Industrial machine and store

Priscilla

Kumasi, Ghana

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Priscilla

Member since

July 2017

On-time repayments

24 installments  •  83%

About Me

I am Priscilla Marcells, a young lady of 24 years. I was born in Keta in the Volta Region of Ghana. I live in Kumasi.
I grew up in Accra, the capital town of Ghana and while growing up I have always had love for fashion. I was always combining different color materials and clothes to get unique outfit. And due to this a lot of familly members and friends relied on me for their cloth combinations especially when going for weddings, outdoorings and other funtions.
I have a very positive attitude towards life and I believe fashion is the art and designers are the gods.
It has not been easy getting the support I need for my passion though. I had to pay for my own apprenticeship at a fashion school which I will be completing by December this year.
Thanks to the knowledge acquired, I have began making traditional African outfits for my neighbors under the condition that they advertise me and my works. Now I am getting a lot of requests from a lot of people and I really want to take my passion to the next level.
I love reading books on motivation and success stories. My favorite author is Robert Kiyosaki and favorite motivational speaker is Leslie Brown.

My Business

I sew local traditional African wear from home. I have ready and willing customers already lined up and also have a lot of orders for my designs. This is because society is now more appreciative of the beauty in our local outfits and jewelries. People now prefer attending most social functions such as weddings, funerals, outdoorings and even award shows adorned in local outfits.
The cost of making such outfits vary from GHS150 to GHS300 depending on the design and I charge between GHS250 to GHS400 therefore making a profit of GHS100 on the average.

Loan Proposal

I will buy an electrical industrial sewing machine that costs $150. With this machine I will be able to meet a lot of demand I am getting and this will also improve customer satisfaction since I can finish my works and deliver them to customers on time.
I expect to increase my profit per month from $100 or 400GHS to about $300 or 1,200 GHS with this machine.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$64.00

Date disbursed

Jul 28, 2017

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

14 months

Lenders

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

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  • Isaac    Aug 14, 2018

    Her line is not going through but gave her a message to remind her to pay the loan, I will report if I get her.

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  • Isaac    Jul 1, 2018

    I called her and her line was of but spoke to Ahmed to remind her to pay the money and he said he will do so.

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  • Isaac    May 15, 2018

    She didn't pick my calls but I spoke with Ahmed and he said he will help her with some money to pay the loan as he is one of the her relatives.

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  • Isaac    May 7, 2018

    She told me she delivered and is facing financial crisis with her baby their discharge from hospital and she promised to make payment if things get better.

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  • Isaac    May 1, 2018

    Priscilla has promised to make payment today upon her discharge from hospital out of her delivery bed with a bouncing baby girl, and said she will do her best to payment her loan.

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  • Isaac    Apr 23, 2018

    I made a called with her and she promised to make payment today although she is sick, she is a hardworking lady.
    I trust her.

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  • Isaac    Apr 4, 2018

    I called her and she told me she try her best to payment upon my advice and encouragement to her.

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  • John    Mar 24, 2018

    Augustine Cudjor Mar 24, 2018

    I m trying hard to pay off this loan before the due period.
    ...but zidisha has changed it ways of accessing loan on here with a high rate. sometimes posting new loan become very difficult for lenders to fund. and this delay people projects .
    Is this true? has Zidisha changed their loan methods?

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  • Priscilla    Mar 14, 2018

    Sales are really going good now so I believe I can increase my installment amount .
    Thank you Zidisha

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  • Isaac    Feb 28, 2018

    I called this morning one of reference contact number that's Ahmed and he told me she paid 100gh but it has not reflected yet and I asked him to encourage her to pay in time.

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  • Augustine    Feb 25, 2018

    Hello mentor.. I have been searching for your contact to call you.

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  • Priscilla    Jan 13, 2018

    Thank you very very much for the loan. I received a total of 891 GHS and I plan to start buying textiles and the other materials on Monday.
    Thank you once again.

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  • Priscilla    Jan 2, 2018

    I will buy new fabric and sew latest designs and this this will attract a lot of customers and thereforeboost sales.
    Thank you to my lenders for funding thisloan. May God Almighty bless you abundantly.

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  • Jake Morris    Dec 27, 2017

    This is a lovely idea and we are sure you will succeed! Good luck!

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  • Priscilla    Dec 13, 2017

    The loan I was given enabled me purchase a new industrial sewing machine as well as some design magazines and catalogs. The machine has reduced the time used to sew clothes for my customers therefore increasing customer satisfaction. I have started to realize an increase in earnings too.
    I have repaid my loan in full and by God's grace I will never default on a loan.
    Thank you Zidisha and my lenders for helping me come this far. God bless you all

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  • Priscilla    Nov 23, 2017

    I have received the loan and I thank you all for making it happen.
    This loan has helped me to purchase a new industrial sewing machine as I mentioned in the loan request.
    Once again thanks to you all the Zidisha Team for the loan.

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  • Priscilla    Oct 13, 2017

    Thank you very much for funding my loan.
    It will help me buy a new industrial sewing machine.
    Thank you once again

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  • Shane Coughlan    Oct 9, 2017

    I wish you good luck with your business!

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