Buy an office computer

Peter

Mikindani, Kenya

31% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Peter

Member since

January 2015

On-time repayments

96 installments  •  6%

About Me

My name is Peter Mboroki. I am a Kenyan born in Meru County on the Eastern side of Kenya. This is an area which produces many agricultural products like tea and coffee as well as horticultural produce. The area is densely populated and there is stiff competition for land.

I was born and bred in this environment where my parents owned a small parcel of land which could only be used for food crops for family’s consumption. In fact the produce was not enough to feed the family and my parents had to do menial jobs to make the ends meet.
Luckily they managed to take me to school for primary and secondary education. I then left home to live with a relative in Mombasa which is very far from Meru. While there, I enrolled for a course in clearing and forwarding (C&F).

Unfortunately my relative who was sponsoring me for the course passed away when the course was half way. Life became very tough after this but I managed to complete the course and got my certificate through well wishers from my church.
I later got a job as a clerk at a clearing and forwarding firm where I worked for four years. The company went under and I left without any terminal benefits since the company was heavily in debts.

I had established good relationship with some of our clients and one of them approached me and gave me a job to clear his goods from the port of Mombasa. This was the humble beginning of my clearing and forwarding business. With time my clients increased and I finally managed to rent an office where I am still doing my work.

I am married with three children all who are in school. I also serve as a pastor in my church and I do outreach missionary work once in a while.

My Business

My work is clearing and forwarding from the port of Mombasa. I help clients clear their goods since this is a complex process that most are not conversant with. My clients are from Kenya and other neighbouring countries.

The business has stiff competition and my market share is quite small since the market is dominated by big players who have a lot of resources. However, with hard work, I am hoping to grow my business and reach that level in a few years. With Zidisha support, I believe I will get there soon.

This business brings an income of about $500 per month and half of it goes to covering overheads and the rest is for paying family bills.

Loan Proposal

If given this loan, I will use it to buy a computer for the office. I currently depend on bureau services where I take my work for typing. This is expensive and time wasting and I this can be solved by acquiring a computer and a printer for the office.

I have planned to this for a long time but there are many things competing for the profit that my business makes. I think that this Zidisha loan is a perfect opportunity to help realize this goal which will be a milestone in my business.
A refurbished computer will cost me about $120.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$100.00

Date disbursed

Feb 9, 2015

Repayment status

Late

Projected term

22 months

Lenders

Julia Kurnia

Sterling, Virginia, United States

H

Hilke

Bremen, Germany

J

johan

Oslo, Norway

torelizer

Reggio Emilia, Italy

J

JonnyPrice

San Francisco, United States

P

Philippe

Adliswil, Switzerland

bdm4a

San Fransisco, United States

T

TobyKenobi

Syracuse, United States

BelleStarr

Albuquerque, United States

K

KakkoiiCali

Anaheim, United States

Joellen

Boulder, United States

L

lmuenchen

Munich, Germany

A

andyfletcher

I want my "My loans" page back, Qatar

C

ColinPlatt

Montgomery Village, United States

W

world

Kansas City, United States

L

louisela

Eugene, Oregon, United States

Tjitser

The Hague, Netherlands

Sunnyside

Stafford, United Kingdom

Matching Fund

Sterling, United States

trincowski

Vilar, Vila do Conde, Portugal

JG

Jake Gibson and Beverly Picardo

San Francisco, United States

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  • andyfletcher    Sep 13, 2015

    Hello Peter,
    I hope your business is improving. Do you have any news on your repayments?

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  • Peter    Jul 24, 2015

    I am currently facing a hard time in business and therefore request you to allow me to reduce my weekly installment by half. I will revert to my KES 200 installment as soon as my business picks up again.

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  • andyfletcher    Jun 8, 2015

    Hi Peter,
    I hope you business is going well. Can you please let us know when you will be able to continue making repayments? Thank you.

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  • Sunnyside    May 2, 2015

    Hi Peter, Did you manage to purchase the computer you needed? Kind regards Gill

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  • Peter    Feb 7, 2015

    Thanks Jennifer Speakman and all my lenders, I appeal to other lenders to support this project because it will increase efficiency in my business.

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    • trincowski    Feb 9, 2015

      A computer seems really essential to your work. I wish you all the best, Peter!

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