Entrepreneur
Name
Dorcas
Member since
October 2018
On-time repayments
12 installments • 50%
About Me
am Dorcas lenkopito from samburu county maralal town is my city i was born there in samburu went to school in 1992 which primary and completed at 2001 i joined secondary at kisima girls in year 2002 and completed in year 2006 i joined a college of nurses in year 2008 and completed in year 2011 i stayed hassling for a bout 6 years at looking for a job in the year 2017 i February i was employed in county government of samburu sa nurse in referral hospital in maralal and also happy because during those i started a small business of retail shop which is helping me and my children my hobbies during my free holidays is visit the families a round and also helping the needy children in my community and also trying to know of big challenges in my community try to help where necessary also like swimming and music and visit friends around
My Business
my business is retail shop selling foodstuff like perishable goods and non perishable goods like vegetables since i started this business in 2017 November i almost used $850 to start the business which i saved from my salary i saved for almost 7 months to get the money since i was employed at February i have been earning good profit every week this business has helped me to educate my children like paying school fees and also i built a house at home and helping my mother and my two brothers who are studying in secondary school every week the sell of food stuffs and vegetables to customers has been a challenge since the shops are many so every week profit is $450 compared from the business on the ground i used $300 every week to pay for more stock which i use to add more stock for bout $550 profits i deduct 150 to save for my family the $300 i use this amount to add more stock and that how my business operates
Loan Proposal
as my expense based on my weekly profit and loss per week i make my proposal for my food retail shop based on goods and services the customers needs as food stuffs, beverages,vegetables and many more equivalent to $110 to $125 per week which i uasually get to approximately good profit $ 75 per week and to me this is good as i run my business well according to the rate of customers float per week this that i get $450 per month after deducting my $150 profit per month which is total of $700 per month
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Loan Info
Project Type
Classic Loan
Disbursed amount
$1.00
Date disbursed
Nov 9, 2018
Repayment status
On Time
Projected term
1 week
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