Loan to buy more fabrics and neating machine

Georgina Vera

Accra, Ghana

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Georgina Vera

Member since

January 2015

On-time repayments

71 installments  •  37%

About Me

My name is Georgina Vera Dukeson. I am single with a smart boy of 8 years called Ivan Paa Kwesi Dukeson-Ackah, primary school class 2 .

I'm a seamstress and I started my business a year and a half ago, after having engaged in petty trading.I also have a small piece of land where I have planted vegetables for sale. I have been in the business of selling vegetables for three years and the quail business for six months.

I ventured into the quail business when I was working with a corporate firm as data entry staff. I baked meat pie and sold drinks to my colleagues and also made clothing for them. At this time, I had not considered doing it as a business, so to speak, but I realised that my mum's entrepreneurial ability was in me, so I could not be there without doing anything with my hands, I simply did not have time to waste. But in 2011, the company I was working with collapsed, so I worked with my uncle as a secretary for two years and then resigned to start what I felt was my natural abilities.

After the place I was working was closed down, I could not get employed elsewhere. With this business I am able to meet some of my daily needs and cater for my dear son, who is my source of hope and happiness. My lovely son wants to be a pilot and soldier at the same time, but says he will not shoot. My hobby is always great jokes and laughing about little things.

My Business

My source of income for now is through the clothes I make for my clients and also in network marketing. I want to take this seriously and wean myself from network marketing and concentrate fully in dressmaking, as I enjoy a lot of good will from my mum's friends and and siblings.

The market is huge in Ghana here and I would like to build this for the coming years as the business expands. I sew African print especially and other custom-made clothes to suit a particular person.

I chose this business because it is what I enjoy doing easily as a result of my mum's input to become self-employed.The profit for my business goes into paying my son's school fee and the rest goes to reinvestment in the business. My profit for a day is 30gh cedis, and so in a month I make 900 gh cedis. My cost for a month is 400 gh cedis. This loan will help, if granted, to buy more fabrics and sew a lot more to help save time and also help expand the business later as I make more profit.

Loan Proposal

I am looking out for this opportunity of accessing your loan to enable me buy more fabrics to enable me sew more cloth in a day thereby helping me increase my profit margin from 30 ghana cedis $10 to 50 ghana cedis $17a day. I can averagely buy 7 half piece costing $ 15 each. Am looking forward to own my own neating machine later. This will also help me take care of my sweet son and also pay my rent on time.

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About Me

My name is Georgina Vera Dukeson, am single with a smart boy of 8years old called Ivan Paa Kwesi Dukeson- Ackah primary school class 2 . i'm seamtress and started my business a year and half ago having enguage in petty trading .mall land that i have planted vegetables for sale. i have been in the business of seling vegetables for thre years and the quail business for six months. I ventured into business when i was working with a corporate firm as a Data Entry Staff. I Baked meat pie and sold drinks to my colleges and also made clothing for them. At this time i had not considered to do it as a business so to speak but realise that my mums entrepreneurial ability was in me so i could not be there without doing anything with my hands, i simply did not have time to waste. But in 2011 the company actually i was working with collapsed so i work with my uncle as a secretary for two years and resign to start what i felt was my natural abilities.after the place i was working was closed down and could not get employed elsewhere. with the business am able to meet some of my daily needs and cater for my dear son who is my source of hope and happiness. My lovely son wants to be a pilot at the same time and soldier but says he will not shoot. my hobby is always great jokes and laugh about little things.

My Business

The source of income for now is through the cloths i make for my clients and also in network marketing. i want to take this seriously and wean my self from network marketing and concentrate fully in dressmaking as i enjoy a lot of good will from my mums friends and and siblings. The market is huge in Ghana here and will like to build this for the next years as the business expand.i sew African print especially and other custom made to suit a particular person . I chose this business because it is was i enjoy doing easily as a result of my mums input to become self employed.The profit for my business goes into paying my sons fee and the rest reinvestment in the business. My profit for a day is 30gh cedis and so in a month a make 900 gh cedis my cost for a month is 400 gh cedis. .This loan will help if granted to buy more fabrics and sew a lot more to help sew time also help expand the business later as i make more profit.

Loan Proposal

I am looking out for this opportunity of accessing your loan to enable me buy more fabrics to enable me sew more cloth in a day thereby helping me increase my profit margin from 30 ghana cedis $10 to 50 ghana cedis $17a day. I can averagely buy 7 half piece costing $ 15 each. Am looking forward to own my own neating machine later. This will also help me take care of my sweet son and also pay my rent on time.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$100.00

Date disbursed

Jan 15, 2015

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

3 months

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Hope2012

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Regina

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

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  • Nelson    Sep 7, 2015

    hello Lenders,
    Georgina Vera had to pay his son school fees and prepare for this academic term so had cause her to delay in payment but will start paying from Sunday. Thank you

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  • Georgina Vera    May 18, 2015

    Hello my dear Lenders thank you very much for the load which was received on Monday 18th May 2015. The amount was Gh 1,140.00. I will use it to buy another machine and new African print.
    Once again thank so much.

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  • Georgina Vera    May 12, 2015

    Hi Lenders,
    I want to thank you for funding my loan. My association with zidisha has help me tremendously as I get to pay according to my strength. I can only say thank you for this great opportunity that is helping us make strides in our little way. Thank you and God bless you

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  • Annah    May 12, 2015

    Good work Georgina.

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  • Georgina Vera    May 4, 2015

    Great ideals at work

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  • Georgina Vera    May 4, 2015

    Some few sewings

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  • Georgina Vera    May 4, 2015

    Zidisha members with Taylor

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  • Georgina Vera    May 4, 2015

    This is what I sew for zidisha's ambassador to GHANA Taylor

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  • Georgina Vera    May 1, 2015

    Hi Lenders,I want to say a big Thank you to our lovely lenders for the heart you have for us. God richly bless you. i have really benefited from this facility. The flexibility in payment makes it wonderful to pay without any pressure but with truthfulness and honesty you can pay and enjoy zidisha . I was able to actually pay my rent on time and my son's schools fee on time and also keep the house running without going under pressure as it happen before.Thank you zidisha and our Lenders

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  • Georgina Vera    Apr 17, 2015

    This loan has greatly helped me achieve my target. i have made profits even though
    we have irregular supply of electricity i was able to still make profit sometimes using generator so i can now now pay more .
    Thanaks

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  • Regina    Mar 4, 2015

    Thank you Georgina for sharing pictures of your clothing! They are beautiful. I really like the blue dress on the left. :-)

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  • Georgina Vera    Mar 4, 2015

    This are few samples that I have

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  • Georgina Vera    Mar 4, 2015

    To be entrepreneur

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  • Georgina Vera    Feb 15, 2015

    Hi lenders ,
    i want to sincerely thank you for supporting me in my business.

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  • Regina    Jan 16, 2015

    Congratulations on the loan Georgina! Best wishes to you as you build your clothing business. I would love to see pictures of the African print pieces that you have made. They sound beautiful! I am excited to follow along on your business journey.

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    • Georgina Vera    Feb 15, 2015

      Hi Regina,
      Thanks so much and i had a little issue so could not do the posting . will send some pictures during the the week . thanks

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