Name: Virginia Berto
Education: High school Diploma
Company name: BMV Trading Plc (Puroamore Gelato)
Title: Owner
Founded in: September, 2017
What it does: Italian artisan ice cream
HQ: Addis Ababa
Number of employees: 13
Startup Capital: 1 million birr
Current Capital: 4.5 million birr
Reasons for starting the business: The crisis in Europe made me come to Ethiopia
Biggest perk of ownership: Producing the Ice-cream ourselves, without relying on others
Biggest strength: We run the shop as a family
Biggest challenging: Getting a large space with a garden full of greenery
Plan: To expand our shop
First career: Saleswoman in a bags and accessories shop in Italy
Most interested in meeting: No one in particular
Most admired person: All African women
Stress reducer: Group classes in the gym, such as Yoga, Zumba dance
Favorite past time: Walking in a park
Favorite book: The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende
Favorite destination: All places of seas and forests
Favorite automobile: Jeep
