New wheels for my motorbike taxi

Osborn

Eldoret, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Osborn

Member since

September 2015

On-time repayments

97 installments  •  54%

About Me

I am called Osborn Wechuli. I was born in the year 1982 in Kakamega County of Western Kenya Province in the republic of the great nation Kenya. I attended Sidoko Primary School between the years 1989 and 1997 and was in Secondary School between the years 1998 and 2002 at Chavakali Boys High School. After I realized that my parents could not afford to take me to the University because they lacked school fees, I started working for people as a boda boda operator for four years until I bought mine that am doing until today. I saved money for four years to begin my own business which has been so much helpful to me and my family. Here, you are expected to buy your own land after you have been taken to the high school level of education even if you don't have means.

I am now married and have three kids and all of them are boys. The first born is in class 4, the second born is in class 2, and the third born is still in the house. My older two children have already expressed the desire of becoming teachers but the last one has not not said anything because he is still too young to decide.
My unique hobby is to go riding and driving with my family in my free time and over the weekend with my friends.

My Business

I provide transport services to my customers. This service is very much in demand because people are in the town but some roads are impassable by cars and, therefore, people opt to use boda boda which is cheap and faster than any other means. I chose this kind of business because I have been a rider from my childhood and because it is not so expensive to acquire a motor bike.
My typical cost and revenue is 25,000.
This how I use my profit that I get from my business:
School fees for my children is 10,000
Reinvestment in growing the business is 1,000
Home improvement is 5,000
My old parents in the village is 3,000.

Loan Proposal

When this loan amount is approved and is funded then I will be able to buy four new wheels at the cost of 290 US Dollars.
This will make my work easier in that I will be replacing at any given time I need it .
This also will make my customers trust me and I will make a lot money .
If this plan is implemented then I will expect 40% growth in this business.and I will expect more in the recent years.
thanks a lot in advance for funding me again for the second time.

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About Me

Am called Osborn Wechuli ,I was born in the year 19 82 in Kakamega County of western Kenya Province in the republic of great nation Kenya.
I attended Sidoko Primary School between the year 11989 to the year 1997 .
And in Secondary School be tween the year 1998 to the year 2002 at Chavakali boys High School.
After I realized that my parent could not afford to take me to the University because they lacked School fees then I started working for people as boda boda operator for four years until I bought mine that am doing til today.
I saved money for four year to begin my own business which has been so much helpful to me and my family.

Am now married and have three kids and all of them are boys and the first born is class 4 ,and the second born is in class 2 ,and third born is still in the house .
In place you are expected to buy your own land after you have been taken to high School level of education even if you don't have means .

My two Children have already expressed the desire of becoming teachers but only the last one who has not not said anything because she is still you to decide.
My unique hobby is to ridding and driving wit my family at my free time and over the weekend with my friends.

My Business

I provide transport services to my customers.
This ;service is very much in demand because people are may in the town but some roads are impassable by the cars therefore people opt to use boda boda which is cheap and faster than any other means.
I chose this kind of business because I have been a rider from my childhood and because it is not so expensive to acquire motor bike.
My typical cost and revenue is 25,000=
This how I use my profit that I get from my business,
School fees for my children is 10,000=
Reinvestment in growing the business is 1,000=
Home improvement is 5,000=
My old parent in the village is 3,000=.

Loan Proposal

When this loan amount is approved and is funded then I will be able to buy four new wheels at the cost of 290 US Dollars.
This will make my work easier in that I will be replacing at any given time I need it .
This also will make my customers trust me and I will make a lot money .
If this plan is implemented then I will expect 40% growth in this business.and I will expect more in the recent years.
thanks a lot in advance for funding me again for the second time.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$301.00

Date disbursed

May 8, 2016

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

10 months

Lenders

ads68

Melbourne, Australia

Matching Fund

Sterling, United States

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

PG

Paul Graham

United States

Akirahugo

Dortmund, Germany

Diego

Monza, Italy

Stephan W

Witten, Germany

E Mac D

Luxembourg

Dirk

Penang, Malaysia

Craig Newmark

United States

The Zinc Team

San Francisco, United States

Humble Bundle Community

San Francisco, United States

NK

Navid Kiassat

United States

MS

Mona S

United States

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