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Food Retail

Maize and beans for my cereal shop

John DoeJ
EntrepreneurMonicaLocationThika, Kenya
Project status
100%funded
$413raised
Disbursedon March 3, 2018

Am a diploma holder at Thika technical training institute with a credit pass. Went to Muthiga girls and attained a mean grade of C+. I joined college after doing several small business for 3yrs to get college fee which I managed to hit my target. College expenses was a bit challenging and during my first year, I visited a family friend at Mombasa and she gave me a sony camera she was not using.

Immediately, I started taking photos at cheaper cost and at the end of the day, I would manage to cater for my bills till I completed my course.

I wanted to do medicine related course but due to lack of funds I ended up doing an Applied science course.

A mother of one, hardworking and very determined. Am self displined guarded by my ethics.

Far from that I love swimming and doing charity work by myself or through Rotary International.

I am in cereals business( selling all varieties of grains)and money agent(Mpesa and airtel money). After tarmacking for 2yrs to secure a job but in vain, I came up with an idea of starting my own business and I settled on cereals after so many considerations (one being I like farming so much). The cereal and mobile money agents business do well since currently many people do mobile money transfers and consumption of cereals is very high.

I am also aiming to tender to institutions for cereals(majorly maize, beans,green grams, rice and some special grams)

I lend capital from relatives to start a business which is doing fine.

The profit I get from my business use it for some investments, pay shool fees and at least help me do charity work which is my passion

I am targeting to buy 9bags of 90kgs.

4bags of beans each at 65dollars which total to 260dollars.

5bags of maize each at 30dollars amounting to 150dollars.

Each bag of beans earns a profit of 20dollars. 20dollars X 4bags = 80dollars.

Each bag of maize earns a profit of 18dollars. 18dollars X 5bags =90dollars.

Intended ise of the earnings:

30% back to business.

20%save towards secondary school fees come next year for a physically challenged boy I do try to support.

20%pay school fees for my daughter.

20% visit a children's home.

10%save towards my investment plan.