who we are

About Us

Growthtip Business Group has a broad and strategic approach to consultancy, event management, construction materials, retail, agriculture, logistics, and trading. It’s a well-diversified business with a strong foundation.

+7

Years in Business

About Us

Growthtip Business Group is a dynamic and diversified enterprise operating in Ethiopia, committed to delivering high-quality services across multiple sectors. Established with the vision of transforming business practices and fostering sustainable development, Growthtip Business Group is structured into specialized sister companies that cater to various industries, ensuring innovation, efficiency, and customer satisfaction. Growthtip Consulting As the consultancy division of the group, Growthtip Consulting provides tailored business development solutions, socio-economic impact assessments, program management, and talent management services. It supports governmental and non-governmental organizations, as well as private enterprises, by offering expert guidance in investment strategies, business impact assessments, financial model development, and access to credit from financial institutions. Growthtip Event Organizing Growthtip Event Organizing specializes in planning, coordinating, and executing corporate events, conferences, and special occasions. With a focus on delivering seamless and impactful experiences, this division ensures that each event meets the highest standards of professionalism and engagement. Growthtip Construction Wholesales and Gypsum Block Manufacturing This division is dedicated to providing high-quality construction materials, including gypsum blocks, to support Ethiopia’s growing infrastructure sector. By maintaining strict quality control and adhering to industry standards, it ensures that builders and contractors have access to durable and reliable materials. Growthtip Retails, Agri Farming, and Logistics This unit plays a vital role in retail operations, sustainable agricultural practices, and logistics management. It is engaged in the wholesale and export of coffee, supporting Ethiopia’s position as a leading coffee producer. Additionally, it ensures efficient supply chain management, facilitating the timely delivery of products both locally and internationally. Superstar Trading and Consulting Superstar Trading and Consulting provides essential trading and consulting services, specializing in the supply of stationery, electronics, and furniture. With a deep understanding of market demands, this division offers innovative solutions that cater to the needs of businesses and institutions. Future Expansion and Sister Companies Growthtip Business Group is continuously evolving, with plans to establish additional sister companies to further diversify its operations. These future entities will focus on emerging market opportunities while maintaining the group’s core values of quality, sustainability, and customer satisfaction. Through strategic collaborations and expertise-driven services, Growthtip aims to enhance its impact and drive economic growth in Ethiopia and beyond. By integrating expertise across various industries, Growthtip Business Group is positioned as a leader in business solutions, construction, agriculture, and trade, contributing to national development while delivering value to its clients.

  • Client centered
  • Professionalism
  • Competitiveness
  • Innovation
  • Growth
Vision

To Be a Reliable Partner for Empowerment and Sustainable Growth

Mission

Providing Client Centered, Innovative, Transforming Business and Corporate Support Services

Values

Client centered Professionalism Competitiveness Innovation Growth

Strategic process

Your Partner in Empowerment and Growth

The founder is providing his full-time dedication for the company discharging different roles in the company. The company has also established strong linkage with other consulting firms and pool of individual Consultants with diverse academic and professional experts. Growthtip aspires to bring about a revolution in the way businesses are done in Ethiopia by providing them with state of the art advisory services that will help them climb their growth tip. We work towards helping our client firms to make informed decision and the country in general to provide research-based policy direction with the aim to enhance the competitiveness of the country and beyond. 

Capacity Building

Build the capacity of institutions so that they will unleash their competitiveness and productivity. We work with the philosophy that competitiveness of the individual firms enhances the competitiveness of individual firms is antecedent for competitiveness of the country.

Support

Provide supports for institutions to improve their talent management. We work with the understanding that human resources are the key element to bring about productivity and competitiveness.

Sustainable

Supporting sustainable development and inclusive growth.

Motivation

Improve the motivation and foster team work among the experts involved in Growthtip.

Outcomes of Growthtip Consulting: Evidence in the Data from the Past Seven Years.

3,000

Clients Trained on Business Skills

2,500

Clients Received Business Mentoring

670

Clients Linked to Financial Institutions

650

Clients Received Training of Trainers

200

Clients Received Business Development Advisory Training

100

Clients Received Entrepreneurial Leadership and Innovation Training

3

Job Fair Were Conducted in Jimma, Shashamane, and Adama

5

National Wide Business Research had Successfully Completed

100

More than 100 Business Plans assignments were successfully submitted to the clients

Growthtip Value Propositions

The management at Growthtip are :

  • Certified Management consultant of ISO 20700,2017 by CMC
  • ILO Certified Expand your Business Trainer
  • Training Materials designers and Certified by American Talent Development Association.
  • Certified National Master/ International Master Trainer by UNCTAD
  • Experienced in Training need Assessment and delivery in some of African countries.
  • Good Networks with Banks and Bankers
  • Founding members and Board of Directors at SACCOs, MFI and banks
  • Train and follow up on the impact training and coaching on the clients
  • Experienced in undertaking research
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Tekalign Debela, Deputy CEO - Marketing and Event Moderation

Tekalign Debela with over 20 years of work experience has obtained MA Transformational Leadership and Change from Greenwich University, School of Business and BA degree from Kotebe College of Teacher Education, Addis Ababa, and Diploma in Rural Economy and Social Development, from Addis Ababa University, the then Alemaya College of Agriculture. He is a very experienced professional undertaking consultancy in the areas of entrepreneurship, rural economy, farm management, education and business development and etc. He has also been working as provide capacity building to firms, provide Business Advisory Services Led and facilitated business plan development and soft skill capacity building, Facilitate and follow preparation of training materials, conducted need assessment for institutional capacity gap to support, conducted agricultural value chains actors and financial institutions, conducted and facilitate Public Private Dialogues.

