Buying more merchandise goods for sale

Erastus

Mwiki Estate, Kasarani Nairobi, Kenya

2% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Erastus

Member since

April 2013

On-time repayments

162 installments  •  59%

About Me

I am married with four children of 14 years, 10 years, 7years and 4 years.. I did my primary education in the year 1992 and after that I was employed as a cowboy in the home village then I move to the capital city Nairobi for greener pasture in the year 2004 were I worked as a casual labor up to the year 2008 where I started a business of a small food Kiosk in Mwiki Shopping Center. Then I moved to business of providing transport services in Utawala shopping center and hawking house hold merchandise on wholesale.

My Business

I started a business of a small hotel in Mwiki shopping center in the year 2008 and the business was not doing well, In the year 2011 I started the business of selling household merchandise such us plastics ware, glassware, and many assorted goods to small shop in mwiki shopping center and Utawala and I also provide transport services of caring passenger using my motor bike where I make Ksh 15000 per month and Ksh shillings 10000 from the business of selling the assorted goods. This money I use to pay for my children school fees and some invested back to the business for expansion. The main challenge for this business is lack of enough capital to purchase more goods in bulk so that I may enjoy good trade discount thus make good profit and make goods available for my customer affordable. Zidisha fraternity I request you to assist me achieve my dream by funding my business for faster growth.

Loan Proposal

My business is doing well through your continues support, I wish to apply for another loan to upgrade my business to another level. I will use the loan to buy more products from distributors and sell them to my customer on wholesale prices. I will buy merchandise goods such as rice, sugar, sweets, detergents, cooking oil, plastics wares, packing materials, snacks, drinking water and many more products at a cost of Ksh 70,000. which after selling will give me a profit of 20% per month which will be enough revenue to pay back the loan and pay for my family needs and wants. your support will be highly appreciated

