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Welcome to the fourth month
of a readers favorite page which has featured a host of dynamic business personalities whose ideas, motivations and business acumen will have surely inspired all the budding entrepreneurs out there.
Capital warmly encourages nominations to Entrepreneurs Profile and looks forward to introducing more upwardly mobile model citizens.
 

Kathy Marshall

 

RESUME


FULL NAME: Menbere Alemayehu
TITLE: Designer
AGE: Forties
COMPANY: Menby’s Design
ESTABLISED: 2003
WHAT IT DOES: Hand woven textiles producer and exporter
HQ: Behind Ararat Hotel, opposite Finland Embassy
EMPLOYEES: 10 permanent and 40-60 part time workers
START UP CAPITAL: 100,000 ETB
CURRENT CAPITAL: 250,000 ETB

 

 

Entrepreneur Profile features dynamic business personalities, fledgling
inventors and innovators, environmentally conscious industrialists and other
entrepreneurial leaders and role models. It is one of CAPITAL’s most popular
sections.

CAPITAL warmly welcomes nominations to Entrepreneur Profile and looks forward to introducing more upwardly mobile model citizens.


Write to CAPITAL EP- P.O.Box: 95 Code 1110 or e-mail at syscom@ethionet.et

REASON FOR STARTING BUSINESS
I started this business by setting three things as my targets. These are to earn a living, to be successful and to be a source of employment.

BIGGEST WEAKNESS:
Insufficient knowledge of the science of management.

BIGGEST RISK:
Changing the business from fashion design to hand-weaving and export.

SMARTEST MOVE:
The change I made was the smartest move I have had.

MOST CHALLENGING TASK:
It was challenging for me to get into the export market.

FAVORITE TASK
Producing new designs with novel materials.

FUTURE PLANS
To open a local market and to expand export lines.

FIRST CAREER:
Designer

FAVORITE PAST TIME
Listening to classical Music, cooking, and inviting friends over.

FAVORITE AUTOMOBILE
Black Mercedes SUV (4 wheel Mercedes)

FAVORITE DESTINATION
Mostly around river areas or beaches like Langanoo.

FAVORITE BOOKS
‘Fikir Eske Mekabre’, Amharic novel by Addis Alemayehu

STRESS REDUCERS
Walking, listening to classical music, talking to friends.

FAVORITE FILM
Comedy movies especially “My Big Fat Greek wedding”.


By Addis Mulugeta