Adding stock to grocery business

Jackline

Gesonso Bomwanda, Kenya

100% repaid

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Entrepreneur

Name

Jackline

Member since

March 2014

On-time repayments

226 installments • 84%

About Me

My names are Jackline Kemunto, I am a married to Mr. Sameul Omboga .
I was born in the Kisii County in the year 1987. I am learned to Primary level and attained certificate although I was unable to proceed to higher level due to lack of funds from the parents , so I discontinued my education and started my small grocery business at home until the time I met with my beloved husband, I few months later my husband opened for a business shop and grocery.

My Business

My names are Jackline Kemunto, I run retail shop, and grocery at gesonso market. I sell common human consumption food, example maize, wheat flour, drinks, sanitizes, cooking fats, oils, rice, sugar, bread, milk, sweets, airtime cards of all Kenyan mobile subscribers and many more items that cannot explain all of them here.

Yes, this goods have demands to my customers as this goods are day to day used in the community. My customers also like my services because I make sure I have a stock and I operate in six days a week Sunday to Friday as Worship on Saturday so I do not operate my business on this day and my customers are always aware.

My business of course have some risks, whereby some customers takes goods on credit whereby they do not repay on time and others sometimes do not pay back at all. I also pay revenues to the municipality as this being paid yearly.

Loan Proposal

I will use the money to buy additional stock for my business. I will buy 2 bags of beans at Ksh. 3,500 each, 1 bag of green grains at Ksh. 2000, 5 bags of charcoal at Ksh. 2,500 each and vegetables as below.
Tomatoes Ksh 8000 crate
Unions 1 bag Ksh 5000
Transport Ksh 500

Totals Ksh 35,000
Equivalent to $388.461