Brand new desktop to improve production

Bertha

Berekum, Ghana

97% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Bertha

Member since

February 2015

On-time repayments

108 installments  •  56%

About Me

I am Boahema Bertha from Nkoranza in the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana.I had my elementary education at Akab complex school and senior high school at Notre Dame girls' snior high in Sunyani .I then pursued Diploma in Education at the Berekum College of Education, taught for a while and undertook a degree in education at the University of Education Winneba . I am currently still a teacher by profession. While in school, i had always wanted to have another source of income to my monthly salary, that therefore edged me to learn more about printing press.
My hobbies are; surfing the internet playing computer games , watching football match and making friends all over the world.

My Business

I started operating my printing press in 2010 after devoting my time after school into how to operate a printing press as an apprentice for 2 years.
There are a lot of Schools, Businesses and other Organization that demand my service in the area of typing and printing of their work. Most of the youth are also unemployed and saw this an opportunity to employ some of these youths who are idle to work with while learning how to operate this business at the same time for their own benefit. I deemed it necessary to take this opportunity to start this business. I am now having four (4) apprentices and three (3) full time workers. Some of the services we offer include: Typesetting, Lamination, Posters, Invitation cards, Scanning, Photocopying, Books printing, lCalendar making, Printing of passport pictures. I purchase many of the necessary machines i need for these services with a loan and i still need to do more to improve my business and making it unique .
I seek to expand my production capacity and increase output by 60% next year and so it is imperative to keep the business on sound footing as well as my customer base hence the need for the Loan. My typical cost is based on light and water bill which is about $100 ,$600 to my 3 full time workers and other overhead cost $300.
The profit from my business basically goes into reinvestment in growing the business and helping few friends who are in financial crises. I will be supporting my sister and brother who are leaving with my father but have helped them complete their secondary education awaiting to further their education to the tertiary level from my profit as i have a small savings for them in that direction.
Loan repayment
I will be able to service my loan with part of my teaching salary and the profit from business.

Loan Proposal

dear lenders,
thanks for supporting me always. I must say since joining zidisha my work has continuously improved. I will be buying a brand new desk top computer to add up my computers since some are too old and making work slow.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$363.00

