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We are African Gate Financial Support, a micro credit company operating in Takoradi in the western region of Ghana. We provide small loans to the local population in Takoradi and we help them suceed in their businesses. We operate the company on the principal of doing good at the same time as doing profits. To do this we apply efficient micro credit systems, we hire high quality staff, we charge market interest rates at the same time as we treat our customers with respect, help them understand their businesses and how they can succeed with our help.
We have been in operating since 2005 and have served thousands of different clients and helped both individuals and small companies to grow and achieve their goals. We are proud to be part of the local communities where we operate. |
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African Gate Financial Support, also known as AGFS, serves the indigenous people of Africa by providing financial support.
We aim to be the leaders in providing new innovative microfinance products and services for our customers.
We operate with the dual purpose of generating social and economic benefits for our clients by providing attractive financial products at the same time as we aim to be highly efficient to deliver fair returns to our shareholders.
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Above is a picture of a group called Asempa in the fishing community of Aboadze in the Shama Ahanta East Metropolis (Western Region)This group is led by Mary Awortwe and its comprises of six people including the leader..The occupation of the members of this grouping is petty trading and fish mongering.On the 8th of July, 2010 African Gate Financial Support provided them with an amount of GHC 600 and they successfully made this payment within 5 weeks including an additional grace period of one (1) week without defaulting.
Their second loan was granted to them on the 19th August, 2010 and the approved amount was GHC 1,200.00.This group is looking forward for their third loan which will obviously increase because we have now built confidence in them and are impressed with their line of trading.At African Gate Financial Support we believe in building the profile of our clients so we don’t give the amount you request for, but rather look at the type of business you are into and the income you generate from you business, this is because we want our client to be be able to pay off their loans with ease. |
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Cosmetic Shop (26/07/2010) |
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At African Gate Financial Support our utmost desire is to put a smile on the faces of our clients and thsi client is no exception. She came to us and asked for a loan to update her stock. The cosmetic store needs to be constantly refreshed to ensure that there is always new products in stock. The shop owner was struggling with working capital to ensure that enough supplies were available to the customers. The owner was granted the loan and the business has since increased it sales volume and that is the reason of her being happy
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