Name: Yenus Shemsu
Education: Degree in Architecture
Company name: Shemsu Akmel Metal and Aluminum Works
Title: General Manager
Founded in: 2006
What it does: Manufacturing all kinds of metal and aluminum products
HQ: Megenagna next to the Israel Embassy
Number of employees: 11
Startup Capital 100,000 birr
Current capital 420,000 birr
Reasons for starting the business: The need for metal and aluminum products
Biggest strength: Standing up for what I believe is right
Biggest perks of Ownership: Experimenting, learning and growing every day.
Plan: Creating optimal solutions that meet the needs of Ethiopian Architecture and Engineering
Biggest challenge: when your project hits an impenetrable obstacle, to come up with an alternative plan to move forward
First career: Graphics designer
Most interested in meeting: PM Abiy Ahmed (PhD)
Most admired person: My father and my mother
Stress reducer: Listening to music and swimming
Favorite past-time: Swimming
Favorite book: “Too Big to Fail” by Andrew Ross Sorkin
Favorite destination: Dahlak, Eritrea
Favorite automobile: 2018 Chevrolet Camaro 2LT
