My name is Felister Muthoni, a born again christian and a certificate holder in catering services. Soon after my college, I got pregnant only to find myself a young, jobless single mother. The challenges of raising my young boy have never been easy and have move from one casual to the other. Luckily, I managed to save enough money to start a cake business which I run from. While I had problems landing my first customers the growth has been steady and I can now pay for my basic needs and that of my kid a lot easier than when I was doing casual jobs.
I'm now taking part time classes to get more knowledge on my area of expertise with plans to open a bakery God willingly before the end of this year. I want to know the ins and outs of the industry to help me manage a bigger business.
I'm of Anglican faith and love to read the Bible and listen to music during my free time
I run a small scale cake business from my house. On a good month I make around Ksh 20,000 or an equivalent of $200. I have a steady stream of customers and hardly go a week without getting an order. I have created an edge for my business by doing home deliveries. That way I am able to give a personalized customer service some of my competitors may not be able to offer. Also I try to network with as many people as I can with the hope to grow my customer base. Most of my customers have been through referrals. Here is how I spend my earnings.
Profit - $200
House rent - $50
Household expenses - $50
Savings - $ 30 to $40.
I reinvest back the saving to my business every 4 months as I look forward to open my fully fledged bakery by the end of this year. Now that I have Zidisha, my goals can only be achieved much faster.
Regards
Felister Muthoni
Dear Lenders,
As stated in my profile, I run a cake business from home. However, I have plans to open a bakery in the course of the year as I target a larger customer base. Running a bigger business than the one I own currently will come with its challenges and I will better off if I'm well acquainted with the market dynamics.
It is for this reason that I enrolled for a diploma in food and beverages to equip myself with the knowledge that will come in handy when I roll out bakery. Armed with the right information will help me run the bakery better and make decisions from a point of information.
With the profits from my current business, I will repay the loan comfortably and hopefully come back for more funds to start the bakery.
Thanks in Advance and God Bless
Felister
Fees for my food and beverages diploma
My name is Felister Muthoni, a born again christian and a certificate holder in catering services. Soon after my college, I got pregnant only to find myself a young, jobless single mother. The challenges of raising my young boy have never been easy and have move from one casual to the other. Luckily, I managed to save enough money to start a cake business which I run from. While I had problems landing my first customers the growth has been steady and I can now pay for my basic needs and that of my kid a lot easier than when I was doing casual jobs.
I'm now taking part time classes to get more knowledge on my area of expertise with plans to open a bakery God willingly before the end of this year. I want to know the ins and outs of the industry to help me manage a bigger business.
I'm of Anglican faith and love to read the Bible and listen to music during my free time
I run a small scale cake business from my house. On a good month I make around Ksh 20,000 or an equivalent of $200. I have a steady stream of customers and hardly go a week without getting an order. I have created an edge for my business by doing home deliveries. That way I am able to give a personalized customer service some of my competitors may not be able to offer. Also I try to network with as many people as I can with the hope to grow my customer base. Most of my customers have been through referrals. Here is how I spend my earnings.
Profit - $200
House rent - $50
Household expenses - $50
Savings - $ 30 to $40.
I reinvest back the saving to my business every 4 months as I look forward to open my fully fledged bakery by the end of this year. Now that I have Zidisha, my goals can only be achieved much faster.
Regards
Felister Muthoni
Dear Lenders,
As stated in my profile, I run a cake business from home. However, I have plans to open a bakery in the course of the year as I target a larger customer base. Running a bigger business than the one I own currently will come with its challenges and I will better off if I'm well acquainted with the market dynamics.
It is for this reason that I enrolled for a diploma in food and beverages to equip myself with the knowledge that will come in handy when I roll out bakery. Armed with the right information will help me run the bakery better and make decisions from a point of information.
With the profits from my current business, I will repay the loan comfortably and hopefully come back for more funds to start the bakery.
Thanks in Advance and God Bless
Felister