Name: Zemeda Gebrehiwot
Education: High School graduate 
Company name: New Building Construction Materials Company
Studio title: Owner
Founded: January 2012 What it does: Supplies various building materials
HQ: Near Hillside School, near Wossen Grocery  
Number of Employees: Two

Startup capital:  7,000 birr
Current capital: Growing

Reason for starting business: To be self-sufficient  
Biggest plus of ownership: The commitment and loyalty you have to the work you do
Biggest strength: The devotion and desire I have for the work I do
Biggest weakness: None I know of, so far
Biggest worry: Getting into financial difficulty  
Favorite task: Providing service to customers
Most challenging task: Juggling between work and family commitments 
Plan: To be an importer and distributor of building materials on a grand scale
First Career: Owner of a computer center 
Most interested in meeting: Not interested in meeting anyone, so far
Most admired person: Messeret Defar
Stress reducer: Helping my children study
Favorite past time: Going to a beauty parlour 
Favorite Book: “Fikir Eske Mekabir” By Haddis Alemayehu
Favorite Destination: Hawassa
Favorite Automobile: Mercedes
Favorite Film: “Semayawi Feres”