Buy a bale of clothes for retail business

Jane

Bamburi, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Jane

Member since

February 2015

On-time repayments

280 installments  •  84%

About Me

My name is Jane Wangui, born and raised in Nakuru town in the Rift Valley region of Kenya. I was born in a family of 5 and I am the third born. My parents are farmers who practised food farming. The food was mainly for feeding the family and they would sell the surplus to meet other family needs.

I went to school up to secondary school level and then joined a college where I took a course in beauty and hair care. I later relocated to Mombasa to live with my sister. This is where I started a business dealing with sale of second hand clothes. This is what I am still doing and this business supports my 2 children.

My Business

I deal with retailing second hand clothes in an open air market. I normally get the clothes from importers and then retail. I am surrounded by working people and these are my main clients. I make between $120 and $200 per month which I use to support my family.

I intend to open a stall in near future so that I can direct my clients to a permanent place as opposed to what I am doing right now. It is my hope that by benefitting from Zidisha loans, I will be able to achieve my dream soon.

Loan Proposal

If given this money, I will use it to buy a bale of second hand clothes so as to boost my inventory. This business demands that I keep replenishing my stock so as to keep up with clients’ demand. One needs to have a wide variety of clothes so as to satisfy different tastes of the clients.

A bale of clothes costs about $150 and I will top up this money with my own savings that I have made over time. This will make my work more exciting and attract more customers to my business and definitely increase my income.

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About Me

My name is Jane Wangui, born and raised in Nakuru town in the Rift Valley region of Kenya. I was born in a family of 5 and I am the third born. My parents are farmers who practised food farming. The food was mainly for feeding the family and they would sell the surplus to meet other family needs.

I went to school up to secondary school level and then joined a college where I did a course in beauty and hair care. I later relocated to Mombasa to live with my sister and this is where I started a business dealing with sale of second hand clothes. This is what I am still doing and this business supports my 2 children.

My Business

I deal with retailing second hand clothes in an open air market. I normally get the clothes from importers and then retail. I am surrounded by working people and these are my main clients. I make between $120 and $200 per month which I use to support my family.

I intend to open a stall in near future so that I can direct my clients to a permanent place as opposed to what I am doing right now. It is my hope that by benefitting from Zidisha loans, I will be able to achieve my dream soon.

Loan Proposal

If given this money, I will use it to buy a bale of second hand clothes so as to boost my inventory. This business demands that I keep replenishing my stock so as to keep up with clients’ demand. One needs to have a wide variety of clothes so as to satisfy different tastes of the clients.

A bale of clothes costs about $150 and I will top up this money with my own savings that I have made over time. This will make my work more exciting and attract more customers to my business and definitely increase my income.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$100.00

Date disbursed

Feb 9, 2015

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

8 months

Lenders

P

Philippe

Adliswil, Switzerland

L

lmuenchen

Munich, Germany

BJ

Brandon Joz

North Carolina, United States

Jeff and Marcie

Portland, OR, United States

beverly

Vancouver, Canada

T

tmsaddress

Orlando, Florida, United States

T

Tui1974

nuenen, Netherlands

A

Andy

Berlin, United States

S

solarkismet

Logan, United States

A

akshu71

Ottawa, Canada

WiscoHorndog

United States

MW

Matt Willis

United States

GN

Gabriel N

Switzerland

Humble Bundle Community

San Francisco, United States

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  • Jane    Nov 16, 2017

    Hello all, my business has gone down a bit and I am finding it hard to pay KES 600 per week. I have halved the amount to KES 300 until the situation improves. Thank you.

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  • Jane    Sep 23, 2017

    I am grateful for the loan. I will use it to buy more stock of clothes and this is timely since we are now approaching high season.

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  • Jane    Sep 16, 2017

    ??

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  • Jane    Sep 16, 2017

    thanks

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  • Jane    Sep 16, 2017

    Thanks again

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  • Jane    Sep 16, 2017

    My business has grown from selling clothes in an open air place to a proud owner of a clothes stall. This has made it convenient and easy to serve my customers. Thank you lenders.

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  • Jane    Aug 23, 2016

    Thank you so much my lender for the loan. May God bless you abundantly.

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  • Jane    Aug 23, 2016

    The loan boosted my stock and I was able to make more profit. Thank you very much.

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  • Jane    Oct 6, 2015

    I confirm that I received 18,113 KES. last week. I managed to travel to Nairobi and got a bale of clothes to sell at my stall. This will increase my profitability and I am so thankful to you lenders for the support.

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  • Jane    Sep 26, 2015

    Thank you lenders for the lifeline. My business will now thrive on getting this money. I will use the money to buy the much needed additional stock for my shop.

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  • Jane    Sep 12, 2015

    Thank you so much lenders for your support. I was able to add my clothes stock with the money from the loan that I have just cleared. This money came when my business was almost crumbling. The cash boost gave the business the much needed impetus and I am still riding on that wave to date.

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  • Jane    May 13, 2015

    My new stock, thanks to Zidisha loan.

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  • Jane    Apr 4, 2015

    Lenders, thank you for funding my loan. I put the money into good use by boosting my stock of used clothes and I am happy that there has been an upward trend in my income. I want to build on this success to make my business grow even further.

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