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The Mayor of New York City has named Bethlehem Tilahun as a New York City Venture Fellow in recognition of her achievements as an international entrepreneur. 

“This is really exciting. New York is a global business hub and I am really excited to be receiving this distinguished fellowship from Mayor Bloomberg,” said Bethlehem.

The NYC Venture selects 20-30 entrepreneurs from New York City and around the world through a competitive nomination process.

Ethiopian woman entrepreneur, Samrawit Moges, was honored, as one of a 100 women from across the globe, with inspirational achievements. The award, organized by The International Alliance for Women, was held in Washington DC on the 27th of October.

“We have been inspired and humbled by the stories of people like you who, often without fanfare, have taken action to support women’s economic empowerment and advancement in society and business” read the letter of award to Samrawit.

Samrawit is the first Ethiopian to be honored in the entrepreneurial category. She was nominated by Nigist Haile founder and Executive Director of the Center for African Women Economic Empowerment and honorary member of TIAW.

Ethiopian Entrepreneur Bethlehem Tilahun was named one of Africa’s most successful women by Forbes magazine.

“Every now and then, I profile outstanding African women who’re making giant strides in business, politics, technology, entrepreneurship and leadership on the continent and elsewhere around the world. This week, I profile the spectacular Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu, an Ethiopian entrepreneur and the founder of SoleRebels a thriving eco-sensitive footwear brand that pundits hail as Africa’s answer to brands such as Nike, Reebok and Adidas” wrote the editor.

Ethiopian Entrepreneur Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu is to be featured by Sony Pictures Entertainment in its upcoming series ‘Trading Secrets: Inside the Minds Shaping Global Business’.

The participants selected to be part of the series represent the most inspirational business leaders from around the world and Bethlehem was selected for her business acumen, ingenuity, innovation and commitment to establishing an international brand that aims to benefit both consumers and workers equally said Mat Steiner, Managing Director for the GOGGLE box division of Sony producing the series. 

A four day Borlaug Fellowship workshop, which lasted from August 11 to 14, was held at the US-Embassy’s Foreign Agriculture Service for the purpose of linking female agribusiness entrepreneurs from the sectors of Ethiopian coffee, diary and feed sectors with local agricultural research community and scientists from Penn State University.