Loan for dreess production

Ablah

Accra, Ghana

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Ablah

Member since

June 2015

On-time repayments

254 installments  •  35%

About Me

I was born in a typical rural area where the people strongly believe that girl children are not to enjoy the delicacies of formal education. They are rather to help in the kitchen and on the farm.
I was therefore brought up as a poor illiterate girl.
When I was about 15 years , my older brother who lived with his family in Accra came for me because a wealthy lady needed a maid servant.
When after some few months this kind- hearted young mother realized both the perseverance and the cleverness I displayed , she and the husband decided that I enroll in an evening literacy class so that I can later on train as a professional sewing mistress in a nearby shop.
For me dress making is rather a passion than a job for I love clothing people.
I am married and mother of 2 children , Abel , 15, who intends to be a computer engineer in future and Emmanuella who wants to be a physician when she grows up

My Business

I sew clothes for children as well as for ladies and gentlemen.
They need them every day at home , work places and for all occasions
Some times my customers would bring their own materials for sewing but most often I would buy materials and sew then m for sale.
Though all the sewing is done by me, I do depend on designers for serious designs which most of the customers prefer nowadays
The cost I incur includes rent and light bill for I use more than four different machines
The income of this business has so much helped in complementing the effort of my husband in feeding the family and pay children's school fees but also to grow the business

Loan Proposal

With this loan I will buy more material s to sew more dresses .
Cost: Materials $ 150.00
Dresses 25
Unit price $ 10
Total 250.
Profit $100.00

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$116.00

Date disbursed

Nov 13, 2015

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

9 months

Lenders

U

USDescartes

Columbus, OH, United States

BF

Bob Fitzjohn

Fontvielle, Monaco, Yemen

Evan Lamos

Brussels, Belgium

dlpringle

Denver, United States

mepster

San Francisco, Ca, United States

MW

Matt Willis

United States

A

AHansen

Georgia, United States

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  • Ablah    Jun 24, 2017

    Business has been affected by customers who ordered sewing of big quantity of clothes have not turned up .

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  • Ablah    Jun 8, 2017

    Dear lenders,
    I am writing to inform you that I have received the loan of GHC 519.00 this morning and will soon buy Fabrik and materials to sew dresses and shirts for sale.
    Thank you once more and I will share a picture of the goods with you.
    Abla Eklou

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  • Ablah    Jun 5, 2017

    I am writing to express my gratitude to all those who willingly lend this money to me to help carry on and grow my business.
    On receipt of this loan I will buy materials and Fabric to sew more dresses and clothes to sell.
    This will help take my business to a higher level as I can hang many more dresses.
    I will further be able to help fund the education of my two children.

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  • Ablah    May 29, 2017

    I am grateful to my lenders for granting me the previous loan that helped me to buy more sewing materials .
    I was able to effectively support my husband in the payment the education fees of our children as well as purchasing text books and a computer to help them in their researches. I was also able to grow my business in terms of buying an additional electric sewing machine. and had more than thirty different dresses to present to customers.

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  • Ablah    Mar 1, 2017

    Store has been collected by landlord and business at home has not been as good as expected

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  • Ablah    Aug 4, 2016

    Dear Lenders,
    Thank you very much for granting me this loan that will help me buy more materials to sew more dresses and shirts to display in my shop.
    This will surely help me earn god money to grow my business and suplement the efforts of my husband to meet the financial obligations of the family.
    My sincere thanks go to Zidisha company for coordinating this loan schedule.
    Yours faithfully,
    Ablah Eklou.

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  • Ablah    Jul 23, 2016

    Dear Sir or Madam,
    My record shows that I have repaid GH 447.00 so far and that the amount remaning to pay is GHC 6.00.
    I am rather surprised my dashboard indicates I have to pay GHC 72.00.
    Could you explain the discrepancy to me?
    I hope to hear from you soon.
    Abla Eklou.

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  • Ablah    Jul 23, 2016

    Dear Sirs,
    My business is really growing these last days.
    I have now got the attention of serious customers who rely on me for their clothing .
    My special thanks go to you who lent money to me to keep my business moving.
    Abla

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  • Ablah    Jun 14, 2016

    Has been out of business for health reasons.

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  • Ablah    Dec 28, 2015

    Business is as good as expected

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  • Juliet    Dec 18, 2015

    Dear lenders, thank you for the assistance the borrower is making all effort to pay

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  • Ablah    Nov 10, 2015

    Thank you for for granting this loan.
    My gratitude goes to Zidisha and the lenders.
    With this loan I will be able to buy materials and sew more dresses for sale.
    This will help grow my business and make enough profit to pay my children's school fees and support my husband in providing for the home.

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  • Ablah    Oct 29, 2015

    With the first loan granted to me I have been able to put sew more dresses for sale and bought 1 more designing machine as well as pay the school fees of my 2 children I have also been able to adopt an orphan girl from my village whom I have put to Kinder Garten

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  • Ablah    Sep 12, 2015

    Business went down with many customers not fulfilling their promises

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  • Ablah    Aug 24, 2015

    Business was as good as expected

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  • Ablah    Aug 2, 2015

    Many customers have make payments for their sewing

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  • Ablah    Jul 26, 2015

    Business was not as good as expected. Many customers did not come for their clothes

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  • Ablah    Jul 22, 2015

    Thank you very much for granting the loan to me to enable me grow my business.
    With this loan I have already started making substantial profit which surely is going to take me to a higher level in my business
    . Thank you once more

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  • Ablah    Jul 1, 2015

    I am really thankful to Zidisha for her approving of my loan proposal.
    I will look forward to the final funding of my proposal and disbursing.
    Your faithfully

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