Maria Estela Silva Rangel

About the Entrepreneur

Name: Maria Estela Silva Rangel
Location: Mexico
Activity: Arts | Crafts

About the Loan
Loan Amount: $725
Loan Use: A loan of $725 helped Maria Estela Silva Rangel to buy regional handicrafts and sweets to sell.
Date Listed: September 6th, 2011

Doña Estela is 60 years old, married, and has three children who are all married. She has a vending post at the market in her town where she sells “conserva” (a regional treat from her region), which is made from different fruits such as figs, pumpkins, guavas, peaches, Mexican hawthorns, quince, sapodilla plums, and other items. Estela also sells handicrafts such as clay pots and wooden butterflies, since her town is near monarch butterfly sanctuaries. She also offers local souvenirs such as key chains, t-shirts, piggy banks, pencils, and the famous “ates” (regional candy). Doña Estela says that she greatly enjoys her job because she gets to meet people from almost everywhere in the world. They come to her when they want to buy some keepsake from her town. She has been in business more than 30 years. This business first belonged to her parents, but it was left to her because she was more responsible than her siblings.

Doña Estela is requesting a loan to restock her business with sweets and regional handicrafts. She plans to restock with crafts from different towns that are near where she lives.