I am a resident of pipeline estate Nairobi city Kenya, i have a small cereal shop just in the neighborhood of my residence. The idea of setting up a business came into my mind the same year I enrolled for my studies. Tough life propelled me to get engaged into part time jobs in order to earn income that would sustain my livelihood. This is where I acquired capital for the business. I was inspired by a friend and fellow student who I observed had a well thriving business from where she earned income that made her self-reliant. My business is two years old and has indeed grown with time. Customer base has increased; thus, I am looking forward to expanding my stock and acquiring a larger storage space. This will therefore mean service to more customers and further improved income earnings.

I own a small cereal shop close to my residence. Grains of maize, beans, rice, ground nuts and green grams constitute a larger percentage of my stock. These are the fast-selling products constantly purchased by customers operating hotel business. Their daily operations are a great deal for me because I am assured of regular buyers hence fast flow of my stock. However, other varieties are also in stock and in addition to grains I recently introduced different types of flours on the shelves. I am even looking forward to introducing a posho mill on the same premise in future. Before establishing this business, I depended upon my elder brothers and sisters for school fees and sustenance funds. This has since changed and it's a relief to them because I am now self-reliant. I am at the moment in pursuit of funds that will see my business expand stock and storage space.

I will use the funds to purchase more grains and make more shelves to enhance a large storage space for more products since the number of buyers has increased rapidly.

This will help in reaching a more wide range of customers and achieving financial targets and increasing more profit