Name: Israel Manaye
Education: Diploma
Company name: Israel Leather Works
Title: Founder
Founded in: 2018
What it does: Leather products
HQ: Addis Ababa
Number of employees: Two
Startup Capital: 20,000 birr
Current Capital: Growing
Reasons for starting the business: To create our own sustainable business
Biggest perk of ownership: Creating opportunity for others
Biggest strength: Seriousness and commitment
Biggest challenging: Credit culture of the society
Plan: To start exporting
First career: Graphics’ designer
Most interested in meeting: Haile G/silase
Most admired person: My father
Stress reducer: Praying
Favorite past time: Watching movies, reading
Favorite book: Konjowochu, by Serk Danel
Favorite destination: Italy
Favorite automobile: Jeep
