• LB0001 - Felecia is a hardworking business woman with a keen business sense.  In March she got a small investment and was able to grow the profit from her business by 80%.  Now as the Covid restrictions are lifting she hopes that she can again travel to Guinea to buy goods and expand her business.

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$385.00 of $900.00 goal
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About The Project

 $900 needed to open a store, and travel to Guinea to buy goods at wholesale

$300 amount her and her family, friends are investing

 Felecia is a hardworking business woman with a keen business sense. She has been traveling to Guinea (which is a neighboring African country) to purchase lapas, a beautiful colorful designed fabric used for women’s clothing. With the investment she will use her money to open up a store to sell more goods.  She plans to expand her business by adding other essential goods. She wants to add slippers and sandals, essential food items such as flour, sugar, cartoons of milk powder and rice. With the expansion she would like to sell cell phone cards, rubber discs and buckets as well.



Paying it Forward

Paying it forward to 3 families.  She invested in two other families in Grand Bassa and Rivercress.  During Covid she helped educate others to stay safe and helped a woman buy a bag of coal to sell so she could support her children.  She is committed to growing her business and creating jobs for others.

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LB0001:  Felecia started her business in 2015 in Buchanan. She started her business with $125 USD. She used to buy lapas from other businesses locally and then sell. As time went by, she began to go to Guinea to buy lapas whole sale. Today the business pays for her rent for both the shop and her home. She also is able to pay for her children's school fees. Down the road, she is knowledgeable about electronics and would like to open a store that sells electrical and electronic devices.

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  • Mauricio Miller
    Mauricio Miller is following project: Felecia Business Center.

    Goal Amount : $900.00

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  • Created By : Marie Zernovoj
  • Published On : May 9, 2020, 5:00 PM
  • Funding Ends : Dec 31, 1969, 4:00 PM
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  • Description : LB0001:  Felecia started her business in 2015 in Buchanan. She started her business with $125 USD. She used to buy lapas from other businesses locally and then sell. As time went by, she began to go to Guinea to buy lapas whole sale. Today the business pays for her rent for both the shop and...  more

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1225093 Liberian dollars

Business Income

1044480 Liberian dollars

Business Expenses

502002 Liberian dollars

Profit

123518 Number

Employees paid

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  • Location : Buchanan, Liberia
  • Formatted Address : Buchanan, Liberia
  • Street Address : Buchanan
  • City : Commonwealth-B
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  • Country : Liberia