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An Ethiopian Family's Journey of Entrepreneurship in the US : A Story of Determination, Resourcefulness, and Faith.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Medhin, Yoni.
- Series:
- Black Studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Entrepreneurship.
- Business failures.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (128 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Lived Places Publishing, 2024.
- Summary:
- This memoir by Yoni Medhin details his family's journey as Ethiopian immigrants in the United States and his entrepreneurial venture in founding Grain4Grain, a startup focused on upcycling brewery byproducts into sustainable ingredients. The narrative covers the challenges they faced, including securing funding, partnering with customers, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which ultimately led to the business's closure. Medhin reflects on the lessons learned about business management, financials, and the significance of community and faith. The book serves as an inspiration for future entrepreneurs, emphasizing perseverance in the face of adversity. Generated by AI.
- Contents:
- AN ETHIOPIAN FAMILY’S JOURNEY OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE US
- AN ETHIOPIAN FAMILY’S JOURNEY OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE US
- A message from the author
- Copyright Page
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Learning objectives
- 1 Why am I doing this?
- Fateful phone calls
- Pitch night
- 2 Origin stories
- The morning that changed everything
- My father’s escape out of the country through education
- My mother’s escape from the country to the West
- 3 The problem
- Stumbling into upcycling
- The basics of upcycling
- Working my first “big boy” job
- 4 Coming to (North) America
- Escaping the Soviet Union
- My father’s arrival in the United States of America
- 5 The solution
- My exploration of entrepreneurship
- Finding a co-founder and defining what our business would be
- Developing the technology and use cases for commercial upcycling
- Eureka! Discovering the technology that would lead to the launch of our startup
- 6 Foundations
- The beginning of our family and the start of the long journey out of poverty
- 7 Launch Generated by AI.
- Notes:
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781915734273
- OCLC:
- 1492949129
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