To stock my stationery shop

Elvis

New Drobo, Ghana

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Elvis

Member since

April 2017

On-time repayments

43 installments  •  49%

About Me

MY NAME IS ELVIS GYAMFI FROM SUNYANI BUT STAYS AT DROBO. I STARTED SCHOOL AT SUNYANI. MY FATHER RETIRED FROM TEACHING WHEN I WAS TEN YEARS OLD. I AM THE ELDEST OF MY PARENTS AND WE ARE SEVEN IN NUMBER AS A FAMILY. LIFE WAS NOT EASY AT ALL FOR ME AS A BASIC SCHOOL KID. WITH THE HELP OF MY DAD SAVINGS AND HELP FROM EXTERNAL FAMILY RELATIVES AM NOW A DIPLOMA HOLDER WITH A WIFE AND A BABY GIRL. TOGETHER WITH MY WIFE WE HAVE STARTED STATIONERY BUSINESS. IT IS OUR DREAM TO HAVE THE BEST OF QUALITY EDUCATION FOR OUR CHILDREN TILL THEY ARE GAINFULLY EMPLOYED. I LOVE READING BOOKS AND WATCHING MOVIES ON MY LEISURE TIME.

My Business

I AM INTO STATIONERY BUSINESS. I CARRY THE BOOKS TO NEARBY VILLAGES AND SCHOOLS TO SELL TO THEM. I SELL ITEMS LIKE EXERCISE BOOKS, TEXT BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, ATLAS, CHALK, FOAM MAKER, PENS AND PENCILS, DRAWING BOARD, MATHEMATICAL SETS, CALCULATORS AND OTHER TEACHING AND LEARNING MATERIALS. MY RETURNS ACCRUE TO ABOUT 200 GHANA CEDIS IN EVERY WEEK. I USE PART OF THE PROFIT SAVED ON THE PAYMENT OF MY CHILDREN FEES AND RE-INVEST THE REMAINING IN THE BUSINESS.

Loan Proposal

Since it is the beginning of a new academic year, I will use this amount to stock my shop with new books and other learning materials like mathematical set, chalk and other materials that my be necessary.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$88.00

Date disbursed

Oct 3, 2017

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

2 months

Lenders

MarktheMormon

Sandy, Utah, United States

Mike and Jacqui

United Kingdom

S

Staf

Humbeek, Belgium

PG

Paul Graham

United States

Craig Newmark

United States

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

A

Anonymous

United States

CN

Craig Newmark

United States

JG

Jake Gibson and Beverly Picardo

San Francisco, United States

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