Monday, November 26, 2007

Ross Nhem, Banana + Jasmine Seller

New Business Loan Request

Loan Amount: US$1,000
Loan Term: 20 months

Description of business plan: Mrs. Ross NHEM, 51, has been married since 1981 and has two children. She lives in a modest home south of Phnom Penh along National Road 2. This area is very fertile and well-suited to growing fruit and flowers. Like some women in her village, Ross buys fresh jasmine flowers and bananas from a neighboring village to resell at markets in Phnom Penh. Bananas are a year-round treat in Cambodia and a few different varieties are grown. The jasmine flowers are typically sold to women who make offering arrangements used in Buddhist ceremonies and for jasmine tea.

Ross is requesting a third loan from MAXIMA in the amount of $1,000. She will use this loan to purchase jasmine and bananas in bulk to resell. She will also use a portion of the loan to buy additional products for her daughter, 23, to sell at the mini-mart in front of the family home while she tends to her two young children. Ross' son, 17, is currently studying at the local school and also attending night classes. Ross hopes that this new loan will enable her family to prosper and secure a better future for them all.


Loan Raised: $600

Lenders to this business:
festival Montreal, Quebec
William New York, NY United States
Baker Avenue Asset Management San Francisco, CA United States
Santa Clara, CA
Marianne Amersfoort,
Suzanne Portland, OR
Blake clovis, CA
Meditation7 Seattle, WA
Catherine Honolulu, HI
Los Osos, CA
Ken Northridge, CA
Michele M Rock Valley, IA
Diving Dolphins Sunnyvale, CA
Lanita Chicago, IL
Diana Toronto, Ontario
Debashish Montreal, Quebec
Jeff St. Louis, MO
Jeannette & Anh Oakland, CA United States
maggie calgary, alberta
Selah, WA
mike alexandria, VA
Annika Nederland, CO
lorena st. john's, Newfoundland
marco lorenzo Jacksonville, FL United States
Irene cambridge, MA
Maryellen oswego, IL
Columbus, OH

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