Sale of notebooks, calculators and other school supplies

Yaa

Suhum, Ghana

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Yaa

Member since

April 2016

On-time repayments

220 installments  •  90%

About Me

I was born and raised in okroase a small village in suhum in the eastern region of Ghana. After my secondary school education I was forced to learn a trade because my parents couldn't afford to take care of me through tetiary education. And this was how come i started my own business-INTERNET CAFE and educational supply with the help of friends. I started with five computers but with the help of zidisha I now have eight and still counting. I also have a photocopy machine and attached to it is a printer to print out for students. my shop is located near a school which is within commercial area in Suhum.
The unique culture in Suhum is the Odwira festival which is celebrated between October and November every year. My little daughter who wants to be a nurse or lawyer is counting on mummy for her dream to come true. I went to the kakum national park in Cape coast and it was really fun with my friends and daughter . I love watching movies and also a football fun.

My Business

I provide internet cafe services in addition to the stationary . My shop is situated near a school so the students are always photocopying their handouts, making research at the cafe and buying stationary from me as well.
I sell foolscap note books both the large and the small size, scientific and casio calculators, assorted pens,exercise books, permanent and temporal makers and mathematical sets. I do also sell story books for beginners. My services are very useful because the shop is situated near a school which help the students easy access in their education by doing research, buying their stationary from me and other learning materials. I chose this kind of business because cafe and stationary shops around that area are few and profitable as well. Through the profit earned I am saving towards my little girls education and also reinvest into my business by buying cartridges for the printer and the photocopy machine

Loan Proposal

I intend to use the loan to stock my shop with 200pieces of books such as foolscap note books the large and the small size. The cost of one large foolscap book is 2dollars and the cost of the small foolscap is 1dollar. Boxes of pens which include blue, black and red which cost 2dollars. 50piecses of mathematical sets which cost 3dollars each. A4 sheets for photocopying and the cost is 1dollar per rim. I will also buy 50pieces each of permanent and temporal makers(that is white board maker) which cost 1dollar each. I already have some money which is part of the profit i got to buy some Casio and scientific calculators to sell. I hope my loan will be funded. Thank you

Feedback

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  • David    Apr 27, 2020

    Once again, this was a long term, large value loan with excellent repayments. Originally scheduled to take twelve months to repay, the loan was paid off in less than ten months. I wish you and your business continued success.

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  • David    Jun 8, 2019

    Regular, weekly payments were made for eight months before a large payment finished the loan in under nine months. This is an impressive record given the higher value of the loan. Well done.

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  • melissapmeier    Feb 7, 2018

    I would be happy to lend to you again! Best wishes for your continued success!

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$715.00

Date disbursed

Nov 4, 2017

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

3 months

Lenders

PaulE

Cockeysville, MD, United States

P

popeye

Cibolo, United States

Martin

Manama, Bahrain

G

guenter

Bremen, Germany

xtrahardware

Cazenovia, United States

melissapmeier

United States

PG

Paul Graham

United States

G

godwintang

Costa Rica

Craig Newmark

United States

Humble Bundle Community

San Francisco, United States

JH

Joseph Hwang

Houston, United States

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

Katja

Switzerland

TL

Tao Luo

United States

A

Anonymous

United States

CN

Craig Newmark

United States

JG

Jake Gibson and Beverly Picardo

San Francisco, United States

Raoul

Germany

CoBon

Stubbæk, Denmark

Elizabeth

Australia

Frank Bailey

United States

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