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Dawit Hailu

Name: Dawit Hailu

Education: BA in Sociology

Company name: Akkoo Coffee

Studio Title: Owner

Founded in: 2019

What it does: Selling coffee and food

HQ: Churchill Avenue

Number of employees: 35

Startup Capital: 10 million birr

Current capital: Growing

Reasons for starting the business: To provide quality food and coffee

Biggest perk of ownership: Doing what I want

Biggest strength: Commitment

Biggest challenge: Getting the right system

Plan: To expand

First career: Accountant

Most interested in meeting: PM Abiy Ahmed

Most admired person: Bekele Molla

Stress reducer: Reading books

Favorite past-time: Working

Favorite book: The Leader Who Had No Title by Robin Sharma

Favorite destination: Bishoftu

Favorite automobile: Mercedes Benz

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