Monday, October 5, 2026

Name: Helen Yirga

Education: Degree in Literature

Company name: Babylo Children Beauty Salon

Title: owner

Founded in: 2019

What it does: Children hair dresser and beauty salon

HQ: Addis Ababa, around Gerji

Number of employees: 3

Startup Capital: 900,000 birr

Current capital: Growing

Reasons for starting the business: The demand in the market and my experience

Biggest perk of ownership: Financial freedom

Biggest strength: Good at communication

Biggest challenging: Children’s behavior

Plan: To work on promotion and open branches

First career: Hair dresser

Most interested in meeting: President Sahle-work Zewde

Most admired person: My sister

Stress reducer: Praying

Favorite past time: Time with my husband

Favorite book: Merek

Favorite destination: Dubai

Favorite automobile: Mercedes Benz

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