Purchasing photocopier and camera for cyber cafe

Robert

Ruiru..kwa Kairu, Kenya

1% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Robert

Member since

September 2014

On-time repayments

283 installments  •  5%

About Me

MY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
My name is robert cheruiyot mutai. i was born and raise in a remote village name cheplelwa in the expansive rift valley province in Kenya. it is in Bomet county. i went to school at age of five like most of the children from my village. we use to play in rain looking after the cows and helping our parents to run various errands. like many of my young peers of that time we use to enjoy going to school and playing a lot. i also had a very nice dream. in fact i dream t at a very tender age of ten. i already knew what i wanted to be. a radio presenter. it was a childhood dream that would make me fantasize a lot and sometimes even got punished for making noise in class while imitating my favorite broadcasters.
HOW I OVERCAME HARDSHIPS
when i finished my high school studies which was characterized by hardships and school fees challenges, i followed my dream to Nairobi institute of business studies where i pursuit a diploma in journalism, mass communication and public relation. however i still had challenges of school fees and a times i would go to do some manual jobs to raise my school fees. i finally finished and now waiting for my graduation next year. i saw this as a dream come through as my childhood dream had been fulfilled.
HOW I STARTED MY BUSINESS
After my college studies i started looking for job. i went to top media houses in Nairobi and even beyond. i send my resumes to all media houses but none got back to me. i started loosing faith and trust in papers and even contemplated changing my course to something else but i did not have money to go back to college. i started doing manual jobs to keep me going as i had to eat, dress and pay rent. by this time i had stopped depending on my parents who had stared complaining of economic hardships. in the month of June, i applied for a contract job at certain company. i got it and i was given fifty thousand thousand Kenyan shillings after working with them for a bout a month. i went to a friend who advised me to start a simple cyber cafe. i bought three desktop computer, internet router and together with a laptop from a friend of mine, i started a cyber cafe.
UNIQUENESS OF OUR LAND
our land is an interesting community with people who are nice and welcoming. it is our undisputed culture of kalenjin people to be hospitable and nice to visitors. girls use to drop out of school at a tender age to go and get married. however that one has changed and now they all go to school like their male counterparts. Our land also produce very known athletes who have brought glory to our nation Kenya in Olympics and even other field of sports. we are the proud people who drink fermented milk named mursik. every family must have a cow to milk for their children a huge calabash (sotet) that are use to prepare mursik the fermented sour milk.
OUR CHILDREN'S DREAMS
every child in our community wants to be like someone they really admire. they got good dreams of being doctors, pilots, lawyers and even teachers.
MY UNIQUE HOBBY
Whenever am not doing my work at the cyber i like talking a walk and taking photographs using my phone or digital camera. i also use my time to interact with people of all social classes and especially those i can easily reach. i also use my leisure time to write poems and short stories that i really look forward to publish very soon

My Business

my cyber cafe business began with a capital of fifty thousand shillings only. using three computers for clients and one as an admin machine. at first the income was so low as not many people knew of my business. however with time people became conversant of it and with good marketing skills and posters around they started coming and my business build up. initially i would make as low as two hundred shillings a day which was too way low as compared to the expenditure i was to pay. as time went by, three months later, i was running out space as clients would come requesting to use my machines. i had only three computers so it was a challenge and i bought two more using the little savings i had kept. this at least reduced my stress of handling the rising number of clients and the services i had to raise the standard. i started getting one to two thousand a day which was a good start for a cyber cafe. i moved to a bigger room which i was required to pay double the amount i was paying in my previous premise. this however could not deter my business as the challenge was expected and also good for my business. i am now looking forward to buying more computers to fill the room and also get sophisticated printers, photocopiers and stationery and also buy more chairs for the clients.

