Buy cereals and stationery for my shop

Stephen

Mombasa, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Stephen

Member since

September 2016

On-time repayments

102 installments  •  86%

About Me

I am the third born in a family of five and born in Kilifi County. My childhood days were quite enjoyable in that we had ample time to play and interact with our age mates unlike today whereby technology has really overtaken some of this activities. I remember playing hide and seek in the forest, hunting and making toy cars using used cans just to mention but a few.
The idea of starting this business which is a Cereals Retail shop came as a result of scarcity of such shops in my area of residence, also getting some commodities was a bit hectic since most shops were not well stocked with various goods.
My land or rather our culture is quite unique in that we still uphold most of our traditional believes and till now some are still practiced. For instance when a woman is pregnant and the husband/wife is unfaithfully it is believed the unborn child is likely to be born with an abnormality or in some cases he/she might die after birth. In such cases a cleansing ritual is done to prevent the bad omen.
I have three children aged nine, six and three years. The first born a girl wants to be a doctor when she grows up while the second born a boy would like to be a lawyer and the last born a girl is still young to decide.
During my free time i like reading novels, playing football at the beaches as well as swimming.

My Business

My business is a retail shop which is a family business and deals with food stuffs, soft drinks, cereals, and stationery. These goods are in demand since I live in a densely populated area and more so most shops are not well stocked to provide all the goods. The reason why i choose this kind of business its because i realized most of the shops in the locality were not stocked with some commodities and most residents were forced to walk for a long distance in such of goods.
The profit i make is usually reinvested back to the business and also use it for our family upkeep including school fees and general expenses. I am also employed at Technical University of Mombasa where as the business is run by my wife.

Loan Proposal

I will buy one sack of Pakistan rice @ $15
10kgs of pishori rice @ $13
20kgs of biriani rice @$18
25kgs of sugar @$25
20kgs of cowpease @$18
100 pages Excersise books three dozens @$9.
This will ensure that my shop is well stocked and as we are heading to the Christmas festive season I will be in a position to meet my customers expectations. I expect my profit to increase with $50 per month.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$104.00

Date disbursed

Nov 23, 2016

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

8 months

Lenders

G

graememoss

Amsterdam, Netherlands

G

Goodwill

Oakland, United States

BF

Bob Fitzjohn

Fontvielle, Monaco, Yemen

M

MarkKrakow

Joliet, United States

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

joshuacollinson

Vienna, Austria

PG

Paul Graham

United States

Y

yoyo

Israel

Jes-c

United States

emilio

Sestri Levante, Italy

The Zinc Team

San Francisco, United States

Salvatore Martello

New York, New York, United States

R

RMIM

United States

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