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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.
 

Ashenafi Zena

 

RESUME


FULL NAME: Belete Debela
AGE: 22
EDUCATION: High school graduate
COMPANY TITLE: Tattoo House
FOUNDED: March, 2007
WHAT IT DOES: Permanent and wash-off tattoo services
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 3
HQ: Bole sub-city, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
E-mail: belete_debela@yahoo.com
START UP CAPITAL: 90,000 birr
CURRENT CAPITAL: It’s growing

 

 

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:
The idea came from a friend abroad.

BIGGEST PLUS OF OWNERSHIP:
Ownership ensures originality of design and styling. It also enables effective and efficient service.

BUSINESS STRENGH:
Clients can get permanent or temporary tattoos within 3-5 minutes, and have it done in their own design.

BIGGEST WEAKNESS:
I have not yet spotted a major weakness.

BIGGEST RISK:
Initially, it was the high cost of rent.

SMARTEST MOVE:
Promoting the business at carnivals, distributing fliers and clients themselves who are promoting us.

MOST CHALLENGING TASK:
Convincing others.

PLAN:
Expanding the business with a into beauty salon.

FIRST CAREER:
This is my first career.

MOST ADMIRED ENTREPRENEUR:
All successful people.

MOST INTERESTED IN MEETING:
The writer, Sisay Negusu.

STRESS REDUCERS:
Long distance walks, silence and listening to music.

FAVORITE PASTIME:
Friends and sports.

FAVORITE BOOKS:
Sememen by Sisay Negusu.

FAVORITE DESTINATION:
Dire Dawa city.

FAVORITE AUTOMOBILE:
Single cab American trucks.

FAVORITE FILM:
The Bourne Identity.

By Addis Mulugeta