Name: Ermias Kassaye
Education: BA Degree on Marketing
Company name: Ermias Car Washing Service
Title: Owner
Founded in: 2011
What it does: Car wash services
HQ: Addis Ababa around Saris Abo
Number of employees: 6
Startup Capital: 75,000 birr
Current capital: 600,000 birr
Reasons for starting the business: To be financially independent
Biggest perk of ownership: Being my own boss
Biggest strength: Customer handling
Biggest challenging: Financial capacity
Plan: Opening my own bar and restaurant
First career: Corporate driver
Most interested in meeting: Paris Hilton
Most admired person: Morgan Freeman
Stress reducer: Going out on a picnic
Favorite past time: Reading books
Favorite book: The Alchemist
Favorite destination: Mombasa, Kenya
Favorite automobile: Mercedes Benz E – Class
