Orientation on the available business opportunities

Objective: To create opportunities for experience sharing and business initiation among participants. Outcome: The participants were exposed to insights on starting a business, the challenges faced, and the ways entrepreneurs overcome obstacles to achieve success. The session was leaded by: Zerihun Goa and Yenealem Bezabih. As part of the CETW program, one participant was selected to share his business experience, the challenges he encountered, and the strategies he used to overcome them. Mr. Degu Manchulo, a Construction Management graduate from Wachamo University, decided to engage in business activities with five of his fellow graduates after completing his studies. Initially, they faced challenges such as lack of capital, farmland, and farming tools. To address these constraints, they established the Biruh Tesfa Crop Production Association. Through this association, they were able to: �Prepare a business plan on crop production �Access farmland through government support �Secure financing from a microfinance institution �Begin producing ginger, haricot beans, and tomatoes Currently, the association has become profitable through its agricultural production. In addition, Mr. Degu expressed his interest in accessing a loan from the Seed program to further scale up their business operations.