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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.
 

Shitaye Kinfe

 

RESUME


FULL NAME: Shitaye Kinfe
AGE: 23
COMPANY: Yoas Tibet
SERVICES: Ethiopian hand woven fabrics, fashion design and garments, hand embroidery, yarn, and garment dyeing.
HQs: Addis Ababa, near Flamingo and Bole Medhanialem
ESTABLISHED: 2003
WORKFORCE: 39
START UP CAPITAL: 50,000 Birr
  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


BIG PICTURE

WHY DID YOU START YOUR BUSINESS?
My family is in the same business and since I was a child, I have loved traditional and cultural clothing and working with it gives me pleasure and satisfaction.

BIGGEST BUSINESS STRENGTH:
The strength of my business lies in the highly dedicated young people and I have almost made my business integrated with the help of professionals who work with me.

BIGGEST WEAKNESS
Most of my products are selling in the country; I have not entered the international market so far. So this is my biggest business weakness.

BIGGEST RISK:
I will take any business risk as long as its calculated.

FUTURE PLAN:
Establishing a modern garment factory which produces fashionable traditional products.


PERSONALS


FIRST CHOICE OF CAREER:
Traditional and cultural clothing shop.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PAST TIME:
Exploring the Internet to find an international market for my business.

SMARTEST MOVE:
Participating in fashion shows.

FAVORITE TASK:
Giving the best services to my customer.

MOST CHALLENGING TASK:
Meeting customers’ expectation.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE AUTOMOBILE?
Daewo’s Damas.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FILM?
Mother India.

By Addis Mulugeta