Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Taye Mezgebu

Name: Taye Mezgebu

Education: 12th Grade

Company name: Taye Habesha Traditional Cloth

Title: Owner

Founded in: 2017

What it does: Selling Ethiopian traditional clothes

HQ: Merkato

Number of employees: Two

Startup Capital: 30,000 Birr

Current Capital: Growing

Reason for starting a Business: Passion for traditional clothes

Biggest perk of ownership: Being my own boss

Biggest strength: Handling customers

Biggest challenge: The political instability in the country

Plan: To expand

First career: Sewing

Most interested in meeting: Bethlehem Tilahun, founder of Sol Rebel

Most admired person: PM Abiy Ahmed

Stress reducer: Watching football

Favorite past-time: Working

Favorite book: Tikusat By Sebhat G/Egzihaber

Favorite destination: Bahir Dar

Favorite automobile: Ford

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