Training
builds business skills, mindset, digital competencies and capacity
Market Linkage Facilitation
strengthening connections between entrepreneurs, buyers, and other market actors.
Access to Resources
enabling entrepreneurs to obtain essential financial, physical, and assets.
Entrepreneurial Ecosystem research
Understand policies, institutions, and resources that support and influence entrepreneurship development.
SEA by numbers
Trained individuals
Startups & new businesses
Jobs Created
Billion ETB Total asset values created by beneficiaries
BDS provided
Witnesses on Idea Financing
In our recent Idea Financing feature video, Mr. Bulbula Tule, President of the SEA Board of Trustees, and Mr. Akalu Geleta, Chairperson of the General Assembly, reflect on the bold decisions that have shaped the program’s vision. Their message is clear — investing in ideas is investing in the future, building the foundation for a thriving, innovation-driven economy.
Learn MoreRegenerative Entrepreneurship
SEA embraces a regenerative entrepreneurship model—one that goes beyond sustainability to restore, renew, and enhance the economy, environment and community. This emerging approach envisions an economic system where the pursuit of prosperity inherently strengthens the health and vitality of both natural and social systems. It calls for designing businesses and markets as forces for good, where economic activity actively generates more value than it consumes. Through this model, SEA aims to foster a resilient, equitable, and abundant future for all, ensuring that regenerative entrepreneurs not only create profit but also regenerate the foundations on which all prosperity depends.
Restore ecosystems
To restore is about fixing what's broken.
Renew communities
To renew is about ensuring ongoing health and vitality.
Enhance economic systems
To enhance is about actively improving and creating abundance.
Upcoming Events & Programs
Join our transformative events designed to empower Ethiopian entrepreneurs with knowledge, networks, and opportunities for growth.
Call for Training
Sheger Entrepreneurs Association is pleased to invite you to participate in the Entrepreneurship Training Workshop (ETW), which will begin on Tuesday, November 4, 2025.
Your presence and active participation are highly appreciated.
Annual Entrepreneurship Conference
Ethiopia's premier gathering of entrepreneurs, investors, and ecosystem builders. Keynote speakers, workshops, and networking.
Women Entrepreneurs Forum
Empowering women in business through mentorship, networking, and sharing success stories from leading female entrepreneurs.
Join Our Entrepreneurial Community
Become a member of Sheger Entrepreneurs Association and access resources, networks, and opportunities.
Explore Your Creativity & Talent With Us
SEA facilitate fast-paced innovation competitions to nurture creative solutions for pressing social, economic, and environmental challenges.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Find answers to common questions about Sheger Entrepreneurs Association and how we support Ethiopian entrepreneurs in their business journey.
We understand you may have questions about our programs, membership, and services. Below are answers to some of the most frequently asked questions. If you don't find what you're looking for, please don't hesitate to contact us directly.
What Our Entrepreneurs Say
Hear directly from Ethiopian entrepreneurs who have transformed their businesses through our programs and support.
“If you are educated but not commercializing your knowledge, then you are no different from those who never went to school. SEA gives me this opportunity to translate knowledge into tangible outcomes in starting my business”.
“My journey with the Sheger Entrepreneurs Association (SEA) has been truly transformative,” says Birktawit, owner of Milo Health and Wellness Group. “Through the entrepreneurial training and financial access facilitated by SEA, my company has evolved from a small pharmacy into a proactive and dynamic business.
“SEA’s support has been a turning point in our journey,” says Jaleta, Managing Director of Ameya Agro-Machinery Manufacturing. SEA’s training and facilitation didn’t just empower our business; it fueled innovation, resilience, and a renewed commitment to transforming agricultural livelihoods through clean energy.”
“The training completely reshaped our business mindset — helping us think more strategically and manage operations more efficiently. Access to capital, on the other hand, eased our liquidity challenges and allowed us to pursue growth opportunities that were once out of reach.”
Business Insights & News
Latest updates and success stories from Addis Ababa's most dynamic entrepreneurial community.
