Loan to boost my provisions store

Asantewaa

Dormaa Ahenkro_ghana, Ghana

86% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Asantewaa

Member since

August 2016

On-time repayments

31 installments  •  61%

About Me

My name is Asantewaa Lydia. I come from Aboabo a village near Dormaa Ahenkro but I stay at Dormaa Ahenkro. I come from a family of five for which I am the third born. The family has one boy. My parents are both farmers who produce foodstuffs to sell on Tuesdays which happens to be market day. I went to school at Aboabo L/A primary school and continued Junior high school in Dormaa Ahenkro. I also continued Senior High School in Dormaa Ahenkro. Even though I passed my examinations, My parents could not afford Tertially Education so I decided to center into business. My parents did well to obtain a storeroom near the principal street of Dormaa Ahenkro. They also led me to acquire a loan to start something with. Dormaa Ahenkro is nice looking town where the dominant job for the people is poultry farming mostly rearing of chicken and producing eggs in larger quantities to be sold in the cities, most especially Accra. The youth used to travel to neighbouring countries to look for greener pastures but nowadays things have changed. The now attend school and after school they try to establish their own businesses. What looks to me to be awkward is some of the men still practice polygamy. I have two children whose unfortunately their father has passed away but they are also put to task to study hard in school. The senior one who is a boy is aspiring to become a medical Doctor and the young girl wants to be nurse. I like singing a lot and reading story books.

My Business

I sell almost everthing that customers require. I must say my shop is a provision store in short. Some of the items are; milk, sugar,energy drinks, sachets water,Milo,tofee, nido etc. Alongside, I sell mobile recharge cards. My store happens to be sited to the lorry station so passenges who travel to nearby towns and villages get access to the things I sell without going to a super market. In the mornings when poultry farmers are preparing to their various farmers that is the nearest area they could buy things to consume in their farms. My store provides the basic items for the people especially those living in that suberb. I chose this business because I could not enter Tertiary institution and I also did not want to work under anybody and managing my own business could be peacefully to me. I started with a loan amount of ghc4000. I make sales of about ghc30 a day and more on Market days. I use part of the profit I make to pay school fees of my wards. Part of it is used to reinvest in my business and the remai der is used to buy clothing and other miscellaneous.

Loan Proposal

I will buy three boxes of milk,$23, six packets of sugar,$26, five bags of baby diapers,$25 and ten bags of sachel water,$18.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$8.00

Date disbursed

Jan 17, 2017

Repayment status

Late

Projected term

2 months

Lenders

Martin

Manama, Bahrain

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  • Asantewaa    Jan 19, 2017

    I received GHS35. I will buy milk, soap, sachel water, minerals. Thanks to my lenders for this loan granted.

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  • Asantewaa    Jan 10, 2017

    I will buy three boxes of milk,two boxes of Milo, four bags of perfume rice. I wish to thank my lenders for this loan amount funded.

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  • Asantewaa    Jan 10, 2017

    Thanks to my lenders for the loan amount granted. I I bought milk,Milo,sugar,and many others that increased my income.

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  • Asantewaa    Nov 18, 2016

    Business is not encouraging these days. I think it is because of the forth coming presidential and parliamentary elections.

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  • Asantewaa    Nov 4, 2016

    I received GHc 35. I will buy one box of milk,one box of tin tomatoes and some baby diapers. Thanks to my lenders for this loan amount granted.

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  • TomF925    Nov 3, 2016

    A very good plan Asantewaa! Best wishes for Xmas and sales!

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  • Asantewaa    Nov 2, 2016

    Thanks very much to my lenders for this loan amount granted me. I am going to buy two boxes of coke, two boxes of milk,sugar,milo,soaps,baby diapers. I am going to see good market this Xmas season and I am also going to enjoy some profits to enable me to pay for my ward's school fees.

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  • TomF925    Nov 1, 2016

    Hello Asantewaa, Good luck with your business! I wonder, do any of your customers use solar chargers or panels? Also, in regions where kerosene lamps are used, solar is an excellent investment that pays back in only a few months of kerosene costs. Would you be interested in selling solar lamps?

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  • Asantewaa    Oct 24, 2016

    Thanks to my lenders for this loan amount. I was able to buy the following items, tin tomatoes, polythene bags, soap, ice-cold water, sugar, can minerals and many more attracting more customers to attend to my shop. I increased my sales and that fetched me some profits that enabled me to expand my business because I reinvested part of the profits into my business. I use part of the profits to pay my children's school fees and bought some nutritious meals for my family. I was able to increase my sales to about 90%.

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  • Asantewaa    Sep 26, 2016

    Market situations are bad these days.

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  • Asantewaa    Sep 7, 2016

    I have paid my money but still have not reflected my repayment schedule.

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  • Asantewaa    Aug 11, 2016

    I wish to buy two boxes of milk, one box of sugar, ten bags of sachets water, one box of soap and many others. This going to fill my shop to look more attractive to buyers. I thank my lenders for this nice offer and I promise to pay back the loan as scheduled to earn more in future.

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