Name: Alemayehu Kifle

Education:10+2

Company name: Merana Restaurant

Title: Co-founder

Founded in: 2016

What it does: Serve exquisite delicacies

HQ: Addis Ababa

Number of employees: 9

Startup capital: 200,000 birr

Current capital: Growing

Reason for starting the business: Experience and financial independence

Biggest perk of ownership: Achieving my dreams

Biggest strength: Hard-worker

Biggest challenge: Capital

Plan: Opening branches

First career: Corporate driver

Most interested in meeting: Mahamod Ahmed

Most admired person: No one

Stress reducer: Praying

Favorite past time: Time with my friends

Favorite book: Bible

Favorite destination: Lalibela

Favorite Automobile: Jaguar