Loan Proposal

i want to buy a photocopier that is able to produce upto a hundred copies in a minute, this one goes for 700 dollars. i also intent to buy a camera so that my business will involve taking passport photos for people especially student and people send to me by institutions around me. i want to buy two cameras each going for a hundred dollars and use the rest to pay my bills as i save the profit for this month.
upon buying this photocopy machine, i will be able to increase my income by more than twice as i will also have a camera to get other money for my business. in future am planning to buy a video camera so my cyber center will be a real media center for all media purposes. i also intent to go to a child support center in my part of give back to society. i will take the little i have and celebrate with them. my business will also enable me to link up with many people who should be mentored into zidisha.
i am expecting up to 50 dollars a day due to increase in the work and also clients in my place of work.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$1,045.00

Date disbursed

Mar 11, 2015

Repayment status

Late

Projected term

63 months

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  • Robert    Jun 5, 2015

    i would like to pay 100 every week as my business has not been doing so well and i have had to travel a lot these days. i also have to pay someone who stands in for me while am away. however i promise to be more timely very soon to complete my payment on time.

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  • Kipkoech    May 27, 2015

    Hi I have contacted him severally and he always has made a promise but he fails to keep it

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  • Robert    Apr 28, 2015

    my business had to close down for a bout a month as i was relay busy helping some neighbor back at home and so the delay in repayment. but kindly allow me to reduce the amount to be re-payed and in a few weeks i will pick up. please. thank you

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  • Kipkoech    Apr 27, 2015

    Hi lenders,
    Called Robert yesterday and he promised to review his repayments schedules and re adjust the amount he will pay after informing me that the business was not making a lot of profits as per yesterday

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  • Robert    Apr 1, 2015

    i am currently underwaay with my business and it has realy costed my time and resources whereby i have had to default for about two weeks. i understand i shouild review my payment and readjust them to fit my financial status something am realy going to do thhis week. thank you for your understanding lenders.

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  • Robert    Mar 31, 2015

    hello lenders and all zidisha fraternity. i received 1000 dollars and i have been working hard round the clock to purchase the items that i had stated in my aplication for the loan. i am happy that as for now i am setling down after purchasing them. i hav a new photocopier and a digital camera.

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  • Serah    Mar 30, 2015

    Really inspired by your progress robert, all the best

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  • Paul    Mar 9, 2015

    brilliant business idea, all the best

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  • elcico    Mar 4, 2015

    Hello Robert!
    Just wanted to let you know.... in case you need a free and open source office suite at no cost for your PCs... have a look at www.libreoffice.org/
    All the best for your business!
    Namastè! cico :)

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    • Robert    Mar 5, 2015

      hello elcico
      am glad for the concern to share it with me. i will look into it

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  • Milkah    Mar 1, 2015

    you can also make it

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    • Robert    Mar 2, 2015

      thanks milka am looking forward to realy making it through

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  • Robert    Feb 27, 2015

    After getting my first loan of 50dollars, i bought a number of plastic chairs and ensured that my clients were well sited and have enough space.

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  • Robert    Feb 26, 2015

    i am adjusting my repayment schedule so that i can be allowed to post a new loan proposal that will help me foster my business even better.
    the first loan i borrowed helped me to increase the number of chairs in my cyber cafe and now i would like to get a much bigger loan so i can buy a new photocopy machine, more computers and help in giving back to the society .

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  • Robert    Feb 24, 2015

    hi lenders am so happy about the progress am making . am looking forward to readjusting my repayment schedule so that i finish early this week so i can be able to borrow more for my business.

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  • Robert    Jan 24, 2015

    hello lenders i wouild like to reschedule my loan payment to next week so as to give me time to prepare and even adjust my loan payment. otherwise, my business is going on well. thanks for your surport.

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  • Robert    Dec 18, 2014

    dear lenders, i must admit to be a very happy man so far. my business is getting even better. this Christmas season am witnessing a good turn up and a great number of customers turning up. due to my increase profit now, i would wish to review my payment so that that next i will be able to take another good amount. thank you for your support and quick response.

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  • Robert    Nov 30, 2014

    Dear lenders. i received the money on 25th november. i went ahead and bought six palstic chairs that i had anticipated to help me reduse the congestion in my business. my clients now are comfortable and my business is smoothly going on. however i want to complete the payment so i will be eligible to get more funding to my business to buy a big printer and stationery. thank you zidisha. its real and boosting.

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