KIVA ZIP PERSONAS
Alina Carre
Pastry Chef
Los Angeles, CA
Story:
Alina dreams of opening her own patisserie shop to share her grandmothers recipes from Mexico with her local community. She needs to borrow money to get the business of the ground and has but has little experience and doesn’t know where to start. Recently she heard about Kiva Zip through a friend and is thinking about applying for a loan.
“ I KNOW I CAN DO THIS WITH A LITTLE HELP “
Goals:
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Open her own patisserie and share her grandmother’s recipes
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Hire and train people in her community
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Feel supported and advised by a mentor or resource on how to properly run the business
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Be financially independent
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Be organized and on top of business needs and management
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Make smart business decisions
Renard Jimenez
Coffee Shop Owner
Oakland, CA
Story:
Renard has succesfully received and repaid his first Kiva Zip loan and is now operating on his second loan of a larger amount to expand his coffee shop business. Renard wants to bring high quality coffee to his neighborhood while making an increase in his profit so he can build a retirement fund and eventually sell. Renard struggled with his first Kiva Zip loan and business but had a good trustee and business plan in place. He feels like he’s received a lot of help from folks along the way and wants to give back to the Kiva Zip community but also doesn’t have much time to be a full time trustee.
“Owning a business is hard work. Had it not been for my trustee and the Kiva Zip community, I wouldn’t have made it. I want to do something to help other people who are struggling so that they can make it too. ”
Goals:
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Bring high quality coffee and food to his local neighborhood
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Expand the business and make enough money to lease a new location by the end of the year
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Learn how to scale business to increase profits for future sale
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Be a mentor and a resource to others entrepreneurs