Buy new network switch & upgrade data plan for my cybercafe

Eliud

Ruiru, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Eliud

Member since

February 2015

On-time repayments

62 installments  •  98%

About Me

I am Eliud Natwart, Kenyan with College education. I am from a humble family whose main source of income is subsistence farming. I am a self made business man.

My Business

I operate a cyber
I offer the following services: - all cyber services like KRA registration, KRA tax filing,Typesetting, printing, proofreading,photocopying, bulk photocopy, E-Citizen services, travel document processing, NTSA TIMS service, driving license application and renewal, Motor vehicle transfer, internet service etc

Loan Proposal

I plan to acquire a new network switch for my cyber and upgrade internet connection data plan for my cyber business this because I am looking forward to adding more terminals that will cater for more customers. Currently I have an 8 port network switch but only 4 ports are now usable, I will replace this with a new one that will cost around USD 70, upgrade data plan with USD 120. And remaining USD 110, I will add printing material (stationery).

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$296.00

Date disbursed

Sep 4, 2018

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

8 weeks

Lenders

JessieD

Alexandria, Va, United States

V

Valis

Singapore, Singapore

Lisbeth

Perth, Australia

Gabriel Fenili

Santo André, Brazil

Mr Chris Turner

Cambridge forever England, United Kingdom

Vratik Krocik

Prague, Czech Republic

Deirdre

Yorkshire, United Kingdom

A

Anonymous

United States

Jim Murray

United States

KA

Kate and Tom

United States

Cambium Foundation

Kirkland, United States

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  • Eliud    Nov 10, 2018

    Hi lenders, as indicated earlier in my other post, I used the loan you gave to upgrade internet plan at my work place. I operate a cyber business and I have been on 2Mbps data plan, I used the loan to upgrade my data plan to 5Mbps. I already posted photos of the material used to upgrade my plan in my earlier post.
    From the day I did the upgrade, there have been no complaints about web pages not loading in time and things have been smooth since then. I very grateful to you all for supporting me.

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  • Eliud    Oct 31, 2018

    Hi lenders, today I made my last loan repayment installation. I am very grateful to you all. I am looking forward to raise another loan soon and I hope you you will still support me in my endeavors.

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  • Eliud    Oct 31, 2018

    Hi Lenders, today I managed to upgrade my data to plan as promised earlier in my loan proposal. The service provide had to lay a new cable from my router to the aerial/receiver just to make sure things work as expected. I took a few snaps of the material used and I will post them soon.
    You will notice in these photos the old cable, and the new cable that was laid today, we reused the dish/aerial because it was still in good working condition.
    I take this chance to thank you all for supporting my dream. May you be blessed abundantly.

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  • Eliud    Oct 10, 2018

    I did mount the switch as promised earlier in my post but I have not upgraded my internet bandwidth because my ISP has issues with their signal, now I am shopping around for another internet supplier who will provide the data plan I need. I will update you on my progress. Thanks

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  • Eliud    Sep 19, 2018

    Hi Lenders, I am fine and doing well, I wish you all blessings.

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  • Eliud    Sep 11, 2018

    Hi Lenders, today with the loan you advanced to me, I bought a D-Link 24 port network switch. I plan to mount the switch in the course of the week. My internet service provider is ready to upgrade my data plan but since I had already paid for this month's plan, they require that my subscription expires before they can upgrade my plan.
    Thank you all.

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    • JessieD    Sep 26, 2018

      Thanks for the update. So great to hear you got the new switch. 24 ports! That will go a long way to helping you get more customers and grow your business. Good luck!

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      • Eliud    Sep 26, 2018

        Hi, JessieD, I hope you are doing fine. Thanks for you good luck wishes. As highlighted in my loan proposal this is part of my planned upgrade, the other part of securing a higher bandwith data plan is still in the works and I plan to fulfill this soon. All this has been made possible with the loan lenders gave to me, Thank you all.

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  • Eliud    Sep 5, 2018

    Hi lenders, I would like to inform you that the loan you funded was disbursed to me yesterday. I received a total sum of USD 195 after deductions. This money will be used as indicated in my loan proposal. Thanks in advance

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  • Eliud    Sep 2, 2018

    I am happy to note that my loan has been fully funded. Thanks to the lenders who funded my loan proposal. I will upgrade my internet plan and buy a new network switch as stated in my loan proposal, with this switch I plan to gradually add 4 more customer terminal. I hope that this improvement will enable me serve more customers daily and in that process improve my daily earnings.
    In my loan proposal I had intended to add stationery with the remaining funds after I had improved my network but I have been made to understand that there is a credit risk payment of KES 9,012 and service fee of KES 1,502, that has already been deducted from my loan this sums up to KES 10,514, so I will not have much money left to do anything else with remaining sum after implementing my main project. Thank you lenders.

