Dog food & shampoo for my dog breeding business

Pascal

Accra, Ghana

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Pascal

Member since

September 2016

On-time repayments

107 installments  •  83%

About Me

Born some 35 years ago; I am the first of three children and brought up by my mother (single mother). Even though things were difficult for me and my siblings too my mother was determined and ensured that we all go to school, because to her education is key to personal development. Her encouragement keeps us going with good and discipline training.
Having excelled in Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), I entered into Secondary school. Since things were difficult for me and my younger siblings financially, I have to sell on the street during off school hours to make some income and in order to supplement my mother's meager income so as to pay family bills and also buy clothing for myself and also for my younger siblings.
With determination and persistence, I successfully passed my exams at the secondary school and then entered the University of Ghana where I studied Psychology and philosophy with good working knowledge information technology (IT).
I was posted to Opportunity International for my national services. Having good personal relationship with both staffs and clients couple with good working knowledge in IT, I was retained after my national services.
Since salaries and other working conditions in this part of our world are meager, I decided to add breading of dogs and selling them as a part-time business.
My love for Dogs motivated me to set up my kennel. I began with two mixed breeds of German shepherd and Doberman. I have over the years moved from breeding mixed breeds to pure breeds of dogs. I now own a Pitbull, Swiss Shepherd, Beorboel, Maltese and a German shepherd. Because of my busy schedule, I have employed the services of couple of guys in my community to take care of my dogs when I am away for work.
My business has over the years grown from owning just two dogs to five. And I must admit that I am happy, motivated and encourage by this

My Business

I breed foreign dogs and sell the litters. I built a kennel by the side of my house which houses five different breeds of dogs.

Some few months ago i rented a shop in my community to open a pet shop since we normally travel for long to get dog food and dog accessories.

Because lots of people in Ghana are trusting dogs to be loyal more than security guards , pet shop business is a viable business because it is very rare and i feel like minimizing the distance dog breeders in my community have to travel to buy dog food and dog accessories. The location of my shop is on the main road leading to my community and one would not miss it at any point.

l chose this business because I have love dogs and it my passion to see them have the best care from their owners.

So far i have spent 7,200 to pay for three years rent in advance. Utility bill is 100.00 monthly and labor 300.00. My average monthly revenue is about GHC 2,000.00 out of which I defray the costs I incur in expense in respect of salary and utility.

When granted the loan, I will purchase dog food, dog accessories and vitamins. I expect to supply my community with the best dog food and authentic dog accessories to make every dog including my dogs in the community a happy one.

Proceeds from the business will be partly invested into the business and partly used to cater for my family and a cousin who i now pay his school fees.

Loan Proposal

I will purchase 10 bags of 20kg dog feed. One bag of feed is $65.00 so in total I will purchase dog feed worth $390.00 . I will also purchase 4 bathing shampoos amounting to $60 to control flees and ticks.

I have currently mated my two female dogs, one Maltese and one Pitbull hence there's the need to provide with good food so their litters will have enough to feed on. In view of this I have employed an extra hand to monitor them when I'm away for work.

If all things go well, I'm expecting 14litters from both dogs and I'll make profit of not less than $4000

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$499.00

Date disbursed

Jul 28, 2017

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

21 months

Lenders

Pierfausto

Rome, Italy

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

B

bscent

Hong Kong

PG

Paul Graham

United States

Donna Manton

Australia, Australia

C

Carlene

United States

The Zinc Team

San Francisco, United States

Humble Bundle Community

San Francisco, United States

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

A

Anonymous

United States

CN

Craig Newmark

United States

JG

Jake Gibson and Beverly Picardo

San Francisco, United States

S

SallyM

United States

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  • Will    Jun 16, 2019

    Pascal, you have done a good job of making payments in the past. Will you be able to resume soon?

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  • Gideon    Feb 26, 2019

    Pascal is trying to solve the problem that he faced concerning his business. He’s promised to pay back his loan as soon as possible

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  • Day Family    Feb 23, 2019

    Best wishes for your business and hopefully you can recover your lost goods. Please continue repaying so we can relend to other borrowers in need.

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  • Pascal    Nov 27, 2018

    A driver who transports my goods to my shop has absconded with stocks I purchased with him. I am still looking for him with the help of the police.

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  • Pascal    Nov 18, 2018

    First of all I will like to thank my lenders for their financial support. As stated in my loan proposal, I will purchase sacks of dog food and vitamins to fill up my chop for resale. This will enable me satisfy the needs of my customers whenever they walk in to Happy Dog Pet Shop.

    Thank you once again

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  • Mary    Nov 16, 2018

    Is it possible to expand your business into another area to give others the opportunity to earn a living Pascal? You can supply them and pay them a part of the profits from sales. Your shop is looking amazing and I am happy to see your brand recognition moving forward!

