Monday, October 12, 2026

Yonas Desta

Name: Yonas Desta

Education: High School Diploma

Company name: Yonas and Friends Leather Craft

Title: Founder

Founded in: 2020

What it do: Produce leather products

Hq: Addis Ababa around Kality

Number of Employees: 6

Startup capital: 250,000 birr

Current Capital: Growing

Reason for starting the Business: To become financially independent

Biggest perk of ownership: Dependency

Biggest strength: Conscientious

Biggest challenge: Finding market

Plan: To increase our production capacity

First career: Driver

Most interested in meeting: No one

Most admired person: No one

Stress reducer: Sport

Favorite past time: Time with friends

Favorite book: The Bible

Favorite destination: Japan

Favorite automobile: Mercedes Benz

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