Distributing sachets of clean drinking water

Akosua

Banda Nkwanta, B/a, Ghana

1% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Akosua

Member since

January 2015

On-time repayments

187 installments  •  41%

About Me

My name is Akosua Mansah. I am a Ghanaian. I was raised among all boys except my mom. I thus had a little formal education but not much. I at least had one that allows me to read and write. I basically did not continue my education due to financial difficulties on the side of my parents.
But it was my choice that I became a trader since I am naturally good at that. I started selling sachet water on the high streets of Bandah and later graduated to selling it on a retail basis. Bandah Nkwantah is a very busy place with diversity of people due to the commercial activities.

My Business

I sell or deal in sachet water but on a large scale. I buy about a hundred bags of sachet water with a hundred dollars. After sales, I will make 50% to 70% percent profit on the amount of money invested. I invest back into my business and live also on a percentage of it. I challenge myself every day with my business bearing in mind that hard work is what will produce the needed profits and sales. So I work from dawn to dusk.

Loan Proposal

I sell what we locally call pure water which is actually sachet water. If my loan is funded in full, I will use the entire amount to purchase bags of sachet water for sale. However, with the injection of this capital, some people can also come and purchase on small scale for resale.
Now, one bag of sachet water for some brands costs some $1.50 while others cost $2.00 depending on which one customers demand the most due to branding and quality. So, I will use $150 to purchase the one that one bag cost $1.50 and $200 to purchase the $2.00 ones. Both varieties are in equal demand in my community. In total, I will be getting up to about 300 bags of sachet water for sale and distribution. I will make a reasonable profit of about $120 on the invested $350.

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About Me

My name is Akosua Mansah. I am a Ghanaian. I was raised among all boys except my mom. I thus had a little formal education but not much. At least one that allows me to read and write. I basically did not continue my education due to financial difficulties on the side of my parents.
But it was my choice that i became a Trader since i am naturally good at that than intellectually. I started selling sachet water on the high streets of Bandah and later graduated to selling it on retail basis. Bandah Nkwantah is a very busy place with diversity of people due to the commercial activities.

My Business

i sell or deal in sachet water but on a large scale.I buy about hundred Bags of sachet water with a hundred Dollars. and after sales, i will make 50% to 70% percent profit on the amount of money invested. i invest the rest back into my business and live also on a percentage of it. I challenge myself everyday on with my business bearing in mind that hardwork is what will produce the need profits and sales. So i work from dawn to dusk.

Loan Proposal

i sell what we locally call pure water which is
actually sachet water. if my loan is funded in
full, i will use the entire amount to purchase
bags of sachet water for sale. however, with
the injection of this capital, some people can
also come and purchase on small scale for
resale.
As at now, one bag of sachet water cost some
$1.5 and others also cost $2.0 depending
on which one customers demand the most
due to branding and quality. so i will use
$150 to purchase the one that one bag cost
$1.5 and $200 to purchase the $2.00 ones.
both varieties are in equal demand in my
community. so in total, i will be getting up to
about 300 bags of sachet water for sale and
distribution.
I will make a reasonable profit of about $120 of the invested $350.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$420.00

Date disbursed

Feb 21, 2017

Repayment status

Late

Projected term

20 months

Lenders

G

guenter

Bremen, Germany

kuebel

Vienna, Austria

Boysenfam

Boulder, United States

M

mkfiddler

Santa Barbara, United States

Bobrm2k3

Charleston, United States

Generaal

Antwerp, Belgium

D

DanielW

United States

N

nycjen

United States

JA

Jorge Alagon

Munich, Germany

A

AniaC

Melbourne, Australia

Janet Merrill Miller

The Mossy Pacific Northwest, United States

Elly

Woudrichem, United Kingdom

K

K

United States

V

Vivek

Arlington, VA, United States

MR

Michiel Rauws

San Francisco, Netherlands

PG

Paul Graham

United States

E

Eyad

Saudi Arabia

MC

United States

Myria

New Mexico, United States

S

Sally

Australia

Craig Newmark

United States

The Zinc Team

San Francisco, United States

Humble Bundle Community

San Francisco, United States

Shane Bugeja

Mankato, Minnesota, United States

Ellen

Michigan, United States

A

Anonymous

United States

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

KN

Kevin N

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

ZS

Zach Silveira

Asheville, Nc, United States

Daveycee

The Hague, Netherlands

JG

Jake Gibson and Beverly Picardo

San Francisco, United States

BA

Burf and Patsy

St. John's, Canada

A

Anonymous

United States

Bruno

Vancouver, Canada, Canada

M

Mark

United States

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