Entrepreneur
Name
Milka Atieno
Member since
April 2013
On-time repayments
298 installments • 23%
About Me
My Names are Milka Atieno Ojuka.I live in Nakuru County Headquarters in the city called Nakuru.I completed my secondary school in the year 2000. After this, in the year 2003, I joined a college in Nakuru city whereby I did my business entrepreneurship course. After the completion of my course, I was employed at a famous supermarket in town in the year 2004.I worked there for about six years then i was laid off. After being laid off, I then thought of an idea that would help my family financially. It is then that I decided to open my own business to cater for my family daily needs.I am a mother with two children (a boy and a girl). My first born is a boy and he is in class eight(8),my second born is a girl and she is in class (5).
My Business
I do the business of selling new clothes(boutique), Ladies handbags, shoes and Jewelry. I started it immediately in the year 2010 after i was laid off with the little money I had from my previous savings. After a year, that is in the year 2011, I was given a loan by a Sacco called Jijenge self help group,whereby I managed to add more stock in my boutique business.The boutique services you can get here are ladies clothes, handbag, ladies shoes, and jewelery among other services.I sell mostly ladies goods because they sell much faster and they earn good profits. Prices for shoes range between $6 to $12, dresses range between $13 to $20 Handbags range between $7 to $ 12 and jewellery range between $10 to $15. I am able to sell at affordable prices because I get my goods from Uganda.Goods are much cheaper in Uganda than here in Kenya. Because of my prices, I normally get customers who buy my stock in bulk to go and sell in other towns in Kenya. This business is very profitable, It pays for my children's school fees, and even cater for my family needs. My shop is strategically located at the heart of Nakuru City, along Gusii Road opposite Mount Sinai Hotel. My biggest challenge right now is lack of money for buying more stocks of goods. I have loyal customers who normally buy in bulk. I therefore require a bigger stocks of goods in order to maintain all my customers. This will enable me to sell everyday and make good profit. I therefore request lenders to help me make my dream come true. In future, I would like to establish more boutiques shops in other areas of Nakuru town.
Loan Proposal
Thanks a lot the Zidisha Organization for considering my loan application and your timely respond.The issue of new clothes in the market sometimes becomes another challenge to my business,due to lack of finances.Through the Zidisha Loan, I will be able to deal with these obstacles and eventually have a lot of sales which in turn a lot of profit.I will buy the new imported clothes already in the market for my customers satisfactions.Thanks a lot the Zidisha team.I welcome all the willing Lenders and God Bless you.
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Loan Info
Project Type
Classic Loan
Disbursed amount
$100.00
Date disbursed
May 5, 2013
Repayment status
On Time
Projected term
10 months
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