Entrepreneurship Development Institute - Ethiopia

11/04/2026

𝗛𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆
𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗼𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗣𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿

Behailu Daniel’s journey from an Arba Minch parking attendant to a national model entrepreneur is a powerful story of determination.

After losing his mother and supporting his family with small savings, Behailu started with just five chickens. Early on, he showed his entrepreneurial spirit by engineering his own incubators to overcome supply chain gaps and scale his production.

Even after a devastating setback last Easter—losing 2,000 chickens to predators while his wife was in labor—he didn’t quit. He used his previous innovations and resilience to rebuild even stronger.

The turning point for his professional growth came through the EDI-led SEED program, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation. Through SEED, Behailu received entrepreneurship training (EBMS), business development support, and access to finance.

These interventions empowered him to professionalize his operations and scale significantly. Today, his enterprise has reached a capital of 2.8 million ETB, a growth that includes the creation of 24 jobs for local youth and the procurement of a new 600-square-meter facility for expansion.

Behailu’s excellence was recognized in July 2025 by the Ministry of Labor and Skills, which honored him with a National Model Enterprise Award in the Agriculture Sector.

As he prepares 7,000 chickens for this year’s holiday, his vision is clear: producing one million chicks to ensure affordable poultry products for the community.

This Easter, we celebrate his spirit of innovation!

Read More 👉https://www.edi-ethiopia.org/detail.php?nid=967055

09/04/2026

𝗔𝗙𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗔’𝗦 𝗕𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗢𝗘𝗦 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗭𝗘
1.5 Million USD is Waiting for Africa’s Heroes!

The Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI) spotlights an opportunity for Ethiopia’s visionaries! Applications are now open for the 2026 Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) Prize, funded by the Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba.

This initiative is searching for 100 African entrepreneurs to share a USD 1.5 Million grant pool. The top winner receives $300,000 in equity-free funding, along with one-on-one mentorship from global business icons and international media exposure.

If your business has 3+ years of revenue and an African founder, this is your moment to represent Ethiopia on the continental stage.

Deadline: April 28, 2026
Apply here :👉 https://www.africabusinessheroes.org/en/register

09/04/2026

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Entrepreneurship Training Workshop (ETW)
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The Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI) is pleased to invite passionate and motivated individuals to register for our upcoming Entrepreneurship Training Workshop (ETW).

This intensive and transformative training is designed to develop entrepreneurial mindsets and practical behaviors that empower participants to start, grow, and sustain successful businesses.

Who Can Apply:

🔹 Aspiring entrepreneurs with promising business ideas
🔹 Startups with potentials
🔹 Existing SMEs seeking business growth

This Training Will Help You To

🔶 Build a strong entrepreneurial mindset for business growth and sustainability
🔶 Strengthen market research skills to refine and validate business ideas
🔶 Embrace innovation and creative approaches to stay competitive

📝 Apply Now: 👉 https://t.me/EDIEthiopia/2901

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07/04/2026

𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮

From the border town of Awubare in the Somali region to the forefront of Health-Tech, Dr. Muna Ali is reimagining African healthcare. Inspired by the struggles of women in her community, she founded an AI-powered platform bringing life-saving preventive care to families and the workforce.

Through the EDI-led SEED program, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation and delivered through the Orbit Innovation Hub, Dr. Muna received specialized training, business development support, grants, and access to finance to scale her vision.

The impact is remarkable: having already supported hundreds of cross-border patients and local families, her business has grown its capital, expanded with new branches, created jobs, and signed a key MoU with a major construction company!

Adding to her success, her latest digital health solution recently took first place at the National Digital Health Hackathon!

At EDI, we are proud to empower health-preneurs bridging the gap between science and accessibility.

Together for health. Stand with science. Stand with the future.

Read More 👉https://edi-ethiopia.org/detail.php?nid=113462

01/04/2026

: Parliament Anchors National Growth in Leadership and Future Readiness

Ethiopia is moving beyond conventional governance! The Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI), in collaboration with the Ministry of Labor and Skills (MoLS), has successfully concluded a high-level "Leadership and Future Readiness" workshop for the House of Peoples' Representatives (HoPR).

As the global landscape shifts, our leaders are embracing an entrepreneurial mindset to transform modern challenges into strategic opportunities. Hon. Lomi Bedo, Deputy Speaker of the HoPR, and H.E. Muferihat Kamil, Minister of Labor and Skills, emphasized that innovation is the cornerstone of a resilient nation and a prosperous future.

Dr. Hassan Hussein (CEO, EDI) highlighted our commitment to embedding a culture of entrepreneurship, innovation, and future-thinking across institutions. By departing from the status quo and thinking high, our parliamentarians are strengthening their leadership to drive Ethiopia’s transformation with agility and vision.

