Ethiopia Incorporated

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(66 66 66 1)>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-</span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(66 66 66 1)>why</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(66 66 66 1)>?</span></p><p></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(66 66 66 1)>Ethiopia Incorporated</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(66 66 66 1)> 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:</span></p><p></p><ul><li><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(66 66 66 1)>Building a successful private business in Ethiopia is not only possible but gratifying.</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(66 66 66 1)>An open market better educational opportunities and technology can change both a country and the world around it.</span></li><li><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(66 66 66 1)>Ethiopia and its people are worth the effort.</em></li></ul>