Help me help kenyans in mombasa quench thirst

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About Me

My name is Evonne Sifuma. I am a 27 year old lady and the third born in a family of four. I was born and brought up in Eldoret town, an agricultural town with many businesses ; these served to inspire a business bug in me. I live in Mombasa, Kenya where I work with a Fast Moving Consumer Goods Company as a marketer. I studied business management up to diploma level at the Kenya institute of Management. I have always had a passion to start and see a business grow and early January, this year, I had the satisfaction of starting a business, selling beverages and cold drinks mostly soda and drinking water in my area. I started off from my savings and am proud to see its continued growth.

My Business

I run a small business, selling cold drinks (beverages and bottled water), that’s strategically located in Mtamboni town, Mombasa. The great location and the hot and warm Mombasa climate favours my business as it ensures a high demand for the drinks all year round. Having lived in Mombasa for a long time, I observed a unique characteristic of the coastal people; they are friendly and will spend a good amount of time catching up with friends and making new ones. I used this observation to give my business an edge over similar other establishments and kiosks, in that, it’s a very simple shop with benches arranged under a shade of thatched roofing, that gives it an aura of simplicity, openness and friendliness. Customers frequent the shop to have cold drink as they catch up and discuss local politics. Having started off in January this year, the business has quickly gained ground and with increased demand, I upgraded from a single door to a double door, larger fridge; using some of my savings and my first zidisha loan. From my savings I have of late also added a common coastal delicacy, mahamri, to the menu, as an accompaniment to the drinks. On a good day, I make a profit of atleast 15 USD which, after all my monthly expenditure, translates to between 250-320 USD per month.

Loan Proposal

My main aim for requesting for a loan from zidisha is to buy a double door fridge for my cold drinks buisness.from the savings i have,given a loan will help me in buying the fridge which costs 908USD,at the moment i can be able to raise 738USD.
acquiring the fridge will help me improve on my business in the following ways;
1.have more cold drinks for my customers
2.this will hence increase my returns
3.i will therefore be able to put more stock to my business
4it will also give me hope for expanding to a soft drinks parlour in the future.

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