Pauline

Nakuru, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Pauline

Member since

May 2013

On-time repayments

65 installments  •  17%

About Me

My name Pauline Njeri Kangethe and a resident of Kivumbuni Estate of Nakuru town.l am a mother of four children who are all grown up and do business herein town.am married and my husband is also a business person and do sell phones.l was not able to complete my secondary education due to lack of school fees which made to start a hotel business.initially l used to cook food from home and sell to customers in town as l didn't have enough capital to rent a hotel premises.However with time the business grew and l was able to own a premises in the Bargain area of Nakuru town where l do business up to date.The business enables me to educate my children and complete buiding my house in the Kivumbuni Estate.also l use my income to support my nephew whom l live with by paying his school fees.

My Business

l started the hotel business like twenty years ago from a humble beginning of being a mobile to owning a hotel.The business is very profitable as l make sure that l meet the demands of my customers by cooking very tasty and deliciuos food that is affordable to my customers.there is lot of competition here in Nakuru but to make sales l ensure that l do handle my customers with lot of respect and sell quality food.l make sales worthy 5,000 and after deducting expenses such as the cost of food and paying wages am normally left with ks 1,000 as net profit. This enables me to re-invest back to the business and support my family.at times l do outside catering like cooking for a client with a wedding or companies that hold Anual General Meeting here in Nakuru.like in my photo that l was photed when offering outside catering to one of the companies here in Nakuru.Generally the business is good and l make sure that l give the best services so as to have more customers.if my loan application is successful l will use the money to buy a another coker that will enable me to be efficient and meet the demand of my customers..

Loan Proposal

Dear Zidisha,l wish to take the opportunity to thank all for the good job that you are doing of uplifting small business people.l feel honoured for having come this far.infact l was l was introduced to Zidisha by Mary who is friend to my daughter.l will use the loan to buy another cooker so as to be efficient in my job and be able to expand the my hotel business.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$100.00

Date disbursed

Jun 2, 2013

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

12 months

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