Retail food, grocery and beauty products
Lillian
Lusaka, Zambia
100% repaid
Entrepreneur
Name
Lillian
Member since
December 2017
On-time repayments
16 installments • 88%
About Me
IM LILLIAN CHIKOTI, I DID MY PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL ON THE COPPERBELT. I DID MY AGRICULTURE COURSE HERE IN LUSAKA. THEN I DID MY SOCIAL WORK AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA. I AM CURRENTLY RUNNING A PROJECT FOR ORPHANS AND VULNERABLE CHILDREN. I AM A MOTHER OF TWO AND SIX GRAND CHILDREN. I AM A WIDOW AND I JUST SET UP A SMALL BUSINESS TO SUSTAIN ME AND MY FAMILY. I NEEDED MORE CAPITAL TO HELP IN THE GROWTH OF THE BUSINESS. I LOVE TO GO OUT IN MY COMMUNITY AND IDENTIFY WAYS IN WHICH I CAN ASSIST THE VULNERABLE PEOPLE AND CHILDREN.
My Business
MY SOURCE OF INCOME IS MAINLY FROM THE SMALL BUSINESS THAT I AM RUNNING. I AM TRADING IN DIFFERENT TYPES OF GOODS AND SERVICES. I SELL GROCERIES, FOOD STUFF AND BEAUTY PRODUCTS. I IDENTIFIED THAT PEOPLE IN MY AREA HAD TO TRAVEL FAR TO OBTAIN THESE GOODS AND SERVICES. I USUALLY HAVE TO PAY RENTALS FOR THE PLACE I AM USING FOR TRADING AS I HAVE NOT BOUGHT MY OWN YET. THE PROFITS I GET ARE USED FOR SCHOOL FEES AND UPKEEP AT HOME. ANY EXTRA GOES TO HELP THE VULNERABLE AND INVESTMENTS.
Loan Proposal
WITH THIS LOAN I WANT TO BUY MORE PRODUCTS FOR MY BUSINESS. IT WILL REALLY HELP ME INCREASE MY CAPITAL AS WELL AS MY PROFITABILITY. I HOPE TO INCREASE MY PROFITABILITY BY 30%. IT WILL BENEFIT MY CHILDREN AS WELL AS THE ORPHANS THAT I LOOK AFTER IN MY COMMUNITY. I WILL NEED A TOTAL AMOUNT OF ABOUT $600 TO BUY GROCERIES, BEAUTY PRODUCTS AND FOOD TO RESELL.
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Loan Info
Project Type
Classic Loan
Disbursed amount
$33.00
Date disbursed
Mar 18, 2018
Repayment status
On Time
Projected term
5 weeks
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Peter Waldie Mar 13, 2018
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