Entrepreneur
Name
Mary
Member since
April 2015
On-time repayments
300 installments • 57%
About Me
My name is Mary Okai. I am 45 years of age. I live in Madina,opposite assemblies of God church. I attended little angels primary school in lagos-Nigeria,and i attended Girls Academy for my secondary school education.I got married to a Ghanaian and moved to Ghana.
I see moving to Ghana as a blessing because when i got here i knew nothing about my surroundings. I quickly familiarized myself with the environment and made friends with people.Then I looked for the quickest business i could venture into which could both be lucrative and less tiring.Thats when i started buying goods to resell.
Ghana has a lot of tourist sites,and the people are very simple and hospitable.This kind of warm reception made me decide to live in Ghana permanently.
I have five children;3 girls and 2 boys.My first daughter wants to be a computer scientist,my other two daughters want to be doctors and my sons want to be lawyers.
When i have nothing doing i enjoy braiding my daughters' hair,and baking pastries for my family.
My Business
I buy and resell kitchen appliances and utensils.These goods are high in demand because they are mostly bought by women and students in the hostel.I chose this business because if the right capital is invested in it it could be very lucrative.
I normally use $500 to buy and when i resell i get a profit between $200 and $250 I use my revenue to help my husband in taking care of the children,and providing certain household needs.I then use the rest to repurchase my goods to resell.
Loan Proposal
I will use this loan to reinvest in my business. I will use $200 to purchase kettles, $200 to purchase rice cookers,$300 to purchase blenders and $140 to purchase toasters.
Getting this loan would give me the opportunity to better my family's standard and the society as a whole. It would also help me become a better woman and mother and boost my self confidence.
I hope to get enough profit to be able to expand my business and start preparations for opening up a shop to sell my products. I hope to get a 50% profit on this venture.
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Loan Info
Project Type
Classic Loan
Disbursed amount
$886.00
Date disbursed
Jun 5, 2017
Repayment status
On Time
Projected term
6 months
Lenders
Germany
United States
United States
Austria
United States
Cleveland, OH, United States
United States
Phoenix, United States
Czech Republic
United States
Jake Gibson and Beverly Picardo
San Francisco, United States
United States
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