Together, we are bridging the gap between conventional governance and the demands of a dynamic world.

Read more 👉 https://edi-ethiopia.org/detail.php?nid=522888

31/03/2026

ለኢ.ፌ.ድ.ሪ የሕዝብ ተወካዮች ምክር ቤት አባላት "አመራርና የመጭው ዘመን ዝግጁነት" በሚል መርህ ሀሳብ ሥልጠና እየተሰጠ ነው።

30/03/2026

ለኢ.ፌ.ድ.ሪ የሕዝብ ተወካዮች ምክር ቤት አባላት "አመራርና የመጭው ዘመን ዝግጁነት" በሚል መርህ ሀሳብ ሥልጠና እየተሰጠ ነው።

የሥራና ክህሎት ሚኒስቴር ከኢንተርፕረነርሽፕ ልማት ኢንስቲትዩት ጋር በመተባበር ለተከበሩ የሕዝብ ተወካዮች ምክር ቤት አባላት ያዘጋጀው ይህ ስልጠና ተቋሙን ኢንተርፕረነርያል የማድረግ ጉዞ አካል ነው።

ዛሬ በጀመረው በዚህ ሥልጠና የምክር ቤት አባላት ኃላፊነታቸውን በዘመናዊ ኢንተርፕረነርያል እሳቤ እንዲመሩና ለተለዋዋጭ ዓለም አቀፋዊ የሥራ አካባቢዎች ራሳቸውን ዝግጁ እንዲያደርጉ ለማስቻል ታስቦ የተዘጋጀ ስልጠና ነው

28/03/2026

: The Bayer Foundation Women Entrepreneurs Award is Now Open

The Bayer Foundation has announced the opening of its Women Entrepreneurs Award, focusing on founders driving innovation in health and food security.

In a significant update for the 2026 cycle, the program has officially expanded to include Ethiopia, offering local women founders access to global scaling resources for the first time.

Program Highlights:

Accelerator: 15 selected founders will enter a six-month program designed to build investor readiness.

Funding: The program provides grant support alongside technical mentorship.

Partnership: The initiative is supported by the Impact Hub Network and Inkomoko to connect regional entrepreneurs to the program.

We encourage all eligible women entrepreneurs in the health and food security sectors to explore this opportunity.

📅 Application Deadline: April 13, 2026
🔗 Official Portal: bayerfoundation-wea.com

24/03/2026

𝗜𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵?

Over three transformative days in Bishoftu, the leadership of the Ethiopian Engineering Corporation (EEC) moved beyond performance metrics and into the realm of possibility.

We didn't just talk about training; we talked about a DNA shift.

Key Takeaways

Mindset over Metrics: Moving from reacting to change to actively shaping it.

Innovation as a System: When innovation is a sustained system rather than an initiative, results become exponential.

Reinventing Leadership: Leadership is no longer defined by what you manage, but by what you enable.

As Shimels Eshetu (Eng.), CEO of EEC, reflected:

"Excellence alone is no longer enough. The path forward demands experimentation and the courage to build solutions that do not yet exist."

The real work begins now as we translate these action plans into measurable national growth.

👉 https://edi-ethiopia.org/detail.php?nid=912103

19/03/2026

ለመላው የእስልምና እምነት ተከታዮች በሙሉ
እንኳን ለ1ሺህ 447ኛው የዒድ አል ፈጥር በዓል በሰላም አደረሳችሁ። በዓሉ የሰላም፣ የጤና እና የደስታ እንዲሆንልዎ እንመኛለን።

ዒድ ሙባረክ

የኢንተርፕረነርሺፕ ልማት ኢንስቲትዩት (EDI)

16/03/2026

15/03/2026

𝗕𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘂 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝘆𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝘂𝗯

Bishoftu Polytechnic College (BPTC) has undergone a radical transformation through the SEED program, led by the Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI) in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation.

By adopting a stakeholder-driven perspective, the college has evolved into a dynamic entrepreneurial hub.

Under the leadership of Dean Debela Tesfa, the 32-year-old campus transitioned from a technology consumer to a creator developing in-house digital systems and repurposing idle infrastructure into profitable ventures like aquaculture.

The impact is record-breaking: 19,000+ people trained, a 90% graduate employment rate, and five active enterprises generating millions in revenue.

Recently named the "Promising Entrepreneurial TVT of the Year," BPTC now serves as a community technical help desk.

With over 250 industry partnerships, the college aims to become the leading polytechnic in East Africa by the end of 2026.

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