Entrepreneur Profile
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.
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
Educational background:
B.A in Economics
First choice of career:
Commercial Bank of Ethiopia
Reasons for starting business:
When I was the manager of the
Commercial Bank of Ethiopia in Yirga Chefe, I saw farmers
who didn’t have power so I wanted to solve this problem.
What’s your favorite film:
I like reality based films.
Favorite Pastime:
I like to spend time with my family.
What is your favorite destination:
The Netherlands
Most challenging task:
This technology is very expensive so farmers can not access
the service easily.
PERSONALS
Biggest business strength:
We don’t just supply solar panels but also give technical
assistance to our clients.
Biggest weakness:
We can not distribute our services as much as we want to due
to a shortage of capital.
biggest risk:
Solar panels imported from around the world may not be of
the best quality.
Favorite task:
The people who live up to 80 kms from main roads do not have
access to hydro power from EEPCO but they can easily get light
from our company. That is why we established this company.
Smartest move:
Staring work on a 10 mln birr joint venture with Gir Mundo,
a Dutch company.
Future plan:
I want to distribute solar technology to all rural areas.
-Muluken Yewondwosen
|
