Buying power sewing machine for my tailoring shop

Mary

Eldoret, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Mary

Member since

September 2015

On-time repayments

184 installments  •  46%

About Me

I am called Mary Waweru ,I was born in the year 1970 in Kiambu County in Central province in the Republic of Kenya.
I attended primary School between the year 1977 to the year 1986 in Kiawamururu.
Due to lack of School fees I could not continue with my high School education in staid I got employed as a house maid for six years before I started my own business.
I overcame the hardship I experience in my life as a girl when I started my own business of tailoring and dress making which I learned at Kiambu Village polytechnic .
After I collected some money from friend then I joined the same Village Polytechnic that is mentioned above and after I qualified with grade iii of the grade test I begun my own business which am running to date and it has really helped me archive some of my dreams but the fight is still on for I have reached where I want to go.
What is unique in my place is that when you reach age 15 and you are a girl then you are suppose to get married and go for School,
I am married and I have 4 Children of whom the first is in class 7,
The second born is in class 5, and the third born is in class 3,the last born is class 1.
All of them want to come teachers and Doctors .

My Business

I provides Tailoring services and clothe sells in my Shop.
These services and goods are useful and are in demand because we have a big population in this place being a slum estate people are so many therefore the demand is also high in this place.
I chose this kind of business because it is the area of my profession and because there is ready market in this place.
My typical cost and revenue is 30,000KES .
This how I use my profit that I get from my tailoring business .
1.School fees for my children is 15,000KES.
2.Reinvestment in growing the business is 2,000KES.
3.Home improvement 3,000KES.
4.Traveling to places 2,000KES

Loan Proposal

When this loan amount is funded the I will be able to buy Power swing machine for my tailoring shop at a cost of 290 US Dollars.
This will make do the work I could not before and I will able to more work and more faster to my customers and hence giving me a lot of profit.
My customers will also be served faster and efficiently and this will create confidence between me and my customers.
When this plan is implemented the I expect this business to increase by 40% this year and next year it can go higher than that.

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  • BernadetteV    Jul 10, 2017

    Once again it was a perfect lending experience. Mary repaid the loan just as promised.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$301.00

Date disbursed

Apr 28, 2016

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

14 months

Lenders

kuebel

Vienna, Austria

Paul Buchheit

Mountain View, United States

jennysommer85

United States

Bank of Sofie

Drammen, Norway

I

Ian

United Kingdom

PG

Paul Graham

United States

ST

Simon Thomas Zachari

Göttingen Germany, Germany

MC

United States

P

PeterP

United Kingdom

Craig Newmark

United States

The Zinc Team

San Francisco, United States

Humble Bundle Community

San Francisco, United States

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  • Pamela    Dec 6, 2018

    Spoke to Mary and she already resume to pay her loan despite the various challenges she experienced in the past.She has also increased her repayment rate I. Order to gap the back log caused.

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  • Michael    Sep 7, 2018

    I have spoken with Mary and she has promised to pay some amount because she is back to business.

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  • Margaret    Aug 19, 2018

    Hi Mary,

    Please make an effort to repay your loan. Zidisha offers a wonderful opportunity to grow your business and perhaps open another one in the future. We all understand that unexpected things happen but Zidisha provides you the tools to change your payment amount and schedule at any time by simply logging into your account. Show respect to your mentor and lenders by making repayments. Regards, Margaret

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  • Pamela    Jul 19, 2018

    Hello to all my lenders and thanks for having stretched out your hand s to me. I received kshs 59000 /- which enabled me to buy a water pump that had promoted my vegetable farming.Am able to irrigate my crop during dry season.Thi has greatly improved my income.

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  • Wendy Emlyn    Jan 7, 2018

    Hello Mary,
    are you able to make any more payments yet?
    God bless you,
    Wendy

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  • Mary    Nov 24, 2017

    My business has gone down due to political tension that has been on for the last two months due to election disputes.

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  • Wendy Emlyn    Oct 25, 2017

    Hello Mary.
    Are you able to make any more payments yet?
    God bless you,
    Wendy

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  • Mary    Aug 10, 2017

    Sales has gone down due election disputes that is going right now and the heavy rain fall that is going on in this region.
    Thank you in advance for your assistance.

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  • Mary    Jul 28, 2017

    I received 28,352 KES.
    I will buy a big sewing machine.
    Thanks a lot for lending me again this time.

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  • Mary    Jul 19, 2017

    I will a big sewing machine for my business.
    This will make me do the work faster than ever before and my customers will like the premise and flock it giving me a lot of profit.
    Thank you so much for lending me again.

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  • Mary    Jul 12, 2017

    The loan I last serviced made a big different in my life and in my business that now I can employ more than two workers in my workshop to help do do the work.

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  • Godfrey    May 1, 2016

    Great keep the spirit of zidisha,since I Joined Zidisha .my life has really changed.it as made Me grow and also made me extend my way of giving back to community by buying their produce.

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  • Godfrey    May 1, 2016

    Great keep the spirit of zidisha

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  • Mary    Apr 30, 2016

    I received 29844KES.
    I will buy a big sewing machine for my tailoring shop.
    Thank you so much for lending me again for the second time.

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  • Mary    Apr 26, 2016

    I will buy a big sewing machine.
    It will make me the work faster and efficiently.
    Thank you so much for lending me again for the second time .

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  • Mary    Apr 21, 2016

    The loan amount I have just completed repaying made a big different in my life and in my Business in that am now able to employ more two workers in tailoring shop.
    My income has tremendously increased by 20%. that growth rate has really surprised me and my family who depend on this business for lively hood.
    Thanks a lot for funding me ,I would you to fund me ]again for the second time so that I may increase the more.

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    • Roy    Apr 21, 2016

      Such good news....I am very pleased for you.

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  • Mary    Sep 24, 2015

    I received 6929 Kshs
    I bought Clothing material worth 6929Kshs.
    Thanks a lot for lending me >I promise to be faithful in repayment .

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  • Renson    Sep 19, 2015

    My proposal is now 2% funded with 11 days remaining. I wish you all the best Mary . may God intervene! The most important aspect is TRUST and honesty. God bless our lenders! Amen

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  • Lydia    Sep 18, 2015

    All the best in your proposal Pamela

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