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Name of entrepreneur/s: Hanita Fridman
Name of business: Karmisoft
Description of investment: Working capital
Location: Carmiel
Loan amount: NIS 300,000
Web site: www.karmisoft.com

ABOUT THE ENTREPRENEUR:
Age: 48

Place of residence: Carmiel
Marital status: Married + 5 children

ENTREPRENEUR BACKGROUND:
Hanita was born at Kibbutz Neot Mordehai in the north of Israel. She completed her primary and high school education
at educational institutions in the Galilee Panhandle. After she graduated from high school Hanita volunteered for Shnat
Sherut (National Service year) during which she helped establish Kibbutz Retamim in the Negev. At the end of the year
she joined the army, although she was discharged a year later for health reasons.

After her release from the IDF Hanita started mechanical engineering studies at the Technion after which she spent a
year working for the Volvo car company in Sweden. She returned to Israel and began to work as development manager
at Amiad Irrigation Systems. At the same time, together with Stef Wertheimer she initiated the creation of the industrial
park at Tel Hai.

At the age of 32 Hanita became religious and left Kibbutz Neot Mordehai and moved to Carmiel. For the next 13 years
she worked as development manager at a number of companies. Around 2 years ago, at the age of 46, Hanita decided
to found Karmisoft.

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