Monday, October 12, 2026

Meaza Fentaw

Name: Meaza Fentaw

Education: MA in business administration

Company name: Hnagug Gwa Trading PLC

Title: Owner

Founded in: 2019

What it does: Designated Driving Service

HQ: Addis Ababa

Number of employees: 50 full time and 200 part-time

Startup Capital: 1.6 million birr

Current capital: Growing

Reasons for starting the business: To prevent traffic accidents specially due to drunk driving

Biggest perk of ownership: Team work, giving back to the society

Biggest strength: Positivity, endurance, persistence

Biggest challenging: Changing the people perspective

Plan: Make the company the back bone of the economy

First career: University Lecturer

Most interested in meeting: Lee Meong Park, president of South Korea

Most admired person: JK Rolling

Stress reducer: Swimming, reading, watching movie

Favorite past time: Reading books, meeting friends

Favorite book: Power of vision

Favorite destination: Seoul

Favorite automobile: Toyota Land cruiser

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