Boulders and washing machine for my car wash
Margaret
Mombasa-miritini, Kenya
44% repaid
Entrepreneur
Name
Margaret
Member since
May 2014
On-time repayments
88 installments • 18%
About Me
I grew up in the hills of taita taveta county.Am a single mother of 2 boys I went to primary school then secondary schools then joined colleges got employed as a single mother the money was not enough so I quit working and my dues I got I bought a piece of land in our home area since in our area is q dry land there were so many unemployed youth and women suffering I decided to put a carwash .business. One of my sons wants to be a lawyer and the yongest a pilot.my unique is helping the poor
My Business
I run a car wash business along mombasa nairobi highway i have around 10 youths with 2 widowers women.i can wash pee day 6 to 7 trucks and i charge 400 per truck.the money i collect i pay my youths pay water bills. Also i pay my rent and my children upkeep.these business is on demand because most Kenyans are now buying cars.
Loan Proposal
Since I run a car wash business I want to purchase some boulders to level the parking so as to avoid the trucks from getting stuck which it will cost me kshs 7000 equivalent to 70 dollars. My business will increase because will have a higher no of trucks since the drivers will know he will not get stuck after washing.and in future am planning to buy a washing machine
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Loan Info
Project Type
Classic Loan
Disbursed amount
$200.00
Date disbursed
Mar 7, 2016
Repayment status
Late
Projected term
21 months
Lenders
Nanaimo, Canada
Waterloo, Canada
Syracuse, United States
Anaheim, United States
Willowick, United States
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India
Australia
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