Thursday, September 10, 2026

Fikrte Gebre

Name: Fikrte Gebre

Education: 10+2

Company name: Weynshet and Fikrte Bamboo Works Plc

Title: Founder

Founded in: 2018

What it does: Manufacture different kinds of bamboo products

HQ: Addis Ababa

Number of employees: 3

Startup Capital: 1,500 birr

Current capital: 100,000 birr

Reasons for starting the business: Our experience in the business

Biggest perk of ownership: Having a strong goal

Biggest strength: Risk taker

Biggest challenging: A place to work

Plan: To build strong company

First career: House maid in Arab countries

Most interested in meeting: Tewodros Kassahun

Most admired person: My mother

Stress reducer: Praying

Favorite past time: Family time

Favorite book: “Fikir Eske Mekabr” Hadis Alemayehu

Favorite destination: Any places which I can have fun

Favorite automobile: Pick Ups

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