María Dolores has had her general store in the neighborhood where her home is located for approximately 20 years. She tells us that what she sells the most of are beverages, such as sodas and juices, given that in her country it is warm a great deal of the time.

Despite the fact that competition from supermarkets is great, she says that she always tries to have her store well-stocked with basic needs so that customers always find what they are looking for. Several months ago, a residential unit with several buildings opened in her neighborhood. This brought many families to the area, greatly benefiting María’s business with additional customers.

For this reason, María sees a great opportunity to bet on her business and supply it with a greater variety of merchandise so she can slowly expand her enterprise.

Translated from Spanish by Mary Lynn, Kiva Volunteer.

Doña María Dolores tiene su despensa en un barrio su casa desde hace 20 años aproximadamente, ella nos cuenta que lo que más vende son bebidas como gaseosas y jugos ya que en nuestro país la mayor parte del año hace calor.

A pesar de que la competencia con los supermercados es grande, ella dice que trata siempre de tener todo lo básico en su despensa de modo a encuentren siempre lo que buscan. Hace unos meses se habilitó en su barrio un complejo habitacional que comprende varios edificios con departamentos en donde muchas familias se han mudado, esto trajo a María un gran beneficio pues ahora consta con mayor cantidad de clientes.

Debido a esto, María ve como una buena oportunidad apostar a su negocio y abastecerlo de mayor cantidad y variedad de mercaderías pues así ella podrá ir ampliando el negocio de a poco.