civil Engineering ☐ Mining & Metals
□ Cloud & Mobile Technology ☐ Motion Pictures & Film
□ Computer & Network Security ☐ Museums and Institutions
□ Computer Games ☐ Music
□ Computer Hardware ☐ Nanotechnology
□ Computer Networking ☐ Oil & Energy
□ Computer Software ☐ Online Media
□ Construction & Engineering ☐ Outsourcing/Offshoring
□ Consumer Electronics ☐ Package/Freight Delivery
□ Consumer Goods ☐ Packaging and Containers
□ Consumer Services ☐ Paper & Forest Products
□ Cosmetics ☐ Performing Arts
□ Dairy ☐ Pharmaceuticals
□ Defense & Space ☐ Philanthropy
□ Design ☐ Political Organization
□ Economic Development ☐ Publishing & Printing
□ Education Management ☐ Public Relations and Communications
□ E-Learning ☐ Public Safety
□ Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing ☐ Recreational Facilities and Services
□ Entertainment ☐ Renewables & Environment
□ Events Services ☐ Research
□ Executive Office ☐ Restaurants
□ Facilities Services ☐ Retail
□ Farming ☐ Security & Investigations
□ Financial Services ☐ Sporting Goods
□ Fine Art ☐ Sports
□ Fishery ☐ Staffing and Recruiting
□ Food & Beverages ☐ Telecommunications
□ Food Production ☐ Textiles
□ Furniture ☐ Translation & Localization
□ Government Administration ☐ Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
□ Government Relations ☐ Utilities
□ Graphic Design ☐ Venture Capital & Private Equity
□ Health, Wellness & Fitness ☐ Veterinary
□ Hospital & Healthcare ☐ Warehousing
□ Hospitality ☐ Water Services
□ Human Resources ☐ Wireless

Countries that you operate in. Please put the most important country first.
Founder, CEO, MD or GM Information

Personal Information

How many founders does your company have?

Founder 1

Prefix First Name Surname

Job Title

Date of Birth

Gender

Contact Information

Work Phone (Please enter your phone number with the country code first)

Mobile (Please enter your phone number with the country code first)

Email

Skype ID
Twitter Handle( for ex. @allworldnetwork)
@

Education Information

Undergraduate University Undergraduate Degree Country

Graduate University Graduate Degree Country

CEO Background

Who were your most important prior employers who helped shaped your career and how long
did you work for them?

Company Name From (Year) To (Year) Country

Company Name From (Year) To (Year) Country

Have any of the above employers been your customer or partner?

 No
 Yes - Customer
 Yes - Partner
Global Information

Please check if your company is considered as Ranked or Start Up to Watch:

 Ranked Company: Have a three-year operating history with revenues/turnover of at

least $500,000USD in 2013 and have at least 10% growth in sales between 2011-
2013.
 Start Up to Watch: founded in the last five years with revenues/turnover of at least
$100,000USD in the past 12 months.

Please check that all of the following criteria apply to your company in order to be qualified.

 Is an independent, private, for-profit, corporation or partnership, or proprietorship.

 Is not 51% or more owned by a publicly traded company or by a government of any
country.
 Is not a branch of a foreign company.
 Is not a non-profit, holding company, a franchise of another company, auto
dealership or bank
 Has its primary location in the country for which the company is applying to the ranking,
but the company can be legally incorporated elsewhere.

What one business or government customer would you most like to gain in 2014?

What one country would you most like to expand into and why?

Operations

Which Customer Segment best reflects the sales of your company?

 Individual Consumers
 Large Companies
 Small Companies
 Governments
 Non-profits, multilateral agencies
 Other: Please specify
How many employees (full time and full time equivalents) did you have at the END of each of
the following years? Please estimate as best as you can. "Full time equivalents" are calculated
by combining part-time employees and freelancers into estimated full time position. For
example, 50 people working part time might be the equivalent of 20 full time positions.

Number of Full-Time Equivalent Employees

2011

2012

2013

%of 2013
Employees that
are Female

2014 (Projected)

What benefits do you offer ALL your full-time employees? If some benefits are only offered to
management staff, do NOT select the benefit. (Choose all that apply)

 Structured mentorship program for employees

 Health care benefits in addition to salary
 Higher education benefits in addition to salary
 Home ownership benefits in addition to salary
 Hazardous duty pay in addition to salary
 Performance based financial bonuses
 Profit sharing plan
 Equity in the company
 Opportunities for the disabled at your company
 Flexible work schedules
 Nursery for children at your company
 Opportunity to work from home

 Other: Please specify.

 None of the above

Have you helped employees start new businesses?

 Yes
 No

How many employee-started businesses are still in existence?

In what ways did you help or are your currently helping employee-started
businesses?

