Loan for stock of beauty products and ladies' footwear

Dorcas

Meru, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Dorcas

Member since

November 2016

On-time repayments

93 installments  •  68%

About Me

I am from a humble background, was brought up in Meru county. I went to a nearby primary school and later joined Gikumene Girls Secondary a provincial school in Meru.
I grew up developing business interests and ended up doing a business course ( Accounts and Finance) at YMCA college Meru branch. While in college I started my beauty products business. I started selling cosmetics to my class/school mates - hustling pocket money. Meru is a very fertile land which does well in agriculture. When i have capital I sometimes grow vegetables in my parents small farm and have always enjoyed the good harvest.
I don't believe in loosing hope any time I start something, I keep on trying untill i achieve what I intended.
So as to achieve my goals, i like doing team work but I choose my friends wisely ie. Friends who add value in my life.
When am free I like visiting & spending time with less fortunate children (orphans) which i do twice or thrice every year. Its my wish & prayer that one day i will have an organization to help bring up & educate those needy children.

My Business

I sell ladies beuty products e.g sprays, chains, necklaces, earrings, walking slippers, Makeup products etc.
The products are in high demand I.e to my girlfriends, students and many others since girls can't do without them. They always like to be beautiful.
It was the best business I could do in school to get enough pocket money on top of what i received from my parents and up to date I feel its a rewarding business.
I usually get a profit of at least 20% of the cost on every stock. I sometimes experience credit issues but with time I come up with strategies to recover them.
My profits are for expanding my business and meeting my other personal needs. Am working hard to acquire a beauty shop where i will be selling my products from instead of carrying them around and delivering to clients which is a bit tiring and also expensive. Alongside my beauty products project I also do vegetables farming i.e cabbage which is also doing well.

Loan Proposal

Hello, If granted the loan i will use it to buy; 2dozens of necklaces each costing 24dollars totaling to 48 dollars, 4dozens of earrings @ 6dolars each totaling to 24dolars, 1dozen of lipsticks costing 12dollars, 20pairs of ladies walking slippers @ 5dollars each totaling to 100dollars. Total cost of the items will be 184dollars. With that stock am expecting to get not less than 100 dollars as a profit. This will help me raise capital to acquire a beauty shop where i will be selling my stock from rather than selling them door to door. This will save me time, cost and also help my customers to easily locate me at a specific place. Am looking forward for your support. Thank you.

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  • Margaret    Jan 11, 2018

    Dorcas paid off her loan in a timely manner, I would gladly lend to her again and encourage others to do the same.

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    • Dorcas    Jan 12, 2018

      Hi margaret, thanks for your positive comment. You have realy been very supportive to me. Thanks for helping me grow in business. Be blessed.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$536.00

