Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu Quotes

For me, I never thought because I'm a woman I'm not going to do something, I'm not going to try it this or that. The way I see myself is… I'm a person. I am capable of doing whatever I want and I'm going to succeed because I'm going to be working really hard to be there each and every day. So, for African girls and women to say 'I'm not going to be able to do this, I'm not capable of doing this,' you're killing yourself. If we are brave enough to go out to sell ideas to people, I think we can succeed.

I always reflect and think about the same thing: business is about solving problems. Trying to identify the singular most difficult situation would be doing a disservice to this simple fact: if you are not continuously encountering tough situations as an entrepreneur, and solving them, then you are not really in business. Encountering obstacles and overcoming them is my day-to-day existence.

I like to visualise my goals in my own private space. I try and make it as real as possible so it is almost tangible to me. That gives these goals an immediacy and realness both for me and for my team that allows people to really chase that idea or goal in a visceral way.

To me, very successful entrepreneurs have the ability not simply to come up with an idea,

Prosperity creation is the sole route to the elimination of poverty. And to create sustained prosperity, you have to create something truly world class.

If we want to have truly equitable societies, then we need to embrace equity on all levels. And that means women’s economic empowerment and the key to that is women entrepreneurs.

I wanted to show that it is possible to be a local person, in Ethiopia and in Africa, and to be globally successful.

It is possible to deploy local resources while creating a market-leading global brand, and to do it all from scratch.

there is no blueprint when it comes to being an entrepreneur.

that one of the important lessons her parents instilled in her as a child was that there was no difference between her and her three brothers. While they did different kinds of work, she said there was no preference between girls’ work and boys’ work.

“I am always engaging with people on my team, finding out what they need to make them better at what they do, and what makes them happier. This lets us have an incredible level of overall team happiness and leads to long-term team members…

We are doing well. We are trying to do $2m this year. In 2016, we are planning to do $20m. So that's why we are working hard and we are trying to expand our working facility. The demand is here. It's up to us to take that advantage and to make it happen,

If you have a crazy idea, go for it! Don't be afraid to make mistakes.

I completed all my education here in Ethiopia, and I have NEVER lived anywhere else but Ethiopia.

We're selling an experience. We're not selling a product. We're not trying to fit in somewhere…the need is for you. It's not massively produced.