Entrepreneur

About Me

My name is Stephen GItu i was born on 5th sep 1956 at aplace called lari location kiambu district which is today known as kiambu county like any other child i started my primaery education in 1962 in muguga primary shool which was quite far from my home. by then my country was almost getting independence. I completed my primary education in the year 1969 i performed well and joined bishop arther secondary school in thogoto in 1970 by then it was post independent kenya an dthings were starting to get better and i could be able to get a busary for my education since it was difficult for my father to be able to educate me due to the high number of children in my family family. in 1973, i completed my secondary education. i joined kiambu institute of science and technology in 1975 i did a course in building masonry and completed in 1978 I have worked with various organizations in the same field for a period of 15 years. I married Mrs Jane Waithera in 1984 and we are blessed with 2 children a boy and a girl of whom we love so much I decided to start self employment of a retail shop. today i still operate the same business of which is doing very well

My Business

my business is located at gilgil town .This town is a very busy town since most of the people travel to this town from its environs to purchase their necessitate I started my business in the year 1997due to high demand for essential commodities eg. sugar, rice, tea levees etc the population in this town is very high and still increasing due to suitable land for settlement we are also having a lot of influx in schools and colleges which are coming up at a very high late. the shop which is ranned by my wife Jane is doing very well and am also planing to capture business from big leaning institutions to supply essential commodities. people prefer my business because i am cheaper then any other shop in the neighborhood since i collect my stock from the near by major financial center of Nakuru with my pick up track by so doing i make good profit margin.

Loan Proposal

Dear lenders i am much impressed by joining zidisha. i will know be able to stock my business with more commodities, this will definitely improve my profit margin and hence improve my life in general. i will also start packing cooking flour in plastic bags and supply to the near by butcheries for cooking "ugari" a favorite delicacy that goes with roasted meat. i thank you all in anticipation as you stretch your generous hands.

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