http://www.optinnow.org/ OptINnow connects donors with poor entrepreneurs in Latin America, Africa and Asia who need a loan to jumpstart their business. A small loan can help an entire family work their way out of poverty and transform their lives. en-us <p>This loan was repaid in full.</p> Tue, 24 Aug 2010 08:32:37 -0700 http://www.optinnow.org/connect/show/830 http://www.optinnow.org/connect/show/830 Yaniles finally completed her loan cycle with success. Her loan was very helpful for increasing her inventory which allowed her to gain new clients. She recently started to add new goods to her inventory which includes t-shirts for women and men. She expects to be part of the next loan cycle to continue growing her business. Tue, 24 Aug 2010 08:32:33 -0700 http://www.optinnow.org/connect/show/830 http://www.optinnow.org/connect/show/830 Tue, 29 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.optinnow.org/connect/show/830 http://www.optinnow.org/connect/show/830 Yaniles is content with how her business is going; she continues to send her children to the school which is very important for her. With the loan she was able to strengthen her business adding new product, this allows her to gain new clients, now some clients come to place their orders with Yaniles because they already know she is able to satisfy their demands, this way her business is becoming more productive and she is very glad because now things are much better. Mon, 28 Jun 2010 09:56:39 -0700 http://www.optinnow.org/connect/show/830 http://www.optinnow.org/connect/show/830 Thu, 20 May 2010 13:52:35 -0700 http://www.optinnow.org/connect/show/830 http://www.optinnow.org/connect/show/830 Thu, 20 May 2010 13:52:35 -0700 http://www.optinnow.org/connect/show/830 http://www.optinnow.org/connect/show/830 Tue, 04 May 2010 09:54:01 -0700 http://www.optinnow.org/connect/show/830 http://www.optinnow.org/connect/show/830 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:37:11 -0700 http://www.optinnow.org/connect/show/830 http://www.optinnow.org/connect/show/830 Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:52:13 -0800 http://www.optinnow.org/connect/show/830 http://www.optinnow.org/connect/show/830 <b>Yaniles Gonzales Castilla - Colombia</b><br/>Funded $175 of $175<br/><a href="/show/830"><img alt="Yaniles_gonzales_thumb" border="0" height="80" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/r2d2/client_images/6305/yaniles_gonzales_thumb.JPG" width="80" /></a><br/>Yaniles is a member of the trust group “New Paradise”, she is 42 years old and married to Osvaldo Perez, who works on contract as a house builder. They live in the community of Fredonia in Cartagena, Colombia. They have 2 children Wilson and Wilmer, both attend secondary school. Yaniles owns and operates a productive business selling various types of hair and skin treatment to the women of the community, she gives them credits to pay weekly and she buys her products at lower prices in Barranquilla city, 2 hours from Cartagena. Through her business she has been able to provide for her children’s needs and raise them with values and high standards. She would like to improve her business by expanding her inventory, purchasing a big display case and additional beauty products for her business, thus be able to distribute her products to a much greater number of clients. Yaniles’ most important accomplishment includes help her children to pursue their dreams of becoming professional worker, and has more productive business. Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:39:27 -0800 http://www.optinnow.org/connect/show/830 http://www.optinnow.org/connect/show/830