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$911.00

Date disbursed

May 25, 2016

Repayment status

Late

Projected term

11 months

Lenders

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susa

Forchtenberg, Germany

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Christian

Saarbruecken, Germany

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jra299

New York, United States

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johan

Oslo, Norway

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Peter

München, Germany

M

MarkAndMary

Seattle, United States

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purina

Turku, Finland

mbunifu

San Jose, United States

malcolm D

grants pass, United States

eagle3

Grand Ledge, United States

BelleStarr

Albuquerque, United States

AltruisticSelfishnes

Chicago, United States

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Lunatoon

Grants Pass, United States

E

Ehaffey

Washington D.C., United States

daibhmac

Luton, United Kingdom

I

ideerge

Mountain View, United States

Tilius

Oslo, Norway

J

Jdoyle

Kitchener, Canada

ErikN

Stockholm, Sweden

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jozua

Delft, Netherlands

Ambrose

Calgary, Canada

Scott

Oregon, United States

C

ComixAttic

Detroit, United States

ZlataRoy

Cheltenham, United Kingdom

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FaaThailand

Bangkok, Thailand

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rcmssr

Woodbury, United States

MichaelDean

San Jose, United States

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giaco

madrid, Spain

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LRMike

Arkansas, United States

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Roman

Barcelona, Spain

johnandmoliehi

Canton, New York, United States

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aliasadsj

Queens, NY, United States

AmeliaAndMatt

NSW, Australia

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ToddK

Indianapolis, IN, USA, United States

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mogensh

København V, Denmark

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psimeon

Palo Alto, United States

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Steveandson

Arlington, United States

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simranandtyler

London, Ontario, Canada

tmisch

San Jose, California, United States

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mikecook

San Francisco, California, United States

Jeff and Marcie

Portland, OR, United States

B

blahblah

Nuernberg, Germany

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Gauram

Princeton, United States

jk1234

Pinellas Park, United States

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sourabhj

Sydney, Australia

rosevines

New Orleans, United States

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BluckeyeFan

Columbus, United States

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proby24

Singapore, Singapore

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Annana

Kanata, Canada

pbosakov

Sofia, Bulgaria

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graememoss

Amsterdam, Netherlands

dajawein

Gladstone, Australia

athomas

Chevy Chase, United States

JackiePAndTomT

Medford Lakes, United States

bennie

Eindhoven, Netherlands

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Cheri

Austin, United States

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JandC

Watsonville, United States

SeeMeeFi

Ontario, Canada

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Aleks

Oslo, Norway

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Zippo

Berlin, Germany

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duckdork

De Forest, United States

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lowtechmagazine

barcelona, Spain

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glomardor

Leonardtown, United States

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Ismini and Jerry

Stamford, USA, United States

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Austrian

Graz, Austria

Matthew

New York, NY, United States

eastcoastcanuck

Fredericton, Canada

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samuk

Nottingham, United Kingdom

OzKiwi

Brisbane, Australia

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TheBarber

Oro Staion, Canada

madnomad

San Francisco, CA, United States

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LCG8928

Decatur, United States

ATrain

Nashville, United States

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loistf

Madrid, Spain

ads68

Melbourne, Australia

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Leonard

Gibson City, United States

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UmSaeed

Southfield, United States

Alina

Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Aaron

Zurich, Switzerland

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eboleaga

Mexico City, Mexico

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christina

Heber City, United States

postnihilist

Honolulu, United States

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jerryq

Redding, United States

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lilbsedz

Raleigh, United States

HMS_5th_Grade

Honolulu, United States

chadgibbs

Loveliest Village, United States

Bobrm2k3

Charleston, United States

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solarkismet

Logan, United States

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Yecats

New York, United States

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amish

San Francisco, United States

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maxep06

Fairfax, United States

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UTLonghorn

Lincoln, United States

BF

Bob Fitzjohn

Fontvielle, Monaco, Yemen

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Marod

Edmonton, Canada

1staidgirl

Surrey, Canada

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Navigator

Alavus, Finland

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WenShiDi

mobile, China

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Fritzimax

Pacific City, United States

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jocke

Stockholm, United States

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AndrewC

London, United Kingdom

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HobbyCollector

Beach City, United States

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381inc

Beverly HIlls, United States

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Paleomagick

Eldred, United States

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lewisfamily

Bicester, United Kingdom

JonB

London, United Kingdom

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doublehelix

Philadelphia, United States

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Ames, United States

ibc123

Seattle, United States

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MHarrison

Bristol, United Kingdom

xtrahardware

Cazenovia, United States

somuchjackson

Boston, United States

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Esseni

Cincinnati, United States

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BMcDermott

Washington, DC, United States

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andresol

Oslo, Norway

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haavi

Espoo, Finland

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rosebo

Bend, United States

zZola

Gilford, United States

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Clben7

Cincinnati, United States

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JudoGlenn

North Olmsted, United States

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mueba

Frankfurt, Germany

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SanderBeckers

