diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7d158cd..401ad8a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 # eMbewu
 
 Welcome!
+
+# Contributors
+
+- Mike Kent [MK-Mike](https://github.com/MK-Mike)
diff --git a/eMbewu/models.py b/eMbewu/models.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5476711
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+++ b/eMbewu/models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+import reflex as rx
+import sqlmodel
+import datetime
+
+from typing import Optional, List
+
+
+class User(rx.Model, table=True):
+    email: str
+    role: str = sqlmodel.Field(sqlmodel.Enum(
+        choices=["admin", "customer", "provider"], default="customer"))
+    description: str
+
+
+class Provider(rx.Model, table=True):
+    name: str
+    about: str
+    contact: Optional[str] = None
+    phone: Optional[str] = None
+
+    # relationships to products
+    products: List["Product"] = sqlmodel.Relationship(
+        back_populates="provider")
+
+
+class Category(rx.Model, table=True):
+    name: str
+    description: Optional[str] = None
+
+    # relationships to products
+    products: List["Product"] = sqlmodel.Relationship(
+        back_populates="category")
+
+
+class Product(rx.Model, table=True):
+    name: str
+    wholesale_price: float
+    retail_price: float
+    description: str
+    provider_id: Optional[int] = sqlmodel.Field(
+        default=None, foreign_key="provider.id")
+    category_id: Optional[int] = sqlmodel.Field(
+        default=None, foreign_key="category.id")
+
+    # relationships to providers
+    provider: Optional["Provider"] = sqlmodel.Relationship(
+        back_populates="products")
+    category: Optional["Category"] = sqlmodel.Relationship(
+        back_populates="products")
+    cart_items: List["CartItem"] = sqlmodel.Relationship(
+        back_populates="product")
+    images: List["ProductImage"] = sqlmodel.Relationship(
+        back_populates="product")
+
+
+class ProductImage(rx.Model, table=True):
+    product_id: int = sqlmodel.Field(default=None, foreign_key="product.id")
+    url: str
+    alt_text: Optional[str] = None
+
+    # relationships to products
+    product: Product = sqlmodel.Relationship(back_populates="images")
+
+
+class Cart(rx.Model, table=True):
+    user_id: int = sqlmodel.Field(default=None, foreign_key="user.id")
+
+    # Relationships
+    user: User = sqlmodel.Relationship(back_populates="carts")
+    cart_items: List["CartItem"] = sqlmodel.Relationship(back_populates="cart")
+
+
+class CartItem(rx.Model, table=True):
+    product_id: int = sqlmodel.Field(default=None, foreign_key="product.id")
+    cart_id: int = sqlmodel.Field(default=None, foreign_key="cart.id")
+    quantity: int
+
+    # Relationships
+    product: Product = sqlmodel.Relationship(back_populates="cart_items")
+    cart: Cart = sqlmodel.Relationship(back_populates="cart_items")
+
+
+class CustomerOrder(rx.Model, table=True):
+    user_id: int = sqlmodel.Field(default=None, foreign_key="user.id")
+    cart_id: int = sqlmodel.Field(default=None, foreign_key="cart.id")
+    order_date: datetime.datetime = sqlmodel.Field(
+        default=datetime.datetime.now)
+    status: str = sqlmodel.Field(default="pending")
+
+    # Relationships
+    user: User = sqlmodel.Relationship(back_populates="orders")
+    cart: Cart = sqlmodel.Relationship(back_populates="orders")
diff --git a/rxconfig.py b/rxconfig.py
index e6ecfbc..5d3cc72 100644
--- a/rxconfig.py
+++ b/rxconfig.py
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 
 config = rx.Config(
     app_name="eMbewu",
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+    db_url="sqlite:///reflex.db",
+)