Name: Mussie Mengistu

Education: BSC, in Hydraulic & Water Resource Engineering

Company name: Ablead Home Décor & Gifts

Title: Owner

Founded in: 2020

What it does: Decorate wood items

HQ: Lebu

Number of employees: 3

Startup Capital: 6,000 Birr

Current capital: 40,000 birr

Reasons for starting the business: Passion for wood crafts

Biggest perk of ownership: Motivation

Biggest strength: Highly motivated employees with amazing talent

Biggest challenging: Lack of necessary machineries

Plan: To create a leading customized interior wood decorative item producer in the country

First career: Management trainee at Hawassa Industrial Zone

Most interested in meeting: None

Most admired person: My sister, Lidya Mengistu

Stress reducer: Praying

Favorite past time: Listening music

Favorite book: Bible

Favorite destination: Australia

Favorite automobile: Mercedes G-Wagon