Ethiopians Account the 2nd Largest African Diaspora Next to Nigeria: High Demand for Ethiopian Product in the U.S.
Like many ethnic small businesses, Ethiopian-American owned business are flourishing in the U.S. mainly because of the large diaspora population with diverse produces from Ethiopia. These ethnic businesses not only fill the gap for the growing diaspora population demand but also created tastes among other ethnic groups in the U.S. It is not uncommon to see other Americans dining in Ethiopian restaurants, line-up Ethiopian-American convenient stores to shop groceries. Thus, market share of Ethiopian-American owned small business is growing and this created job, generate revenue for the U.S. economy as well as export revenue for Ethiopia.