 Mentoring
 Introducing them to potential investors
 introducing them to potential customers
 Investing/Co- Investing in their companies
 Purchasing from them
 Giving them office space
 Other: Please specify

Over the past 12 months, what have been the top challenges constraining your growth?
(Choose the top 5)

 Maintaining or maximizing profit margins

 Increased competition
 Retaining existing customers
 Finding financing
 Finding and retaining qualified employees
 Government regulations and red tape
 Improving marketing and brand strength
 Maintaining customer service
 Securing space for expansion
 Lack of infrastructure (transport, communication, energy etc...)
 Lack of International Payments Systems
 Finding new customers and prospects
 Managing cash flow/maintaining cash position
 Economic/Political uncertainty

 Other: Please Specify

What age were you when you founded your first company?

Excluding this company, how many other companies have you founded?

How many of those companies are still in existence and are generating annual revenues of
$500,000 USD or more?
Going Green

Which of the following green practices do you apply at your company (select all that apply):

 Paper use reduction

 Paper recycling, Waste recycling (cans, plastic, and other waste)
 Solar energy & other renewable energy systems
 Organized office carpooling / bus transportation
 In-office cafeteria / dine in facility
 Non-smoking offices
 Water filtration / water recycling
 None of the Above
 Other: Please specify

Financing

AllWorld Investor Circle to help winners identify lenders and investors. These questions help us
understand what you need. Please contact AllWorld if you would like to be part of Investor Circle.

Do you have plans to start any additional businesses in the next 2 years?

 Yes
 No

How many additional businesses?

In what industry?

Looking ahead to the next 24 months, are you seeking capital for your current business?

 Yes
 No

Select estimated amount you need (in US Dollars)

 $500,000 to $1 million
 $1-5 million
 $5-10 million
 $10-20 million
 More than $20 million
What will you be using the capital for?

 Working capital to expand the company's current operations

 Working capital to expand to new countries
 Investments in technology or physical plant
 Acquire another company in my industry
 Acquire a company in a different industry

What industry?
 Merge with another company
 Go public (IPO)

If you secure the capital, how many new jobs do you estimate you will create at your company with the
capital?

What percentage of your company is owned by Angel, Venture Capital or Private Equity
investors?

 None
 1-20%
 21-50%
 51% or more

To help you find capital for you, we would like to ask you a few questions that will help potential
investors understand your business. Who are your three largest current customers?

First

Second

Third

What percentage of your sales do your top three customers collectively account for?
How did you hear about AllWorld?
Please tell us how you came to apply to AllWorld rankings?(choose all that apply)

 I am a past AllWorld Winner

 I was nominated by:

 I found out about the program through a previous winner.

 I received an email from the company / organization:

 I became aware of the list through the media.

Name of Media Outlet:

 I received an email from AllWorld
 The AllWorld Website

Your Outlook

In what ways will your company be a market leader in 3 years? What will you do differently to
achieve an extreme competitive advantage over your competitors? Please limit your answer to 2
paragraphs.

What are the biggest opportunities in your industry (in your country or in the region)?

What are your best strategies to find great people and to keep them?
What book or article should every entrepreneur read?
Title of Book/Article

Author

If you are a previous winner, what has being an AllWorld winner inspired you to do differently?

For management or business growth, what is a new technology, platform or app entrepreneurs
should use?

Contact Information

CEO Assistant’s Information

Prefix First Name Surname

Assistant's Mobile Assistant's Email

Co-Founder, Co-CEO, Co-MD or Co-GM Information

Founder 2

Prefix First Name Surname

Job Title Gender

Mobile Email

FINANCIAL VERIFICATION

To qualify for this ranking, your annual revenues (turnover) need to be verified. This information
is required so that applicant companies compete on an equal basis. Please remember that a
company's rank on the list is the percentage increase annual revenues/turnover between 2011
and 2013, with #1 company having the highest percentage increase.

Please provide us with scanned copies of your audited financial statements for 2011,
2012 and 2013 or a letter from your auditor to confirm your annual revenues for each of
the years. If you were established after 2011, please provide documentation starting with
your first year of business operation.

Who sees my financial statement or audit letter?

We take very seriously the trust you place in us, and we have put in place measures to keep
your information safe. In receiving hundreds of financial statements on line from all over the
world, no one has ever seen a financial statement except for AllWorld. When you upload
financial statements or audit letters, your files are instantly transferred off XChange to another
server only accessed by AllWorld. No one using XChange can get your financial information.
You can be sure your information is safe with us.

Confidentiality Statement
This Application is to qualify companies for an AllWorld ranking and to enable AllWorld to
conduct research. All financial information provided by you will be kept strictly confidential.
Should your company qualify for an AllWorld ranking, the only financial information shown will
be your revenue range (reported in ranges such as $100,000 - $1 million, $1 - 5 million, $5 - 10
million etc.), and your three-year average revenue growth rate will be shown. Your specific
revenue numbers will not be published.

This information will be kept strictly confidential and is only used to verify income for the
purpose of ranking companies.

For any other questions, please contact Ibrahem AbuHijleh at ibrahem@allworldive.com

I confirm that the answers provided for 2014 application are correct and true.

Name and Signature:

Title: Date: