A loan helped purchase of cosmetic products and clothing to increase sales.


Maria Esmeralda's story

Maria is a very hard-working woman. She has been in business for over twenty years. She sells clothing, towels, cosmetics, and piñatas that she was able to invest in with her own money saved from working. She buys the clothing to sell in an Oriental market where she buys it at low prices by the dozen. She then resells it for profit. She sells clothing for women and children, as well as perfume, for cash or on two week's credit.
It is not always easy for her and sometimes it is tiring. Sometimes when sales are low it is upsetting as she can have more expenses than income. This is worrying because she also supports her granddaughters.
With this loan she will invest in more cosmetics and clothing that she now has very little of as she would like to increase sales and retain more customers to improve her business.

Translated from Spanish by Kiva volunteer anonymized.



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