Date disbursed

Sep 7, 2015

Repayment status

Late

Projected term

20 months

Lenders

T

Tmann

Los Angeles, United States

A

Anninymouse

Southampton, United Kingdom

Zidisha

Sterling, United States

M

michalbette

melbourne, Australia

pbosakov

Sofia, Bulgaria

KatyRose

Manor, Texas, United States

Annelogue

Faroe Islands

skoch

Oslo, Norway

W

W2JKD

Vero Beach, FL, United States

ksevik

Oslo, Norway

dajawein

Gladstone, Australia

captainhappy

Gladstone, Australia

Elaine123

Philadelphia, United States

JesseEXPRESS

Arlington, United States

V

vaglio

Vaglio, Switzerland

M

Marij

Gent, Belgium

Kahenti

Seoul, Republic of Korea

M

missjoyy

Munich, Germany

Gillis

Helsinki, Finland

S

StephenMichael

Burlington, United States

T

Talex

Nürnberg, Germany

GV1986

Milano, Italy

F

femi123

Oakville, Canada

S

suzerain

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

B

BartenKatrijn

Ghent 9000, Belgium

andreasol

Bielefeld, Germany

P

portlandloans

Portland, United States

B

BTaylor

Colorado Springs, CO, United States

Mavos

Gothenburg, Sweden

M

MarcAndreD

Saguenay, Québec, Canada

MadsNissen

Oslo, Norway

Pascal

Gent, Belgium

A

Adriano

Sittard, Netherlands

T

take5

Columbia, United States

Moyeji

Australia

F

fake_name

Boston, United States

R

RichardH

Manchester, United Kingdom

L

Loria

Vancouver, Canada

J

j12345

Durham, United States

L

LeanneCZ

Sydney, Australia

ViVenusMedical

Jarfalla, Sweden

L

lowtechmagazine

barcelona, Spain

Susansfund

Colorado Springs, United States

T

tomdeneire

Eke, Belgium

S

Serge

Bascharage, Luxembourg

A

AustA

Sydney, Australia

B

bgj21

Cambridge, United Kingdom

G

glomardor

Leonardtown, United States

J

juliewilson1971

Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

GigiNW

Vancouver, United States

T

TerrenceM

Wollongong, Australia

M

markusfitza

College Station, United States

C

CarrotTop

Bangor, United States

A

aiban

Austin, United States

J

JG2012

Brooklyn, United States

J

jzidi

Los Angeles, United States

J

JoJoHouse

New Castle, United States

S

Sabine

Courtenay, Canada

B

boourns

Newmarket, United Kingdom

J

janp2001

Mountain View, United States

DukusP

Glendale, United States

clemenchiang

Singapore, Singapore

D

doinggood

Missoula, United States

M

mastodons

Chicago, United States

PipPipHooray

Brixton, United Kingdom

A

Austrian

Graz, Austria

P

PhilACK

Brampton, Canada

birtom

Ettlingen, Germany

E

EnhanceLife

Heber City, United States

E

elhanan

Columbus, United States

Matthew

New York, NY, United States

eastcoastcanuck

Fredericton, Canada

W

wogman

Evanston, United States

S

samuk

Nottingham, United Kingdom

saturn4peace

Porterville, United States

T

TheBarber

Oro Staion, Canada

madnomad

San Francisco, CA, United States

C

cczapp

Hilliard, United States

A

Apple

Sunnyvale, United States

Jalene

Redmond, Oregon, United States

dtsuji59

Brampton, Canada

J

JonMichael

Winnipeg, Canada

K

Kinger

Dublin, Ireland

southcentral

Zürich, Switzerland

L

loistf

Madrid, Spain

M

mrsdshomestead

ash fork, United States

C

ChrisG

Charlestown, Australia

RoryWitt

San Diego, United States

J

jwharding

Hamburg, Germany

ads68

Melbourne, Australia

P

pellm

Ashland, United States

J

janharg

Garland, Tx, United States

T

Travelbear

Asheville, United States

O

Oktober

North Kingstown, United States

H

hchsmicroloans

New York, United States

U

UmSaeed

Southfield, United States

D

Dionne

Pembroke, Bermuda

M

mwkelley2

Columbus, OH, United States

A

amnesiac

Adelaide, Australia

D

Dave22202

Arlington VA, United States

Alina

Amsterdam, Netherlands

A

Aaron

Zurich, Switzerland

W

WellingtonPFClass

Columbus, Oh, United States

R

rawlo5660

san jose, United States

Student

Oulu, Finland

C

cescotet

Needham, United States

RandyPetersen1

Colorado Springs, United States

R

Roxyclark

Heber City, United States

ButterfieldFamily

Heber City, United States

J

justincomish

Riverton, United States

B

Bluejay

Magrath, Canada

ohlandtmann

Moorestown, United States

J

jerryq

Redding, United States

L

lilbsedz

Raleigh, United States

T

Tui1974

nuenen, Netherlands

Tania

Antwerpen, Belgium

HMS_5th_Grade

Honolulu, United States

Vla911

Milan, Italy

J

Jyoti

Herndon, United States

C

chrono

Toronto, Canada

chadgibbs

Loveliest Village, United States

A

alexandraleaving

Alice Springs, Australia

F

FredBetty

San Antonio, United States

A

asmilligan17

Perryville, United States

fairspirit

Utrecht, Netherlands

davidt

San Francisco, United States

G

Gwencalon

Garching b. Muenchen, Germany

VintageCalifornia

San Diego, United States

T

tchafin

Los Angeles, United States

B

BassClef

Bozeman, United States

ericacamille

Brooklyn, United States

Richard100

Santa Ana, United States

P

prashant

SUNNYVALE, United States

G

gregc

Calgary, Canada

S

solarkismet

Logan, United States

Y

Yecats

New York, United States

M

mrsfit

Surrey. BC, Canada

E

ElliottGarlock

Palo Alto, CA, United States

A

arwaandali

Ottawa, Canada

A

AFGriffith

Woodinville, United States

D

ddandipu

Calgary, Canada

A

acolomitchi

Eynesbury, Australia

A

amish

San Francisco, United States

M

maxep06

Fairfax, United States

A

Avalokiteshvara

Yau Yat Chuen, Hong Kong

James

Paris, France

C

CJAnderson

Sydney, Australia

H

HomesteadSchool

Glen Spey, United States

Sheena47

Ottawa, Canada

U

UTLonghorn

Lincoln, United States

ashleeandjeanelle

Auckland, New Zealand

A

AegeusOceanus

Seattle, United States

claire.mcleland

Springfield, United States

Peter Marozzi

Kaohsiung, Taiwan

N

Navigator

Alavus, Finland

numbat

Perth, Australia

K

Krish

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

F

fredrikahl

Stockholm, Sweden

C

caldw142

Whanganui, New Zealand

F

Fritzimax

Pacific City, United States

B

b_plok

Granada, Spain

kivadoris

Vancouver, Washington, United States

J

jocke

Stockholm, United States

paulclinton

malaga, Spain

J

Justicar007

Longueuil, Canada

R

RickRozemuller

Groningen, Netherlands

larry

Sweden

mepster

San Francisco, Ca, United States

Grant Xavier Storer

Seattle, Wa, United States

C

Crainster

Chapel Hill, United States

KM

Kirsty M

United Kingdom

jtreyes

United States

wissam

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Christopher Hey

Sudbury, Canada

JG

Jake Gibson and Beverly Picardo

San Francisco, United States

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