Brussel, Belgium

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Texikan

Fort Worth, United States

E

elhh82

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

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EjLehar

Galesburg, United States

D

dregier

Ozark, MO, United States

C

chrishol

United States

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DCLending

United States

J

Jonas

Linköping, Sweden

A

adiipienaar

South Africa

K

kmsaa

United States

DavidHS

United Kingdom

B

bugdaniel

Switzerland

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retzroff

United States

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sarah4d2

Saint Louis, United States

mepster

San Francisco, Ca, United States

B

bscent

Hong Kong

Taylor Hanna

United States

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Gavin

New Zealand

J

JonAlec

United States

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HLCharityFund

United Kingdom

Grant Xavier Storer

Seattle, Wa, United States

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sarahb

United States

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Medagan

San Franciso, United States

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satheajay

United States

adrianz

United States

Kyle Hoback

Omaha, United States

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andreab

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djlayton4

United States

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cwbreaux

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JP

James Parker

Sacramento, United States

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Kristiina

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Joao Leal

United Kingdom

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Marcus86257

United States

Gab

Singapore

MW

Matt Willis

United States

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Wade

United States

Thomas

Basel, Switzerland

JD

Jo Dane

Melbourne, Australia

Elly

Woudrichem, United Kingdom

Jason Ogg

New Zealand

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cnr

United States

jtreyes

United States

Francoise Kuenzi

Neuchâtel, Switzerland

SK

Sunghwan Kim

Republic of Korea

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Beth

United States

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erica

antwerpen, Belgium

Max Lettenberger

Madison, WI, United States

Julia

United States

Kevin

San Francisco, United States

Crystal

Ohio, United States

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JD Conley

United States

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Marc

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

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Kent Don

United States

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Erica Brescia

United States

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Anthony

United States

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John Ryabik

United States

MG

Meron Gribetz

United States

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Jeff DePree

United States

DS

Donna Sbisa

United States

Oliver Hasenberg

Iserlohn, Germany

John Prendiville

Portland, United States

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Manaal Eisa

Washington DC, United States

Caroline Cress

Seattle, WA, United States

BC

Best Chapman

United Arab Emirates

BB

Ben Bellows

United States

Framework Eyewear

Utrecht, Netherlands

Chris OConnor

Atlanta, United States

Martin Nielsen

Aarhus, Denmark

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Frits

Rotterdam, Netherlands

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Mart

United Kingdom

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Daniel

United States

PG

Paul Graham

United States

Sarah and Dave

Toronto, Canada, Czech Republic

AH

ajay hampapur

United States

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eriklonnroth

United Kingdom

Rosario von Li

San Jose, Ca, United States

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Andrei

United States

Christopher Hey

Sudbury, Canada

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LK

United States

Derek Haney

New Orleans, United States

JC

Justin cohan

United States

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stevensau

United States

FJ

Flo Jo

United States

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tonym

Australia

YV

Yuri Vanin

United States

DJ

David Jones

United Kingdom

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Vidar

Oslo, Norway

DS

Dana Smith

United States

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Stephanie

Zurich, Switzerland

DK

Danny Kelly

United States

JC

juli camrud

United States

RC

Rudi Chen

United States

Carla

United States

Derek Anderson

Yankton, United States

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Gil

Portugal

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Elynne

United States

JB

John Brown

United States

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Cora

Switzerland

HPK

Switzerland, Switzerland

BW

Betty Waweru

United States

SS

Steve Smith

Winchester, Ma, United States

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Brett

Australia

Bill Ballew

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

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Osman

Czech Republic

Sinan Taifour

Munich, Germany, Germany

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Sachet Marion

United States

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Abby jones

United States

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Petr

Brno, The Czech Republic, Czech Republic

DP

Doug Pennock

United States

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Jane Mattoon

United States

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Amy Hammond

United States

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Robin Kline

United States

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El

United States

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Jon

United States

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Lucy

Australia

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Katharina

Germany, Germany

The Zinc Team

San Francisco, United States

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Warren Shen

United States

Humble Bundle Community

San Francisco, United States

Day Family

Melbourne, Australia

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VJ

Canberra, Australia

Gail

United States

R

Ralf

Germany

CS

Chris Salzman

United States

HCPSPIRIT

Helsinki, Finland

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Anonymous

United States

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  • Erastus    Aug 1, 2016

    Dear lenders,

    Sorry for not paying your loan on time, was was robbed Ksh 150000 when I went to buy the stock for my business, I was left with nothing and have not fully recovered from the shock of this event I also lost my phone. Right now is even so difficult to feed my family and pay for other basic needs. I hope thing will be back to normal and have other ways of getting my daily basic needs.

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  • HCPSPIRIT    May 30, 2016

    Hi Erastus!

    As one of your lenders, we want to congratulate you on the success of your business and thank you for your on-time repayment!

    As part of our project to boost transparency and efficiency for a sustainable microfinance ecosystem, we would kindly ask you to join us on this trip. Simply tell us how your business is going on any social media, such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram... and add #HCPSPIRIT to each of your post (text, pictures, videos…). Then, your post will go straight to our website here: www.helsinkicapitalpartners...

