Entrepreneur
Name
Gladys
Member since
July 2015
On-time repayments
35 installments • 71%
About Me
I grew up as a very active girl passing through my primary school education,i passed with average marks and joined secondary school.on finishing secondary school i joined college and had a passion for hospitality. Then i did my diploma in hotel management.
I have gone through tough situations from planing to open the business ,locations of the business and permits with the first months being really tough. The business needed to be advertised. I had to perservere in order to get income for paying rent for the premise.
After working in a coffee shop foor a while i kept dreaming of one day being an entreprenuer ,being my own boss becoming successful and employing people to work for me .impacting ones life and exchanging the experiences i have, passing them over to someone.
Where i live i appreciate the fact that kenya is a chips and chicken country. Many people here love coffee too,they also love partying alot which gives me an opportunity to cater for their needs.
For now i do not have any kids yet.but when i have the opportunity to bring them up.i will support them and give them humble environment to nurture their talents and pursue their dreams.
My hobby is cooking ,whenever i have time i enjoy playing with different ingredients to prepare different food items which really keeps me getting to know different food items.
My Business
I provide food items like sandwiches,burgers,snacks and main dishes ,coffee and juices sodas and water.coffee is largely taken here considering people from the coast regions who are mostly Asian like coffee.ice cream also is on demand here because of the wether which is mostly humid.sandwhiches and burgers are also fast foods which take less time to prepare and thefore giving it opportunity to sell more here,
Hospitality has been my dream am passionate about it.each day gives me a different encounter with different people and i learn alot from them.giving me the oportunity to like it more and more.
My costs range from ksh 10,000 per day and my revenues ranges between 20,000 to 25,000ksh per day.
I use the profits for my rental house,paying school fees for my siblings,some save for future use incase business is low and can not sustain it's utilities. And also adding stock to my business.
Loan Proposal
Iwill buy stock an ice cream soft scone machine for preparing icecream. Which costs 1800 usd iwill supplement with my savings, considering we r heading to summer the weather will be hot and people will like to cool themselves with cool yummy creamy ice creams .this will also add more revenue to my business.I expect to sell more and add appximately 2000kshs or more on daily basis to what i get on a daily basis.
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Loan Info
Project Type
Classic Loan
Disbursed amount
$100.00
Date disbursed
Aug 14, 2015
Repayment status
On Time
Projected term
7 months
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Lenders
Berkeley, CA, United States
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