Boosting my clothing business

Dorcas

Nairobi, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Dorcas

Member since

April 2015

On-time repayments

55 installments  •  64%

About Me

I started schooling in a school Nakuru, performing well to high school and to my college certificate of animal health. I started working as a pestcontrol official in a company located around kasarani, worked for 2 yrs resigned to start my own business in the gikomba market taking my wares to offices and friends homes. later moved to zimmerman and opened a shop where i have clients living around and others visiting this areas who are amazed by what i do.

in the place i live mostly i have young families and i enjoy their company because of the small children who come along with their parents. we have a wholesome association, telling me of thier new adventures.

i have 1 son who i adore so much and wants to be a proffesional photographer when old enough.

My Business

I deal with second hand clothes. this items are on demand because of their daily routine in life. we need clothing and household items e.g mats curtains, baby clothes our dressing. i choose it because this is an essential need and people in my area have come to appreciate fashion. this kind of business does not require alot of capital and you are able to restock with not alot of money. the stuff i sell is easily affodable to my customers.

i buy my stuff from arange of 10000-20000 giving a revenue of 5000. i do asale of each item at the cost of 350 - 500, some from 800- 1000. some times people tend to compain but we are able to reach to abetter conclusion. mostly i budget my money for sons upbring in buying him his basic essetials to be used in his school and school fees. buying him his school uniforms, clothes that he use at home. my business growth is also very important so i tried hard to add more and new fashions to keep it growing. finally my home improvements i try to buy products for every day use and in case i need anew gadget in my house which i need to budget for sometime.

Loan Proposal

this loan will help me buy a bale of mats and household items like bed sheets towels and kitchen towels. this are essential because my business is situated in the estate where this are the most used commodities. this together with the tops and dresses make a good mixture , making me have enough sales to service my next loan
for me i will add my profit higher and continue managing my monthly expenses, my customers will be happy because this will be a one stop shop where they will get all they need at a good price.
iexpect my profit margin to be at least 5%

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$191.00

Date disbursed

Sep 16, 2015

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

2 months

Lenders

Dianne

Maryville, United States

valentin

Stockholm, Sweden

J

jgpryor

Williamsport, PA, United States

AdamP

Sunnyvale, United States

Umair Mahmood

Raleigh, United States

I

Interfree

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

quozl

Dublin, Ireland

C

cjmenchaca

Austin, United States

W

Washndwyer

Baltimore, United States

S

SelvaMarcus

Green Cove Springs, United States

S

SeanWolfPack

Raleigh, United States

Ellwood

Richelieu, France

P

penguin3694

Chicago, United States

N

nichsafti

Menlo Park, United States

M

mmcclu111

San Francisco, United States

ads68

Melbourne, Australia

A

Adam3333

Hague, Netherlands

M

memorissima

milano, Italy

L

LindsayB

Sydney, Australia

K

kjustad

Asker, Norway

gseletko

South Perth, Australia

Z

ZandC

Sacramento, United States

J

jinx83

Brisbane, Australia

E

E

Marin county, United States

C

Clben7

Cincinnati, United States

B

BobHope

United States

S

spivurno

United States

Pankratio

EastVan, Canada

B

bugdaniel

Switzerland

bb4dogs

United States

joshuacollinson

Vienna, Austria

J

jbhernan

United States

mepster

San Francisco, Ca, United States

M

madeleinec

United States

TyWee

Manila, Philippines

G

GDean

United States

D

DStateDDB

United States

W

wesbh89

United States

J

jdelaporte

United States

A

AlexH

United Kingdom

S

stryker75

United States

SV

sven vdk

Twickenham, United Kingdom

J

JeremyR

United States

Roy

Espoo, Finland

MW

Matt Willis

United States

MT

Marco Tietz

United States

BE

Bob Ewing

United States

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  • Dorcas    Nov 13, 2016

    Hello am sorry it took so long to take this step. I've been undergoing very difficult economic situations in my business an family issues. I true my regret an am willing to clear the above balance. I kindly request for my case to be checked. Thankyou

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  • Dorcas    Jun 11, 2016

    Hello. I am happy to let you know i received my loan right on time. As i indicated before i will purchase jackets and sweaters which are on high demand due to the cold season we are experiencing in my country.
    I take this opportunity to very much thank my sponsors for the work they are doing tirelesly. May you be blessed.

