Tables and chairs for my food kiosk

Graceann

Nairobi, Kenya

100% paid forward

Entrepreneur

Name

Graceann

Member since

January 2017

On-time repayments

234 installments  •  81%

About Me

I am a first born in a family of seven children. Being a first born from a humble family, I had the responsibility of looking after my siblings as my parents went to work in coffee farms. I missed school my times to take care of house chores and lack of school fees.
To support my siblings and pay my school fees, I started selling green vegetables, making baskets and cooking chapatis for sale. I spent any free time during the day and evenings to study and I managed to do well in my studies both in primary and proceeded to secondary school and passed well. Through the businesses I was doing, I managed to take a course in dress making which helped to get a casual job in a dress making shop. From my wages, I saved money to start a food kiosk. Earnings from this kiosk has helped raise my three children, two boys and one girl.

My Business

I run a food kiosk where I sell foodstuffs such as madodo, mandathi, chapati, tea , githeri at mikimo to bodaboda operators, hawkers and workers at construction sites. There are a lot of people who are constructing new buildings as well as renovating old buildings thus employing a large number of casual labourers whom are my customers and I will be providing their meals like breakfast, lunch and 4 o'clock tea. I choose this business out of interest in cooking and providing services to people. Slot of expenses are on ingredients such as maize, beans, wheat flour, sugar, milk, potatoes, water, electricity, charcoal and house rent. My production and marketing cost is currently 65% of total sales and profits is 35%. I reinvest 60% of profit , 20% of profit goes to paying school fees and the other 20% goes to home improvement.

Project Proposal

The customer base of my food kiosk has increased in the recent past. This calls for more sitting space. I therefore, need more more tables and chairs.

I intend to buy two more tables and eight chairs to increase the sitting capacity. This will increase customer satisfy hence more repeat buying and customer loyalty.

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  • Mary    Apr 26, 2017

    Wonderful Borrower. I would gladly help fund another loan for Graceann!!

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Project Info

Project Type

Pay It Forward

Disbursed amount

$224.00

Date disbursed

May 15, 2022

Backers

Monica

Nakuru, Kenya

Evan

Lusaka, Zambia

Doug Henderson

Odessa, United States

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  • Graceann    Jul 12, 2024

    I got sick, then lost my phone and my business went down.
    I am struggling to make the ends meet but committed to repaying my loan to the last shilling

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  • Graceann    Jan 31, 2024

    I have received the funds for my current project.
    Thank you for supporting me.

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  • Graceann    Jan 31, 2024

    Thank you for funding my project. I will buy assorted baking tins and a charcoal barbeque stove for baking assorted tea snacks and birthday cakes. This will improve my sales and hence profits this increasing survival of my business.
    Once again, thank you for supporting my business.

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  • Moses    Jan 30, 2024

    Goodluck!

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  • Graceann    Jan 17, 2024

    I am currently experiencing so personal financial challenges which are affecting my business operations, but hoping to stabilize by end of this month

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  • Graceann    Jan 4, 2024

    My business is not doing well at the moment due to economic challenges. Many people are preparing kids for school at this time.

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  • Graceann    Nov 28, 2023

    I have been unwell and therefore unable to operate my business. I am now recovering well and hoping to get back to my business soon. Will do my best to clear my project loan

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  • Graceann    Oct 26, 2023

    I have difficulties at my business due to road construction that is going next to the business.
    Customers are getting inconveniences but I trust it will be well once the road is rheough

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  • Graceann    Oct 10, 2023

    My business is still not doing well. The customer base has shrunk for now due to economic hardships.
    I am hoping it will improve in a short while

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  • Graceann    Sep 22, 2023

    Business down and hence low sales. The weather changes leading to heavy down pours in the evening is affecting my business.

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  • Graceann    Aug 26, 2023

    Thank you all who have funded my previous and current project. This is go s long way in increasing the stock of my food kiosk. I will buy grains in wholesale at this harvesting time.
    This will lead to a low production cost , lower food price more sales and hence higher profit, higher business survival and a better family standards of living.
    Thank you for your continued support.

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  • Graceann    Aug 16, 2023

    Thank you who funded my last project. The funds went along way in stabilizing my business during this hard economic times.
    I was able to remain afloat despite the few challenges I encountered. God bless you all

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  • Graceann    Jun 27, 2023

    I have Ben unwell and used a lot of money on therapy. I have also not opened my business for sometime now

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  • Graceann    Jun 13, 2023

    The business is low leading to very low profits accompanied by high cost of living.

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  • Graceann    Apr 19, 2023

    The business is low. This is as a result of heavy rains reducing customer flow accompanied by delays in salary payment for majority of my customers.

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  • Graceann    Mar 30, 2023

    Still recovering and struggling with setting up the new section of my business. Hope to stablise in may be two weeks time.

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  • Graceann    Mar 21, 2023

    Have been unwell and have not been able to set up the new business yet

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  • Graceann    Mar 3, 2023

    Thank all zidisha members who funded my current project. I have received 36,744/. This will enable me buy a washing machine for business diversification.
    Thank you for the continued support

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  • Graceann    Feb 25, 2023

    Hi
    Thank you for funding my project to buy a commercial laundry machine. This will go along way in helping me diversify my previous business by adding the cloth washing component. As a result, this will lead to higher profits and better life for me and family
    Thank you for your continued support.

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  • Graceann    Feb 13, 2023

    Thank you all for funding my previous projects. The immediate project has improved the standards of my food kiosk business and also my personal life in great way.

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