Entrepreneur
Name
Gerlad
Member since
September 2012
On-time repayments
11 installments • 36%
About Me
i am a husband of one wife and three children who are all schooling in munanda primary school. i live in munanda -tee. i live in plot no 141 in munanda -tee.munanda-tee is approximate 55 kilometer from nakuru and also is about 6 kilometer from kiptagwanyi center.i am educated to form four and i score c+ that i consider it fair. but because of poverty i didst go to university but my uncle who is a professional mechanics in Nairobi after completing in that level he take me to Nairobi where he pay for my mechanic studies where i learn how to repair motorbikes and within 1 year i was able to repair an engine problem. and because home is the best i return hope and rented a house which is my workshop till now. at the end of 2009 the motorbike start to be available in the area and there were no any mechanics in the area i was the only person who can repair a motorbike to customer satisfaction , from that time till now i have many customers.
My Business
my business entails in repair and spare in the area. i am a professional in the repair of motorbikes.i was the first one to start this business of motorbike engine repair in this area. i have teach many people who have now a workshop even in nakuru who know if it wasn't me their dairy break could not be easy to get.also even now i have two student who i teach and thy help me in this work and also pay me because of this education.of repair and maintenance of the engine.the business is profitable and the demand of my service is very high in this area. the main challenge is luck of adequate finance to buy more spare to cater the big demand in this area
Loan Proposal
dear lenders i want to add in my garage some spare like motorcycle clutch,oil break pads. but i want to add more clutch because in the past two week i have been very busy changing because that is the main problem because of rain in the area and many people have this problem, and also oil is in use many people change the oil even if it is not expire because of the work of this motorcycle climbing this hill to get thing from the forest. and also i want to add tires in my garage and tubes to the one i have already
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Loan Info
Project Type
Classic Loan
Disbursed amount
$478.00
Date disbursed
Oct 25, 2012
Repayment status
Late
Projected term
12 months
Lenders
Southampton, United Kingdom
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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