Nicholas
Supporting micro-retail in the heart of Africa

At 35 years of age, Nicholas is a hard-working business professional who has been managing a retail shop for the past 10 years. Before that, Nicholas operated a local cafeteria. Nicholas supports a family with one child who is still in school. In Kenya, there is a dire need for real entrepreneurial solutions so that ordinary Kenyans can take ownership of their lives and earn a stable income. As it stands, Kenya is East and Central Africa’s biggest economy and has enjoyed enormous growth in the goods and service sectors. This growth is in large part thanks to the extraordinary efforts of men like Nicholas, who really take seriously the need to expand the economic and social reaches of their country.

In the next five years, he would like to expand his business in order to generate more income. He is requesting for a loan of 60,000 Kenyan shillings to buy sugar and cooking fat. Such a loan is an invaluable investment for Nicholas, as it allows him the opportunity of buying the necessary goods to service his customers.

Maple unequivocally wants to get behind men like Nicholas, who insist that a self-sustaining business model is the key to true economic success and security.