Vimon and her husband

Living in Khongtoey community for 35 years, Mrs.Vimon Romphum joined as a respected community member client since the beginning of Step Ahead. Her first loan, for just under $100 was to sell second hand merchandise in the community. Later, her son had an idea to study Japanese food preparation, and now she makes and sells a delicious kind of Sushi in several weekly market fairs. Japanese Sushi is actually a new strongly developing cuisine in Thailand today, and the savvy recognition of this market opportunity opened bigger economic doors than she had ever seen before. Now, after 7 successful loans for working capital, she generally accesses just over $200 to keep her business moving forward.

Vimon says she knows she can trust Step Ahead to be with them, and appreciates how the staff regularly consult to help her succeed further. Her family feels far more economically secure today, compared to the past- at the mercy of the money lender.