Capital to expand my restaurant business

Josephine

Kazembe, Zambia

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Josephine

Member since

July 2018

On-time repayments

14 installments  •  50%

About Me

My name is Josephine Ponda am a business lady, i was born and bred in Lusaka, Zambia and i come from the family of 5, being 3 boys and two girls.However, i started primary school at Kanyama A primary school and completed my high at Kabulonga Girls.After completion the following year i got a scholarship through our church and i was sent to study food and nutrition at one of the reputable institution in Lusaka.Later i did apply for job at one of the hotels as cooker and i was successfully accepted.

Nevertheless, after working there for 1 year and 6 months, i resigned on good grounds and started my own restaurant in the central business of Lusaka and the business is doing well.The land of Zambia is peaceful and rich tourism industry.I hope my children to get better education, i wish them to study medicine.

My Business

I ran a restaurant in the Central Business of Town and provide food staffs, such as local foods such as Nshima,vegetables, fish, chicken,t-born, beef stew,chicken& chips, meat pies all range.The demand is very over whelming for these food staffs i sale.I choose this business it is the fastest means of generating money and it is profitable.My typical cost is ZMW 700.00 and am able to generate the profits of ZMW 800.00 weekly as profits.However i use the profits to grow the business, pay school fees for children and also home improvements.

Loan Proposal

Am requesting for the loan of an amount of $20 to help me expand my restaurant business.I need to order more stocks or increase food staff i prepare to on daily basis.The restaurant is located at main market consumption is very high, the food staff move very fast but i prepare very little food staffs due to my capital that is also very small.I have opted to apply for a small loan help increase my working capital so that i can increase the supply of food and satisfy my customers.

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  • Julie    Oct 5, 2019

    No payments at all. Appears to have abandoned the loan.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$27.00

Date disbursed

Oct 5, 2018

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

3 weeks

Lenders

M

miriamg

Toronto, Canada

Dean Suminski

Portland, Oregon, United States

DD

Dixie Davis

Kyle, United States

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  • Julie    Apr 23, 2019

    Hi Josephine, you are in arrears on your loan. Are you able to make even a small payment so that we know the loan has not been abandoned?

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  • Josephine    Mar 13, 2019

    With the loan i will need to buy tables,chairs and buy more food because i need to satisfy demand as the number of clients keeps on increasing every day at the restaurant.Hence it will also help me to increase revenue generation every week.
    I really thank you my renders for helping me with this loan, to you all i say may the lord bless you for supporting my business to grow to greater heights.

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  • Josephine    Feb 10, 2019

    When i receive the loan i need to increase capital in the restaurant and expand this year,this will allow me to generate more revenue and the profits made will be used to reinvest more the restaurant business by opening more restaurants and employee more workers.

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  • Josephine    Feb 9, 2019

    Dear Zidisha team and the lenders i hope you are very well and your families, i just posted the new loan since i finished repaying last year.I will be very grateful should you fund my loan.This is a year and i resolution is to work hard and expand my business.So far the business is doing well.Your awesome support will be highly appreciated, Kind regards Josephine Ponda

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  • Josephine    Dec 12, 2018

    The just ended loan helped a lot and i managed to boost the business and the things i need to purchase despite repaying late due to business challenges, however the loan helped a lot and the business is doing well.I hope the next loan will now help me to expand and open another outlet.

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  • Josephine    Dec 9, 2018

    Dear lender am very thankful for your support despite having challenges of late in my businesses recording low sales daily, this has resulted in me repaying my loan a little bit late.My business was very slow but despite having gone through a rough patch i have managed to repay my loan in full.The following are the details of my repayment:

    Name:Josephine Ponda
    MTN Phone no:0966663891
    Transaction ID:639857559
    Date:09/12/2018

    Your support for my business is highly appreciated and i will also continue to work hard with Zidisha loans so that my can grow big in 2019.

    Thanking in advance,

    Josphine Ponda

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  • Josephine    Oct 28, 2018

    I will buy more food staffs to be preparing at the restaurant, i also need to buy more chairs and table at the restaurant because i have a lot of customers who come to eat at the restaurant.Since consumption of my food staffs at the restaurant is very high i will be able to generate more income and expand my restaurant.

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  • Outi    Oct 27, 2018

    Good luck!

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  • Josephine    Oct 27, 2018

    Am very grateful to my lenders the loan you previously supported me with, really help me to push my business to another level.Am now believing on Zidisha loans, the loan are so good and helpful truely it is Zidisha investing for the future.Thank you so much my lenders my God richly bless you and your families.

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  • Josephine    Oct 5, 2018

    Am very thankful for your support my dear lenders, this support in business will go a long way.May the good lord bless for this wonderful support.Thank you so much.

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  • Josephine    Oct 4, 2018

    I would like to thank my renders for the loan, the loan has really help me to develop my business despite working with the little capital am trying to improve until my business reaches to greater hieghts.As am try to post for another loan i hope Zidisha will help me
    increase the loan.

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