Author Archives: ixra

Dereje: ET991 represents a person who is engaged on a dairy farm.  The dairy farm concept started 18 years back. At that time, the respondent had and was working in his own food preparation (“shiro”) business. When he was a child, … Continued

Etalem: Firm ID ET-942/ Dental Clinic: She is married and is a mother of two. She graduated from Jimma University, Medical Focality in 2010 and she has started to work in a government hospital, Dill Chora Hospital, Dire Dawa with … Continued

During the census, intake and diary research of the Small Firm Diaries project, respondents revealed the negative effect of the pandemic on their business. However, some firms have felt the effect of the pandemic much worse than others. Cultural clothes … Continued

Chaltu: The story of respondent with firm ID ET416: The respondent is young and 28 years old. He is married and has one child. He is engaged on blacksmith work since 2019 which is co-owned with seven members. Before beginning … Continued

Bethel: Today’s story is about respondent ET998, who is engaged in the business of injera production. She is 32 years old, a mother of three, and is raising her niece with her children. She is a hard-worker. In the past, … Continued

Etalem: ID: ET587 (Garage):   “It was at a childhood stage that I was attracted by this work and started to practice the job by being an assistant for garage owners and chief mechanics. At the beginning for almost 6 … Continued

Henok B: Story of the day: A very interesting respondent of  Hiwot (FR) Addis Ababa: He owns a furniture production firm. He has recorded all the transactions of last week on the notebook we have given him. As a result … Continued

From the census result, eligible firms were selected to get the right mix of businesses for the study. Among those who were selected, 31 firms refused to sign consent to participate in the intake. To describe their demographic profile, 29 … Continued