Distributing labor-saving kitchen appliances

Mary

Madina, Accra, Ghana

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Mary

Member since

April 2015

On-time repayments

300 installments  •  57%

About Me

My name is Mary Okai. I am 45 years of age. I live in Madina,opposite assemblies of God church. I attended little angels primary school in lagos-Nigeria,and i attended Girls Academy for my secondary school education.I got married to a Ghanaian and moved to Ghana.
I see moving to Ghana as a blessing because when i got here i knew nothing about my surroundings. I quickly familiarized myself with the environment and made friends with people.Then I looked for the quickest business i could venture into which could both be lucrative and less tiring.Thats when i started buying goods to resell.
Ghana has a lot of tourist sites,and the people are very simple and hospitable.This kind of warm reception made me decide to live in Ghana permanently.
I have five children;3 girls and 2 boys.My first daughter wants to be a computer scientist,my other two daughters want to be doctors and my sons want to be lawyers.
When i have nothing doing i enjoy braiding my daughters' hair,and baking pastries for my family.

My Business

I buy and resell kitchen appliances and utensils.These goods are high in demand because they are mostly bought by women and students in the hostel.I chose this business because if the right capital is invested in it it could be very lucrative.
I normally use $500 to buy and when i resell i get a profit between $200 and $250 I use my revenue to help my husband in taking care of the children,and providing certain household needs.I then use the rest to repurchase my goods to resell.

Loan Proposal

I will use this money to purchase more kitchen appliances to resell. These kitchen appliances include; blenders,electric cookers, hot water kettles, rice cookers and microwaves.
ill use $80 to purchase blenders,then ill use $100 to purchase electric cookers, $60 to purchase hot water kettles,$70 to purchase rice cookers and $90 to purchase microwaves.
Once i purchase these goods and resell,ill use my profit to support my husband in taking care of our children and ill donate food and clothes to the homeless people in my vicinity.
i expect a 30-40% profit off this business.

Feedback

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  • BernadetteV    Dec 8, 2017

    It’s always a pleasure to lend to Mary. She respects the lenders by making regular repayments and repays the loan just as she had promised.
    I’ll support her again.

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  • BernadetteV    May 18, 2017

    Regular repayments and loan repaid just as promised. It was a pleasure to lend to Mary.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$412.00

Date disbursed

Nov 30, 2015

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

6 months

Lenders

joerg

Berlin, Germany

PaulE

Cockeysville, MD, United States

A

andyfletcher

I want my "My loans" page back, Qatar

P

ploeger

Perkasie, United States

quozl

Dublin, Ireland

JessieD

Alexandria, Va, United States

BF

Bob Fitzjohn

Fontvielle, Monaco, Yemen

T

TrademarkMan

United States

mepster

San Francisco, Ca, United States

PolarBearCapital

United States

M Jordan

United States

SK

Stefan Kruell

Muenster, Germany

Lou Kaucic

Sanbornton, NH, United States

Diego

Monza, Italy

Anonymous

Ocoee, United States

K

Katka

St Albans, United Kingdom

Iris

Ireland

MB

Mark Blatter

United States

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  • Asante    Nov 20, 2021

    Thanks to you Mary for the support, I was able to purchase some A4 sheets with the loan i just tooked

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  • Asante    Oct 20, 2021

    Mary has promised me of paying soon

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  • Asante    Sep 18, 2021

    I am glad to reach Mary and she said business now moving on well and she will pay soon

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  • Asante    Aug 11, 2021

    Thanks to all my lenders

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  • Alfred    Jul 9, 2021

    Dear Lenders,
    I've been able to reach Mary and she promised to make repayment next week.

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  • Alfred    Jul 9, 2021

    Dear Lenders,
    Mary couldn't pick my call.
    I Will keep trying.

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  • Mary    Jun 3, 2021

    Please let me reduce my installment amount to allow me fully pay my debt

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  • Mary    May 25, 2021

    I would like to reduce my installment amount to enable me pay.

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  • Agbenyega    May 25, 2021

    I called and Mary said she is having problem but will pay all soon

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  • Mary    May 3, 2021

    Unfortunately I haven’t been able to get back on my feet due to the impact covid had on my business. Please understand my reason for adjusting the amount.

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  • Agbenyega    Apr 23, 2021

    Mary okai told me she will pay or she will adjust the loan and I advice her to do so

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  • Agbenyega    Apr 23, 2021

    Mary okai told me she will pay à

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  • Agbenyega    Mar 22, 2021

    She told me business is slow but she will pay all

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  • Mary    Mar 4, 2021

    Because of the pandemic business is slow

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  • Mary    Jan 17, 2021

    Payment is difficult due to the pandemic

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    • Godfred    Jan 31, 2021

      Mary you can repay the loan amount small and adjust it than not paying at all

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  • Godfred    Dec 29, 2020

    I have talked to one reference of Mary to inform her for the payment or make some repayment and adjust it

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  • Mary    Nov 25, 2020

    Due to the pandemic my beauty business is not so well hence the slow payments

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  • Godfred    Nov 24, 2020

    Mary said by the close of week she will made repayment

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  • Mary    Oct 22, 2020

    I'll like to reduce the installment amount so that I can conveniently pay off everything since the covid virus has slowed down business

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  • Godfred    Oct 22, 2020

    Mary told me she is about to make repayment when I call her

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