Mella.

“Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.” – Oprah Winfrey #quoteoftheday #mella #mellaethiopia #addisababa #ethiopia #passion #inspiring

In 2013, Sproxil was named the world's most innovative company in health care by Fast Company, and #7 most innovative worldwide, beating 99 of the Fortune 100 companies. #mellaspotlight #MellaMonthly #MellaEthiopia #mella #AddisAbaba #Ethiopia #entrepreneurlife #entrepreneur

In 2015, Ashifi was named to Fortune's 40 under 40 lists. He was awarded the Social Entrepreneur of the Year award in 2014 by the Schwab Foundation and joined the Fast Company Most Creative People in Business 1000 community.

If you're a consumer, how do you get assured that your purchase is not a counterfeit? That got Dr. Ashifi Gogo thinking on to start Sproxil in 2009, which was recognized with an award by the White House.

"A mission has a goal, and it ends. And what's interesting about purpose is, it's something that endures, and there will be multiple missions that serve a purpose." - @jack #mella #mellaethiopia #addisababa #inspire #entrepreneur #mission #purpose

"Music galvanizes people like nothing ever has. It crosses borders and languages." - Henny Yegezu #MellaMonthly #mella #Ethiopia #AddisAbaba

"What we need in Africa are not degree holders, its problem solvers." Fred Swaniker #MellaMonthly #mella #Ethiopia #AddisAbaba

"Know what you want to do, and know why you want to do it." @FlawlessinET founder of Flawless events. #inspire #mella #MellaQuarterly #MellaEthiopia #AddisAbaba #Ethiopia

“For all of us today, the battle is in our hands. The road ahead is not altogether a smooth one. There are no broad highways to lead us easily and inevitably to quick solutions. We must keep going.” — Martin Luther King Jr. #blacklivesmatter #mella #solution #altogether #Ethiopia

"Be you and seek knowledge!" - Teodros Abraham Checkout the full interview on our YouTube channel. #MellaQuarterly #mella #MellaEthiopia #inspire #entrepreneurlife #AddisAbaba #Ethiopia

"You can't ever be controlled by fear. If there's something you want to do, just do it. Use everything you have." - @berhana #mellaquarterly #mella #MellaEthiopia #entrepreneurship #AddisAbaba #Ethiopia

"JUST START!" - @blayneinaddis founder of @Truluvgranola #MellaEthiopia #Mella #MellaMonthly #AddisAbaba #Entrepreneur #Inspire #2ndYear

"I think it's important to start everyday with a win." - @jack #MellaEthiopia #Mella #MellaMonthly #AddisAbaba #ethiopia #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship #mella #ethiopian

However, the report noted that these entrepreneurs tend to operate in sectors where productivity remains low. #funfacts #MellaEthiopia #Mella #MellaMonthly #AddisAbaba #ethiopia #entrepreneur #entrepreneurship #mella #ethiopian

#funfact DID YOU KNOW THAT AFRICA HAS HIGHEST PROPORTION OF ENTREPRENEURS IN WORLD? Polls suggest that 80% of Africans view entrepreneurship as a “good career opportunity,” and the continent has the highest proportion of adults who are starting or running new businesses.

.@Mella_Ethio is a virtual platform in Ethiopia that aspiring small business owners with successful entrepreneurs. Read this evaluation of success factors and how Mella might be replicated in other countries in our publications library: andeglobal.org/blogpost/73789…