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Mrs. Pachamango and her husband have been selling fruits and vegetables for several years. They started as peddlers selling their wares from a bicycle and have moved to a market stall. Cmac Trujillo has been supporting the businesses in this market for nearly 10 years; this includes a loan to the market's business association to make improvements to the market. Mrs. Pachamango's first loan was for 200 soles, or about USD60; the most recent loan she was offered was for an amount of 10,000 soles, or about USD2,860, to be used for working capital purposes. Thanks to these loans, the business has expanded to four stands in the market and three bicycles for itinerant trading, and hired five additional employees.

Cony Alquiloz is 45 years old and sells shoes in one of the big market of the center of Managua called Mercado Central. She owns three selling points where she proposes a complete range of shoes, from kids shoes to women fashion shoes. She works for 2 years with Findesa, that offered her a line of credit of 1'500 dollars and an ordinary individual loan of 3'000 dollars overs 3 years. She used these facilities to purchase shoes, mainly from Panama, and to acquire 2 new selling points, next to her first shop. She employs now 5 people, who earn a monthly salary of 1'000 Cordobas. Her activity, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day, allows her to take care of the education of her son.