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  • Dorcas    Jun 9, 2016

    Hello. I will purchase Jackets and sweaters both for children and adults. This are very important to this season since its a cold.
    This means my sales will not fluctuate because I have what my customers need at this time. My sales will also increase because I will have all my clients want especially at this cold season. My savings will also increase and this will make me have enough to pay my loan and Bill's.
    I wish to thankyou for your support in funding my loan.

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  • Dorcas    May 26, 2016

    hello. i am happy to say that i received the previous loan on time. and i managed to add my stock of tops and dresses. this brought up my sales and my profits improved too. my daily profit rose from 500 to 1000 daily.
    my daily profits made me manage to join a group that saves daily a sum of 100 ksh to purchase land.
    am also happy to say that my brother who wanted to go for higher learning has managed to do so through my help of paying him school fees.
    through the daily savings of my group it has helped us to be close together helping us travel around my country to see good places to invest on buying land.

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  • Dorcas    May 2, 2016

    hello leaders. am happy to tell you that i received my loan right on time an amount of 12000 ksh.
    this helped me purchase more tops and dresses which was good for my shop restock.
    i thank you very much for your continued support.

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  • Dorcas    Apr 1, 2016

    I will add on my stock of tops and dresses.This loan will surely improve on my daily sales which will be 500 ksh improvement daily which improves my lifestyle. I wish to thank you for your continued support that t ruely improves our lives and keeping us working. Thank you

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  • Dorcas    Mar 27, 2016

    I thank you for your previous loan which helped me purchase more stock . It boosted my daily sales. I managed to pay my registration yearly to the county council through my savings meaning that I will run my business smoothly without interruptions.

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    • Roy    Mar 28, 2016

      Hello Dorcas,
      I hope you are well....I intend to contribute to your loan, when I get some more money in my account.

      Why I write to you is that I notice the size of your loan did not increase. I want to check that you understand this was because the final payment was late.

      It is worth remembering the rules that Zidisha uses to make such decisions...In order to qualify for a loan size increase, you must:
      -Maintain a 95% on-time repayment rate for all monthly installments since joining Zidisha.
      -Make the final repayment installment of the current loan on time.
      -Hold the current loan for at least 1 month for loans up to $200, 3 months for loans of $200 - $1000, 6 months for loans of $1000 - $3000, and 12 months for loans over $3000.
      -Distribute loan repayments over a series of regular installments, rather than repaying the entire amount in a single large payment. A "large payment" is defined as repaying more than 50% of the loan within a single week.

      If a borrower fails to meet the requirements for a credit limit increase, then the credit limit will instead be equal to the largest loan he/she has repaid on time (i.e. fully repaid before the final installment due date).

      Good luck,

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      • Dorcas    Jun 6, 2016

        Hello Roy thank you for your support in my loans contributions. They have been good help for my business. I will make sure I pay my instalments as per the requirements. Regards Dorcas

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  • Roy    Feb 12, 2016

    Hello Dorcas. Will you be applying for another loan?
    Best Regards,

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  • Roy    Dec 22, 2015

    How are you Dorcas?

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  • Dorcas    Oct 13, 2015

    Thankyou zidisha team through your help i manage to buy 2 bales weekly which have improved my sales. My clients are able to get a weekly supply of my services

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    • Roy    Oct 13, 2015

      That is nice to hear.
      Best Regardds to you.

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  • Dorcas    Sep 18, 2015

    I revieved 19000 ksh. I bought 2bales of baby clothes. They had good items which i believe will make quick sale to make me get more bales next week. Thank you for helping me with this funds they are agood help to boost my business. Thankyou.

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  • Dorcas    Sep 18, 2015

    I revieved 19000 ksh. I bought 2bales of baby clothes. They had good items which i believe will make quick sale to make me get more bales next week. Thank you for helping me with this funds they are agood help to boost my business. Thankyou.

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  • Dorcas    Sep 15, 2015

    I plan to add my stock of tops, dresses and mats to my boutique which i buy from the gikomba market. This will improve my sales which will help me continue paying my loan in time and also manage paying a small plot that i bought. I also thank the sponsers of this project for the support they give us because it will help eliminate poverty. Thank you

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  • Dorcas    Sep 1, 2015

    my last loan helped me boost my business, i bought a bale of tops which i restocked my shop with. my sales had a good percent increase and this motivated me to book a small piece of plot which i will b paying in monthly installments. thankyou

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