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  • Eliud    Sep 2, 2018

    Hi, Lenders. I am encouraged by the way you turned up to fund my loan proposal, a lot of thanks to those who have so far funded this loan up to 79%, it only 21% remaining to be fully funded. I hope more lenders will come on board and fully fund my loan. I am a committed business man and I strive to do the best in everything that I put my hands on, so far since I joined Zidisha I have always been on time in loan repayment and with this loan I will do my best. Thanks in advance

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  • Eliud    Sep 2, 2018

    Hi Valis, I hope you are doing fine, thanks for wishing me goodluck.
    Good luck to you too!

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  • Valis    Sep 1, 2018

    good luck!

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  • Eliud    Jan 30, 2018

    Hi, Lenders, I am grateful and thankful to you all for having trusted me with you money since I joined Zidisha. I hope that our good relationship will be sustained and on my part I promise to keep servicing my loan diligently.
    I also thank Zidisha team for keeping this platform running.

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  • Eliud    Jan 29, 2018

    Hi, good afternoon lenders, it is only a few hours before my loan proposal fails, and this is why I am appealing to all of you to kindly go through my loan repayment records, you will find that I have had several loans before the current loan proposal and my record is clean. The record shows my commitment to Zidisha and everything else that I deal with.
    Please kindly fund my loan proposal, Thank you

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  • Eliud    Jan 22, 2018

    Hi, good evening to all lenders. I am hopeful that you will fund my loan proposal in time. Lots of thanks to Vratik Krocik, for your support and trust.

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  • Eliud    Jan 19, 2018

    Dear Lenders, kindly please fund my loan proposal, I have been a member of Zidisha for while and I taken other loans that I repaid without fail. I promise to pay back your money as I have done before. Thanks in advance

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  • Eliud    Jan 15, 2018

    Hi, Happy New Year to you all lenders. My last loan proposal was funded in time (thanks to all of you lenders) and I embarked on my project of acquiring a photocopier. The photocopier - a Ricoh Mp2000 has been of great help, keeping in mind that it is faster compared to an Epson Px660 which I was using as the main photocopier. It has improved customer experience at a my cyber cafe by reducing waiting time while I am working on their jobs, at the moment even bulk jobs take only a few minutes. This has in turn increased my revenue which I have used to service my bills, take my kids to school and support my late sister's son who is now an orphan, all thanks to Zidisha.
    With the machine I was able to repay the loan on time without failing although our country - Kenya was going through political activities that stifled the business environment.
    I am looking forwadrd to continue having a healthy relationship with you all. Thanks

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  • Eliud    Feb 16, 2017

    Hi, I am fine and doing well although business has been a little slow since the start of year 2017 but we are pushing on. I take this opportunity to remember all lenders who supported and funded my last loan proposal, may God remember you all and multiply you blessings. Thank you

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  • Eliud    Jan 3, 2017

    Happy New year to you all, to my dear lenders I wish you a prosperous year 2017, so that you may continue supporting and funding small businesses. Your contributions have made positive changes in lives of many and your willingness to fund the SME's has been very encouraging. To the Zidisha org. and the entire Zidisha team I pray that you live to blow more than a thousand candle because without you, lenders could not have found us; you are the bridge that connects us with the lenders, thank you very much for providing this platform

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  • Eliud    Dec 10, 2016

    Hi, I managed to acquire the photocopier machine on Tuesday this week and it is now installed and working thanks to your great support. I am uploading photos of the machine at my cybercafe'. I hope this achievement will go a long way in increasing my daily income and enhancing customer satisfaction and experience, in fact my customers have received this improvement positively

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  • Eliud    Nov 30, 2016

    I received today 30/11/2016 the disbursement of the loan of KES 20,000. I will embark on my project as from tomorrow. As I said in my loan proposal I am going to buy a photocopier that will improve speed and efficiency at my cybercafe'. Thanks a lot to you all who funded my project and to the Zidisha organization for availing this platform, you all made me realize my dream of owning a real photocopier.

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