Date disbursed

Feb 4, 2018

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

16 months

Lenders

T

Tmann

Los Angeles, United States

C

CThelper

Guilford, United States

Irvin

Vancouver, Canada

investor

Candiac, Canada

J

johan

Oslo, Norway

karestan

Toronto, Canada

malcolm D

grants pass, United States

eagle3

Grand Ledge, United States

EHTHighSchool

Egg Harbor Township, United States

P

PlutusNOR

Trondheim, Norway

RemyWay

Phoenixville, United States

A

ante1

trosa, Sweden

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SweAus

Adelaide, Australia

gr8ful

Syracuse, United States

P

patrickberkeley

Burlington, United States

R

Rossman

Poland, United States

JimVandegriff

Trinidad, California, United States

D

Dplayer33

Sydney, Australia

B

Bavarian

Bavaria, Germany

tasos

hove, United Kingdom

S

SlyDoh

Tomball, Tx, United States

A

Austrian

Graz, Austria

P

PhilACK

Brampton, Canada

McJulio

New Jersey, United States

C

Charlotte

Charlotte, United States

M

michaelangers

Toronto, Canada

P

Prysdahl

Marshall, United States

D

Diane

Blue Hill, United States

OlyRhys

Olympia, United States

Ingela

Falun, Sweden

P

Peksa

Espoo, Finland

L

leeirel

Edmonton, Canada

S

Smelville

Ottawa, Canada

A

amish

San Francisco, United States

Sheena47

Ottawa, Canada

U

UTLonghorn

Lincoln, United States

M

Marod

Edmonton, Canada

EstanislaoCruz

Ewa Beach, United States

I

idakaren

bonlez, Belgium

3

381inc

Beverly HIlls, United States

stever

Cape Coral, United States

JonB

London, United Kingdom

J

JulCam

Montreal, Canada

J

jinx83

Brisbane, Australia

C

Catch22

The Colony, United States

H

haavi

Espoo, Finland

NedRyerson

Munroe Falls, United States

P

pitypang

Switzerland

E

elhh82

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

W

wiwillia

Milbrae, United States

C

chrishol

United States

B

bovine

United States

J

Jonas

Linköping, Sweden

Justin

Connecticut, United States

B

benlenarts

Netherlands

J

JeffH

United States

A

allie105

United States

R

richardbrewster

United Kingdom

bb4dogs

United States

K

Kimbo

Vietnam

L

leftyoctober

Minneapolis, United States

GMc50

Australia

J

jsbisa

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

B

blambert

United States

V

vbud

United States

S

satheajay

United States

adrianz

United States

M

Mscov

United States

H

happyhappy

Switzerland

OllieOladele

London, United Kingdom

KM

Kirsty M

United Kingdom

UN

Uwe Neumann

Frankfurt Germany, Denmark

Jeroen Decock

Gent, Belgium

M

mmartin

United States

W

Wade

United States

DF

Daniel Fehr-Krahn

Winnipeg, Canada

Kate Courteau

United States

Lou Kaucic

Sanbornton, NH, United States

Max Lettenberger

Madison, WI, United States

Julia

United States

ME

Manaal Eisa

Washington DC, United States

Carla

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Solon Brown

Singapore, Singapore

M

Mart

United Kingdom

P

patricio

Yorba Linda, Ca, United States

P

Peter

Bratislava, Slovakia

AO

Amara Ogle

United Kingdom

AO

Ahana Ogle

United Kingdom

EthicalHost

Toronto, Canada

KE

Karen Epolito

Syracuse, NY, United States

V

Vidar

Oslo, Norway

SA

Steve A

Newbury, United Kingdom

NM

Neil M

London, United Kingdom

Joseph Abell

Brisbane, Australia

Jes-c

United States

Kevin

United States

Bill Ballew

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

SM

Sachet Marion

United States

SA

Shar Alamdari

Los Angeles, United States

Ryan Keller

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

L

Lucy

Australia

K

Katharina

Germany, Germany

Martin Kraus

Traiskirchen, Austria

Benjamin Kniaz

Boston, United States

VC

Victor Chong

United States

K

Kyle

Durban, United Kingdom

Dean Suminski

Portland, Oregon, United States

GS

Gary Sinard

Franklin, TN, United States

Kenny

San Diego, United States

GB

George Bohlender

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Lex Moen

Netherlands

MM

Mike McGary

United States

Mike

Indianapolis, United States

Martha Fleury

Bethesda, MD, United States

L

Liam

New Zealand

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

ZS

Zach Silveira

Asheville, Nc, United States

Sean Richards

Wilmette, United States

L

Lisa

United States

AB

Ashira Blazer

United States

HB

Hugo Boss

United Kingdom

TW

Tom Wiegand

United States

Kelsey Lesko

San Francisco, United States

NS

Natalie Stone

United States

Darren Jeppson

Denver, Colorado, United States

DH

Don Hammond

United States

JN

Julie Noel

United States

RC

Robert Chen

United States

RD

Roel De Meester

Antwerpen, Belgium

AA

Andrew and Kim

Nashville, TN, United States

J

JB

Germany

DR

Denise Ramser

United States

DY

David Yang

Vancouver, Canada

A

Andy

United States

MH

Matt Hodges

United Kingdom

CH

Christian Holck

United Kingdom

TD

Tim Duthie

United Kingdom

Remo

Switzerland

K

karin

Germany

B

Ben

United States

John

United States

F

Fox

United States

N

NickN

United States

E

Eva

Montreal, Canada

ET

Eleanor Taig

United Kingdom

DB

Darren Boyd

United States

LT

Lisa Taylor

California, United States

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  • Dorcas    Dec 9, 2018

    Hello zidisha, I cleared my loan using members loan and it was successfuly cleared. Have been receiving messages requiring me to clear the money. Please check my account and update. Thanks

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  • Dorcas    Jun 26, 2018

    Hello, i made my payments but not updated yet. thanks

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  • Dorcas    May 7, 2018

    Hello, I apologize for not making payment on time. Had some crises but everything is ok now. Have just updated my payment.

