Entrepreneur
Name
Kizito
Member since
June 2017
On-time repayments
61 installments • 54%
About Me
I was born in 1977 in Kakamega County and joined primary school at Museno until 1994; thereafter I joined Museno Secondary until 1998. I traveled to Mombasa County in search of job opportunities, where I started working as an unskilled labourer in construction sites. The job was kind of difficult; therefore, I decided to start saving little by little so as to start my own business. I saved about Ksh. 5,000 ($48) and bought a shaving machine, rented a premise, and ventured into the hair cutting business, which has sustained me til now. I have been able to foot my bills and pay school fees for my children, even through numerous challenges, especially when inflation bites.
My Business
I offer haircut services to my customers, but due to competition the pricing has to be quite appealing, besides offering services like washing the head with detergent after shaving -- simple things so that customers have a nice experience when they visit my premise. I had grown to like this business ever since I could visit my uncle, who used to own one, and learn a few skills for myself. I usually make a profit of about Ksh. 600 ($6) per day, which increases during weekends and holidays. With Zidisha, I hope to start selling things like school bags, toys, shoes, etc. (which customers usually ask for) to boost my profitability both in high and low seasons, which can cater for things like school fees.
Loan Proposal
The first loan was quite helpful coz i was able to buy shaving items such as spirit,powder and other student items like bags and shoes which responded well with the customers.I would like to add more of these along with another shaving machine so as to make my shop a one stop centre
About Me
I was born in 1977 in kakamega county and joined primary school at museno until 1994 thereafter joined museno secondary till 1998.I traveled to mombasa county in search of job opportunities where i started working unskilled labourer in construction sites,the job was kind of difficult therefore i decided to start saving little by little so as to start my own business.I saved about shs 5000 and bought a shaving machine rented a premise and ventured into hair cut business which has sustained me till now.I have been able to foot my bills,pay school fees for my children even through numerous challenges especially when inflation bite.
My Business
I offer hair cut services to my customers but due to competition the pricing has to be quite appealing besides offering services like washing the head with detergent after shaving simple things that the customer a nice experience when they visit my premise.I had grown to like this business since when i could visit my uncle who used to own one and i learned a few skills for myself.I usually make a profit of about shs 600 per day which increases during weekends and holidays,with zidisha i hope to start things like school bags,toys,shoes etc which customers usually ask for to boost my profitability both in high and low seasons,which can cater for things like school fees.
Loan Proposal
The first loan was quite helpful coz i was able to buy shaving items such as spirit,powder and other student items like bags and shoes which responded well with the customers.I would like to add more of these along with another shaving machine so as to make my shop a one stop centre
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Loan Info
Project Type
Classic Loan
Disbursed amount
$27.00
Date disbursed
Jul 12, 2017
Repayment status
On Time
Projected term
7 weeks
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