I was born and grew up at Muranga, central parts of Kenya. Despite the fact that my home district is such a nice place, I decided to look for a place where I could do a small business in order to get my daily bread. This is what landed me at Murang'a town centre. After my primary education, I undertook a tailoring course from 2002 to 2005 after which I opened my own tailoring business. I started the business in 2012 and immediately diversified into selling cookstoves and tin-cases. I hope to work much harder, make more profit and have a separate shop for the energy products. I have managed to fend for my family on my small energy business. This resilience is what I would regard as an entrepreneurial spirit.
Janango shop was started in the year 2012 and has recorded a remarkable improvement in performance since then. I started the business to supplement income for the family from the tailoring shop. This was intended to enable me educate and improve the living standards of my family besides being an occupation for myself. The biggest challenge is the price fluctuation in the cost of raw materials for assembling of cook stoves and metal boxes which makes the cost of purchase ever increasing. Corresponding increase of consumer prices of the products does not often go well with my customers.
IN a month i make profits of between $200 - $300 depending on the demand. I ise the rofits to feed my family and save for expansion of the business
The loan will be used as capital for buying additional 100 units of Kenya Ceramic Jiko stoves. Because of the increased number of units sold, I will be able to serve more customers from which I expect to generate additional income of at least $ 80 to attain a target of between $280 and $380 a month. This will be an economic boost to my household. It will enable me feed and educate my children well. I also look forward to re-investing part of the profits into the business besides saving some money to enable me open an outlet specifically for the energy products.
Buy more stoves to sell in my shop in murang'a town
I was born and grew up at Muranga, central parts of Kenya. Despite the fact that my home district is such a nice place, I decided to look for a place where I could do a small business in order to get my daily bread. This is what landed me at Murang'a town centre. After my primary education, I undertook a tailoring course from 2002 to 2005 after which I opened my own tailoring business. I started the business in 2012 and immediately diversified into selling cookstoves and tin-cases. I hope to work much harder, make more profit and have a separate shop for the energy products. I have managed to fend for my family on my small energy business. This resilience is what I would regard as an entrepreneurial spirit.
Janango shop was started in the year 2012 and has recorded a remarkable improvement in performance since then. I started the business to supplement income for the family from the tailoring shop. This was intended to enable me educate and improve the living standards of my family besides being an occupation for myself. The biggest challenge is the price fluctuation in the cost of raw materials for assembling of cook stoves and metal boxes which makes the cost of purchase ever increasing. Corresponding increase of consumer prices of the products does not often go well with my customers.
IN a month i make profits of between $200 - $300 depending on the demand. I ise the rofits to feed my family and save for expansion of the business
The loan will be used as capital for buying additional 100 units of Kenya Ceramic Jiko stoves. Because of the increased number of units sold, I will be able to serve more customers from which I expect to generate additional income of at least $ 80 to attain a target of between $280 and $380 a month. This will be an economic boost to my household. It will enable me feed and educate my children well. I also look forward to re-investing part of the profits into the business besides saving some money to enable me open an outlet specifically for the energy products.