Name: Samson Legesse
Education: MA in Technology
Company name: Black Lion Organic Coffee
Title: Owner
Founded in: 2021
What it does: A coffee house inclusive of coffee roasting and showroom
HQ: Addis Ababa, Kazanchis
Number of employees: 5
Startup Capital: 20,000,000 birr
Current capital: Growing
Reasons for starting the business: I was a coffee broker in Norway
Biggest perk of ownership: Changing my idea to business
Biggest strength: Facing challenges
Biggest challenging: Bureaucracy
Plan: Expanding by franchising and building an international brand
First career: Used to work on digital systems
Most interested in meeting: PM Abiy Ahmed
Most admired person: Myself
Stress reducer: Long walks
Favorite past time: Creating business ideas
Favorite book: None
Favorite destination: Kazanchis
Favorite automobile: Mini Cooper
