Entrepreneur
Name
Godfrey
Member since
June 2015
On-time repayments
213 installments • 23%
About Me
I was born and raised in the suburbs of Nairobi..
I worked for several years before I ventured into business.I started my business with little savings I had accumulated during my working period. Todate, the business is still running and I see lots of growth opportunities.
The business am running is a wholesale shop.
With the the growth opportunities, I foresee a future where my store will be a big player in the market able to attract capital through sale of equity.
The business is engaged in promoting young people and women start up their retail outlets as we give stock on a 100% percent credit to be repaid once the stock has been sold.We do this without requesting any form of security apart from reference.In essence we play the role of a financial institution albeit at different level.
This model has required us to operate at 2 x the normal capital level but it has also helped us sustain and grow our business at the same time helping the community within our jurisdiction.
We are organizing our members to set up a cooperative society where they can save and borrow for their businesses. This will mitigate us against credit risk and release more funds for our business.It will also accelerate our plans to economically empower more youth and women.This will ensure we sustain the business beyond generations.
I spend my free time doing web research with particular emphasis to finance and technology geared towards solving problems of the most needy in society.
My Business
My model of business involves employing young people at a retainer and they acquire new customers whereby they earn commissions from gross sales.
We are also involved in helping young people set up retail outlets whereby we give them stock on credit and they pay us once they have sold the stock.
Our expenses includes business premise rent, utilities and wages.
We make between 5 and 20 percent gross profit and after expenses we are able to take care of our daily needs.The business grows at an average of 5% monthly.
So far we have not operated on any debts but going forward we intend to grow our business through the same.After expenses we retain about 1,000 USD which is used to cater for family expenses and business growth.
In this, we see Zidisha as our growth partner in terms of debt and partnership whereby we can act as local agents of manufacturers.
Loan Proposal
The loan am borrowing will be used to by additional stock for my shop.
The additional stock will ultimately enable me to serve a wider market and eventually lead to growth in sales and profitability.
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Loan Info
Project Type
Classic Loan
Disbursed amount
$191.00
Date disbursed
Dec 6, 2015
Repayment status
On Time
Projected term
6 weeks
Other loans
Lenders
United States
Summary
Amount repaid
$200.77
Amount remaining
$0.00
Date repaid
Jan 17, 2016
Status
Fully repaid
Repayment History
| Expected Payments | Actual Payments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 2015 | $38.00 | Dec 14, 2015 | $38.00 |
| Dec 20, 2015 | $38.00 | Dec 20, 2015 | $38.00 |
| Dec 27, 2015 | $38.00 | Dec 27, 2015 | $38.00 |
| Jan 3, 2016 | $38.00 | Jan 3, 2016 | $38.00 |
| Jan 10, 2016 | $38.00 | Jan 10, 2016 | $38.00 |
| Jan 17, 2016 | $10.77 | Jan 17, 2016 | $10.77 |
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