Dugassa Tessema, Chief Technical Adviser, Senior Business Development Consultant

Dugassa Tessema has over 15 years of work experiences and has a wide range of experiences in the areas of program management, entrepreneurship development, strategic planning and management, and human resources development. He has been working as Acting Chief Executive Officer and Program Manager at Entrepreneurship Development Center (EDC) – Ethiopia, an Empretec Center in Ethiopia. He has also been working as Acting Managing Director for Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN) Ethiopia since May 2017 in which capacity he is in charge of hosting the Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) in Ethiopia. Before joining Entrepreneurship Development Center Ethiopia, Dugassa has been working in academia and has been active in undertaking research in entrepreneurship in general and in entrepreneurship education and training in particular. He has authored research articles published in US and Europe. He earned first and second degree in management and business administration, respectively from Addis Ababa University. He is a Certified National Master Entrepreneurship Trainer.

Dereje Derso (PhD), Deputy CEO –Senior Consultant, Training and Research

With over 13 years of work experience Dr. Dereje Derso has obtained MSc and BSc in Rural Development and Agricultural Extension from Haramaya University. In addition, Dr. Dereje has obtained PhD in Development Studies with specialization in Rural Development from Addis Ababa University. Dr. Dereje has an extensive experience in delivering high quality work, fulfilling the criteria up to an international standard. Currently Dr. Dereje is working as Deputy Chief Executive officer of Growthtip Consulting PLC. He has over a decade of experience with Research and Development, community engagement, Business Development Advisor, stakeholder engagement, program design, Performance management, monitoring and evaluation. He has proven experience in undertaking several consultancy assignments to mention some; North South Consulting PLC; Policy Study Institute (PSI), formerly named as ‘Ethiopia Development and Research Institute [EDRI]; IFPRI-Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; UMA consult and CARE Ethiopia; and etc.

Yontan Yilama, Senior Consultant

An MBA graduate from Jimma University, Yontan Yilma is an experienced professional in entrepreneurship and business training, Business Development Service (BDS), training material development in multiple languages. Yonatan has held a position as a marketing and public relation manager at EDC-Ethiopia, the UNCTAD EMPRETEC center in Ethiopia and also has been working on the delivery of different entrepreneurship training to business owners, public officials and university students that is positively impacting the lives of many Ethiopian entrepreneurs in making their business innovative and nationally and internationally competitive. He has an impressive track record as an adult trainer and has managed and delivered many training programs in Ethiopia including TOTs, Entrepreneurship Training and Business Skills training. He has also taken training in instructional design skills and distance education module writing. He is also a Senior Trainer/Consultant at HST on delivering different types of corporate training such as team building, customer service and many more.

Boru Shana, Senior Trainer, International Master Trainer and Instructional materials designer

Obtaining Master’s Degree in Development Studies (sp. Regional and Local Economic Development Studies) from Addis Ababa University, Boru Shana has already enjoyed professional standing in the areas of entrepreneurship program and strategy development, social and development research in Ethiopia and Africa. Certified by UNCTAD-EMPRETEC program he is also working as International Master Trainer, coach and management consultant at Entrepreneurship Development Center, UNCTAD EMPRETEC center in Ethiopia and worked with EMPRETEC centers in other African countries of The Republic of The Gambia, South Sudan, and Ghana. Building on this solid experience he had also worked as senior independent entrepreneurship and business development consultant to youth and women entrepreneurship program funded by European Union, International Center for Insect Physiology and Ecology, and other local and international NGOs where he had developed training manual for practicing entrepreneurs and TOT manual for trainers. Apart from this, Boru had also earn authority in research and development policy analysis.

Hamdeno Mideso, Managing Director, Senior Business Development Consultant

With specialization in Project Management, Hamdeno is a graduate of MBA and is currently working as Chief Executive officer of GROWTHTIP Consulting PLC and Chief Senior Business Development Consultant and Board of Director of Gadaa Bank S.C. He has been working as independent senior business development consultant for different organizations. Hamdeno has more and appropriate experience, qualification and relevant trainings and research in the area of Project Management, Business Development Service (BDS), Entrepreneurship, Agriculture, and Nutrition. He has proven experience in undertaking several consultancy assignments and training to banks namely: World Bank, Oromia Bank, Gadaa bank and Buusaa Gonofaa Micro Finance, besides for Government, NGOs and private companies as well as for MSEs across Ethiopia. He has conducted a number of consultancy services mainly focusing on Human capital Development and Management; Marketing and job opportunity assessments for youths; feasibility study for private and public companies; worked with Gadaa bank Management on different working manuals and policies on finance and credit and Human resources.

Offered Business Development Training for hundreds of local Consultants, Entrepreneurship  and Business skills Training for thousands of entrepreneurs across Ethiopia; Provided number of Training of Trainers and Mentored the clients from Micro and small enterprises as well as Junior Advisors of UNDP under Ethiopian Entrepreneurship Development Program- In his role as a Senior Business Consultant /Researcher/leader at SNV, World Bank, UNDP- EDI , UNCIEF -Global Alliance for improved nutrition-Ethiopia, Hamdeno has been successfully offering different Researches, Training and Business and leadership Mentorship services to different Project beneficiaries as well as  to different privates and Public Institutions at Federal and different regions of Ethiopia.