Sales of Kente Cloth

John

Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

John

Member since

October 2015

On-time repayments

119 installments  •  100%

About Me

l was born at Bonwire, Ghana, where l grew up and went to high school. l settled into selling of Kente clothes when l couldn't continue my education due to my financial problem. l started my own business after raising a small amount of money. l rented a store where buyers usually come to buy Kente in person or can order in bulk. Kente weaving is a traditional occupation of the people of Bonwire, particularly for the males. Traditionally, most people at Bonwire are automatic weaver of Kente clothes. It's very interesting. Other than that, l am a footballer and I enjoy it very much.

My Business

l engage in retail sale of Kente cloth in my store. Kente cloth is a colorful masterpiece art work which is mostly used by people during festive seasons such as wedding, engagement, naming ceremony, festivals and even funerals. I chose to sell Kente because it is a native occupation and l know the know-how and am adroit at Kente production and sales. Prices of Kente clothes usually range from $50.76 to $507.63 equivalent to GHs 200 to GHs 2000 depending on the complexities of the designed employed in the clothes. l will use the loan that Zidisha will provide to buy more Kente from Kente producers. Kente is a type of silk and cotton fabric made of interwoven cloth strips and is the icon of African cultural heritage around the world.
The amount will be specifically used to purchase six sets of clothing in the different combination category. Each costing $ 126.91 (GHs. 500). This will give me more advantage by increasing my capital for ready market business. yes indeed the loan is for business and a sale of a cloth could give me a profit of $20.31 (GHc. 80) for each "

Loan Proposal

l will use the loan that zidisha will provide to buy more kente from kente producers.
the amount can purchase four sets of clothe in the combination category. each costing GHc. 350 this will give me more advantage by increasing my capital for ready market business. yes indeed the loan is for business and a sale of a cloth could give me a profit of GHc. 50 for each
thank you

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$390.00

Date disbursed

Mar 10, 2016

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

3 months

Lenders

C

Cblodgett

Zurich, Switzerland

A

andyfletcher

I want my "My loans" page back, Qatar

Rdcmole

Cincinnati, United States

ErikN

Stockholm, Sweden

Scott

Oregon, United States

Pere

Barcelona, Spain

johnandmoliehi

Canton, New York, United States

B

blahblah

Nuernberg, Germany

G

graememoss

Amsterdam, Netherlands

D

Divergent

Bethesda, United States

mtnsailor

Harrisonburg, United States

ads68

Melbourne, Australia

fairspirit

Utrecht, Netherlands

BF

Bob Fitzjohn

Fontvielle, Monaco, Yemen

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

B

bugdaniel

Switzerland

mepster

San Francisco, Ca, United States

T

tmarkus

Netherlands

B

bscent

Hong Kong

D

ddm08

United States

NathanMoore

United States

C

Crainster

Chapel Hill, United States

Gab

Singapore

Roy

Espoo, Finland

MW

Matt Willis

United States

C

Chitti421

United States

Yustian Hartono

Singapore, Singapore

JD

Jeff DePree

United States

BB

Ben Bellows

United States

M

Mark

United States

Diego

Monza, Italy

Heidy

N J, United States

R

Roanna

Alberta, Canada, Canada

EB

Emily Brown

United States

WS

william smith

United States

SH

Steven Huntington

London, United Kingdom

Dan Michael

Oslo, Norway

Gabriel Fenili

Santo André, Brazil

L

LK

United States

Derek Haney

New Orleans, United States

JC

Justin cohan

United States

S

stevensau

United States

Anonymous

Ocoee, United States

ND

Neil Dykes

United Kingdom

FJ

Flo Jo

United States

T

tonym

Australia

YV

Yuri Vanin

United States

MF

Marissa Fiore

United States

DJ

David Jones

United Kingdom

V

Vidar

Oslo, Norway

Peter G

United States

N

Natalie

United States

R

Richard

Netherlands

LT

Leslie Tymko

United Kingdom

S

Stephanie

Zurich, Switzerland

H

Huub

Switzerland

DK

Danny Kelly

United States

GS

G S

Switzerland

JC

juli camrud

United States

AR

Aaron Rowe

United Kingdom

Craig Newmark

United States

The Zinc Team

San Francisco, United States

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