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    • Pascal    Nov 16, 2018

      Thank you very much Mary . It is possible to expand but the only problem is that my business is a capital intensive one. Nonetheless it is my plan to open another branch at a different location, employ other workers just so they also earn a living

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  • Pascal    Nov 15, 2018

    Having successfully repay Zidisha loan for the five times, I am once again appealing to all lenders to kindly come on board to lend to support my business. Thank you all in advance and God bless you.

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  • Pascal    Nov 15, 2018

    Through Zidisha I am able to run my shop business successfully and employed a shop attendant that I'm able to pay monthly salary. I am always grateful and thankful to all lenders and to the Zidisha staffs for your generosity, kindness and show of love, God richly bless you all.

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  • Pascal    Sep 12, 2018

    Thankfully we have received new stock and everything is moving well. Once again I thank my lenders for the financial support

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  • Pascal    Jun 13, 2018

    PURINA ALPO CANNED FOOD WAS ALSO SUPPLIED YESTERDAY AND WE ARE SO GLAD AT HAPPY DOG PET SHOP. ONCE AGAIN A BIG THANK YOU TO MY LENDERS.

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  • Pascal    Jun 13, 2018

    Purina Dog chow was supplied yesterday and now we have enough stock of dog food to serve our clients.

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  • Pascal    Jun 5, 2018

    I received an amount of 3,624 on Monday morning as my new loan facility. What a way to start the first week of June for Happy Dog Pet Shop. I am very grateful to all my lenders once again. I have ordered a lot more canine food, canine vitamins and other valuable items. Once they are delivered, i will post the pictures on my profile. Thank you once again. Through Zidisha, we will rise and become successful business men and women.

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  • Pascal    May 31, 2018

    First of all i will like to thank my all my lenders for the timely financial support.God bless you all. I will right away call my suppliers to dispatch bags of GC dog food, Petlife and other Canine accessories i stated in my loan proposal. Once these stock are brought , my shop will be a one stop shop for my clients who continue to buy from me. Thank you all for the love

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    • Christian    Jun 1, 2018

      Beautifully beautiful. I'm really happy for you, and I thank all lenders who supported you. Wishing you all the best in the days ahead.

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  • Pascal    May 31, 2018

    I wish to thank my lenders so far for funding part of my loan. Two days more for my loan proposal to expire. I plead with all my lenders to continue supporting my business. Happy Dog Pet Shop; home of healthy dog food and authentic dog accessories.

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  • Christian    May 30, 2018

    Having known Pascal for over six years and he accessed Zidisha loan for four times with an on-time payment of 100%, I can faithfully assure all lenders on the Zidisha platform how trustworthy he is and I have no doubt in his capacity and ability to repay lenders funds back to them when lend to him.
    I am therefore appealing to all lenders on the Zidisha platform to support him. Thank you, and God bless you all in advance as you mercifully lend to support Pascal.

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  • Pascal    May 29, 2018

    Thanks to Zidisha,the dream of both young and old entrepreneurs starting their business is becoming a reality. Unlike some financial institutions who don’t give start up capitals or even advise you run your business for a year or two with your own capital before granting you a loan, zidisha is putting smiles on the faces with financial assistance and it’s making our business grow from strength to strength. God bless all lenders

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  • Pascal    May 23, 2018

    Firstly i will like to thank my lenders for the financial support. It helped me purchase the stock I wanted and sales went well despite some challenges I had with a worker. The variety of dog food I had made my shop a one stop shop for many customers who visited to buy for their dogs. Part of the profit made throughout this cycle went into the printing of T-shirt’s with happy dog inscription on it as part of branding.

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  • Pascal    May 14, 2018

    Happy Dog Pet Shop is doing well. I got my first ever branded T-Shirt and looks really good

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  • Pascal    May 3, 2018

    Thanks to the almighty God I am back on my feet. I have been sick for sometime now and and my shop assistant almost messed my business up. I strongly believe everything will be fine.

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    • Mary    May 20, 2018

      I am glad you are feeling better and that your shop is back on track. The shop looks amazing in your photos! It is a great idea to have a shirt with your store name. The more people see a name the more likely they are to remember it. Good marketing !

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      • Pascal    May 22, 2018

        Thank you Mary. Apparently the date you posted your comment was my 34th birthday which fell on my day of birth so i was a bit busy to respond. Currently i am also looking at branding some of the products i sell at my shop as well. I have ordered for dog towels and dog bowls and soon as they arrive, i will have them branded like i have done with my t-shirt. The dream is big and with the support from people like you, it will be achieved. Happy Dog will be a success story.

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  • Pascal    Feb 2, 2018

    Happy Dog Pet shop is grateful to all lenders.

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