| Enterpreneur features dynamic business personalities, fledgling inventors and innovators, environmentally conscious industrialists and other entrepreneurial leaders and role models, and is one of CAPITAL’s most popular sections.
Microsoft was founded with a few hundred dollars loaned from Mrs. Gates, bless her. Henry Ford could hardly afford a spare pair of overalls when he started out.
This week’s E.P guest shares common traits with Bill Gates, Hewlet Packard, Henry Ford and other highly successful business leaders-unshakeable faith in their ideas, hard work and a belief that it does not take a fortune to make a fortune.
Private enterprise built the world’s greatest countries. Such enterprises are still few and far between in our country – a nation which for decades had all things done for it or on it by the government of the day.
CAPITAL warmly welcomes nominations to Entrepreneur Profile and looks forward to introducing more upwardly mobile model citizens.
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Tedla Desta
BIG PICTURE
Reason for starting business:-
To be self-sufficient and help others. Moreover; to develop a fast food culture on the streets of the capital. Why not?
Most difficult part of decision:-Thinking about closing my French fries enterprise and entering poultry
products processing.
Main drawbacks:-
Absence of incentives from concerned bodies for my innovation of a locally made, potato chips maker. Licensing related problems from Sub City office.
Biggest mistake:-
Failure to renew my Saudi Arabian residence permit.
Social concerns:-
My country’s destiny.
DAILY ROUTINE
Most challenging task:
Lack of sufficient capital and location to invest in poultry processing.
Stress reducer: Enjoying quality time with my beloved wife.
PERSONALS
Millennium big plan:
I do not have a millennium plan.
Five years plan:
Growing my current businesses.
First Choice for New Career or Venture:
Import and Export trade.
Most admired entrepreneur:
All those who start from scratch, create something new, and turn it into profitable business.
Most interested in meeting:
PM Meles Zenawi.
Favorite past times: Movies
Favorite destination: Malaysia; because it is a country that rapidly showed economic growth.
Favorite car: Lexus |