    Your voice matters to us, because we want to hear from you. Keep up good performance and we will be looking for further business partner up with you Erastus!

    Good job!

    Sincerely,

    #HCPSPIRIT

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  • Erastus    May 24, 2016

    Thanks all for participating on funding my loan looking forward to receives the funds

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  • Erastus    May 7, 2016

    Thanks all Zidisha lenders for your support, My business is doing well and hope to clear the loan soon and apply for another loan to boost my business even to greater height,

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  • Erastus    Jan 28, 2016

    The business is not doing well, I have some cash flow problem after paying most of my personal expenses

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  • Erastus    Jan 19, 2016

    Dear lenders I thought I had cleared the loan but they are still a balance , the system miss calculated my loan and I made one of payment to my account. But was issued with another balance after same few days , my effort to reduce the loan repayment have not been successful.

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    • Lotus Flower    Jan 19, 2016

      Hi, Erastus Kiragu,
      If you haven't already, please send in an *email* to "[email protected]" so someone on the
      "Kenya-MPESA Payment Team" can help you.
      Please allow up to three business days for a response.
      Thanks so much.
      Kind regards,
      Laurie
      The Zidisha Team

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  • Erastus    Dec 29, 2015

    I paid all my loan but am surprised there still a balance , kindly explain

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  • Erastus    Dec 18, 2015

    hi zidisha team its my payments are not indicated on my profile please check for me and if possible update my balance if there's. thanks for your support.

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  • Erastus    Dec 12, 2015

    Hi Zidisha team please check on your system I paid all my loan but still shows a balance which keeps on increasing , kindly assist

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  • Erastus    Dec 11, 2015

    thanks all lender and ZIDISHA Team for your support my business is doing fine and my family is a happy family because of your support, I have finished pay my loan and am looking forward for some more loan and hope you will be willing to support me

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  • Erastus    Jun 20, 2015

    Dear lenders I had a sick relative who was admitted in hospital and unfortunately dead, I was forced to pay the hospital bill which was not in my budget. This made me not to pay my Zidisha as promised, I wish to reduce my repayment to affordable amount of Ksh 2000 and promise to clear the balance in arrears very soon .

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  • Erastus    May 8, 2015

    Dear lenders I wish to reschedule my weekly loan repayment to manageable Ksh 3000 per week which I will be able to certain through out the repayment period . I hope you will bear with me.

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  • Erastus    May 8, 2015

    My business is doing good and I was able to buy new stock with the loan you gave me.

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  • Erastus    Apr 23, 2015

    Thanks all lenders for your generous contributions, I will use the money as planed to buy more goods for sale which will give me more revenue when I sell them

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  • Erastus    Apr 15, 2015

    Dear lenders I hope you are all ok, Our country Kenya is doing well dispute the terror attack at Garrisa. we kindly request you for you full support to fight this threat all over the world and make our world safe.

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  • Erastus    Apr 13, 2015

    Dear lenders

    thanks for your support and I hope my loan will be fully funded before expiry time. Thanks and have a good day

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  • Erastus    Apr 10, 2015

    Dear lenders,

    Thanks for your positive response I look forward for more funding. Please keep praying for our country Kenya so that we can stay in peace and let fight terror together it all our responsibility.

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  • Erastus    Apr 10, 2015

    Dear lenders,

    Thanks for your support, you really transformed my family life since i joined this plat form it is fantastic.

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  • Erastus    Apr 1, 2015

    Thanks John for your comment, My business is doing well because of your generous support you have been giving me. I will keep my loan payments good and support Zidisha platform to get more need people.

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  • John Altimate    Jan 7, 2015

    Hi Erastus. Well done. You are keeping a good payment record! Keep up the good work.

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    • Erastus    Apr 7, 2015

      Dear John,

      Thanks for your comments and your continuous support on my business and my family. I will always commit my self to pay on time so that my business will be funded up to the highest level.

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