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  • Dorcas    Feb 4, 2018

    Hi, am glad to let you know that the money was sent to me. Thanks very much.

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  • Dorcas    Feb 4, 2018

    Hello, thank you my lenders for accepting my request & funding me. Am happy since i will be able to purchase; necklaces, earrings, sprays,walking slippers, inner wears and other ladies beauty products to increase my stock. With the sale of all what i will purchase, am hoping to get a good profit that will use for more stock and save some for capital to rent a shop. I pray to God that He will bless this business. Once again i say thank you, am so grateful. May you be blessed.

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  • Dorcas    Jan 9, 2018

    Am grateful for your continued support towards my projects. Am glad my cabbages are doing quite well. I would like to request for some more money to fund my beauty products project. Attached photos are some of the items am intending to purchase. Thanks. Regards Dorcas

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  • Dorcas    Jan 4, 2018

    Hallo, first let me thank you for the loan. It helped me transplant my cabbages from the nursery and maintain them. i.e irrigation and pest controling. Am happy they are really doing well and i will harvest in March.

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  • Dorcas    Oct 3, 2017

    Hello, would like to inquire about my payment schedule. On 30th i got a reminder message of ksh.500 which i paid yesterday. Today i received another message that i should pay ksh. 1000 by today which i can not understand well. Please adress. Thankyou. Regards Dorcas

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  • Dorcas    Sep 26, 2017

    Hi, am happy to let you know I received 8764KES. Am grateful because this money will help me buy cabbage seeds and prepare nursery bed. Thank you very much.

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  • Dorcas    Sep 20, 2017

    Hello, am thankful for your support towards funding my business projects. Am happy now for I will be able to prepare cabbage nursery; buy seeds, buy chemicals and pay for maintenance cost as well. This money will really help me grow 1,000 pieces of cabbages. Thanks very much to you all for concindering to lend me the money. May God bless you

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  • Margaret    Sep 14, 2017

    Hi Dorcas,
    You are an excellent businesswoman, seeing opportunity in multiple places. I am happy to work with you through Zidisha. Best of luck to you in both your accessory & farming businesses! Regards, Margaret

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  • Dorcas    Sep 12, 2017

    Hello, am happy to notify you that last loan's results were amazing. My cabbages are doing very well which am about to harvest.

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  • Dorcas    Jun 26, 2017

    Am very grateful for considering & lending me the money to fund my project. I will use it to purchase insecticides, spraying & watering labour for my cabbages project. Thank you very much.

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  • Dorcas    Jun 25, 2017

    Hello, let me thank you for your continued support. This has helped me carry on my farming project along side Beauty products. Have managed to transplant my cabbages from nursery and now am need of money to maintain them up to harvest period. I.e spraying, watering & weeding costs. Am looking forward to your support. Thank you in advance.

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  • Dorcas    May 18, 2017

    Hello, once again I would say am humbled for your full support towards my project. Am sorry sent this week payment late. This week av not been feeling well which made me forget. Thank you

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  • Dorcas    Apr 21, 2017

    Hallo, am very grateful. I received the loan which will really boost my planed project of planting cabbages. I will buy seedlings with this money. Thank you

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  • Dorcas    Apr 20, 2017

    I take this time to thank you for your endless support towards my projects. Am happy for this money for I will purchase cabbage seedlings which am sure it will give me good income. God bless you.

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  • Dorcas    Apr 20, 2017

    Thanks for your continued support the loan really helped me. Now besides my beauty products business, am also doing farming which is also doing well and I would like to boost my capital with the loan I will get from you. Thank you

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  • Dorcas    Feb 3, 2017

    I thank you again for lending me money to fund my small business which I know with your support it will grow to be a big business one day. With this loan will buy necklaces which some of my customers have requested. Thank you

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  • Dorcas    Feb 2, 2017

    Hallo, I thank you for the money that was lend to fund my beauty products business. The money helped me purchase earrings that awarded me a profit of Ksh.600. Am looking forward for more support. Thank you.

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