Ethiopia Incorporated: Transforming the Way Businesses Run in Africa - Softcover

Bekele, Meried

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1956464557 ISBN 13: 9781956464559

Publisher: BrightRay Publishing, 2024

Synopsis

Businesses are the lifeblood of any economy. As such, Ethiopia, Africa’s second most populous country, should have a distinct advantage—leveraging its eager workforce, encouraging new startups and innovations, and growing beyond past limitations, such as war, poverty, and communist ideals. Yet, Ethiopia’s private sector continues to stagnate—why?

Ethiopia Incorporated dissects Ethiopia’s past, present, and future to answer this question. An engineer by trade turned “accidental entrepreneur,” Meried Bekele recognizes that the core of most problems is not understanding the problem itself. Using a problem-solution approach, Meried analyzes and solves major entrepreneurial barriers with a central thesis: Ethiopia can become a thriving, industry-empowered country through business development, foreign investment, and outsourcing opportunities. Meried simply hopes to be the living proof that:

• Building a successful, private business in Ethiopia is not only possible but gratifying.
• An open market, better educational opportunities, and technology can change both a country and the world around it.
• Ethiopia and its people are worth the effort.

About this title

About the Author

Meried Bekele is an entrepreneur, network architect, and speaker. His company, IE Networks, is Ethiopia's leading IT solutions provider, with specializations in enterprise network services, business AI, smart infrastructure, cloud services, and end-to-end IT services. Founded in 2008, IE Networks now has over 200 certified employees and has collaborated with major global brands and notable Ethiopian services. Although IE Networks places technology and innovation at the center of all change, its mission statement reflects larger ambitions: to change the life of Africa through a disciplined work culture and systems thinking.

Edition details

• Publisher: BrightRay Publishing
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1956464557
• ISBN 13: 9781956464559
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 188